Keith Cunningham: Sky Studies, Volume I

Keith Cunningham: Sky Studies,Volume Iis the first in a dedicated series exploring a lesser-knownyet profoundlylyrical aspect of the artist's output. Bringing together 1,488full-colour reproductions, this volume focuses on Cunningham's sustained visual inquiry into the sky as a subject. These works, presented here for the first time, span just under a decadeand demonstratethe intensity of Cunningham's studio practice. Executed in a range of media including pastel, inkand watercolour,the studies reveal an artist deeply attuned to the emotional and atmospheric possibilities of light, colour and movement. Some are fleeting impressions; others verge on abstraction, conjuring vastatmosphericspaces or dense, broodingcloud formations. Arrangedchronologicallyand accompanied by an introductory texton the history and meanings of the sky as an artistic subject,the volume offers asignificantcontribution to Cunningham's legacy.