page_title: Anthony James (artist)
section_title: Publications
hierarchical_section_title: Anthony James (artist) / Publications
caption_attribution_description: English: Morphic Fields Book AnthonyJames
context_page_description: Anthony James is a British/American artist based in Los Angeles, known for his monumental and experiential sculptures and installations. His work gestures towards the theatricality of minimalism and formalism. There is a focus on materiality, alchemy, and a deep respect for light and space.
  "My work is my best attempt at giving the impossible, the infinite, a physical, objective existence. The materials are merely an extension of the gesture. I start with the gesture and have spent decades distilling these concepts down to the essential. So whether I’m using vanguard, illustrious materials and high technology or centuries old metal techniques — my interest is in communicating the most direct way I can. There is a minimalistic simplicity to the work, yet it expresses something infinite — it’s a pluralistic paradox. I’ve tried to visually demonstrate the colossally vast and the infinitesimally small — the cosmos and the divinity inside oneself." Aesthetica Magazine
context_section_description: Morphic Fields is the title of a series of twenty-one amorphous bronze sculptures with limestone bases— works created from cardboard boxes dipped in and shaped with wax and subsequently cast in bronze. This first monograph on Anthony James includes a number of offbeat essays on the artist’s work. Fashion and art critic Glenn O’Brien provided sharp-witted insights, and writer Christian Kracht added his typically sardonic commentary. An interview with controversial biologist Rupert Sheldrake was a highly fitting contribution; his theory of morphic fields inspired the artist’s work and the title of this publication. Other text contributions include a piece by: Matthias Mühling. The book was printed in Germany and published by Hatje Cantz Verlag.
caption: Morphic Fields by: Anthony James
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