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In The Gaze Of Medusa – The Life and Works of Louis De Wet

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IN THE GAZE OF MEDUSA

The Life and Works of Louis de Wet

A beautifully constructed book containing art works, biographical details, and facsimiles of Louis de Wet’s sketchbooks, all charting a process that led to his greatest and final artistic creation – the restoration and revitalising of Wenlock Abbey.

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Artist-philosopher Louis de Wet was a pilgrim in search of some sort of truth about the human condition in all its contrary beauty, strange ugliness, unending tragedy, perverse comedy, sorrow and joy. This he tried to express in his work, on which he never ceased to cast a critical eye. But he never took himself too seriously, hence the epitaph he wrote about himself in one of his works:

He loved excellence

He tried to fornicate his way to the truth

He failed

But he had some good tries

And sometimes the result looked very like the truth.

Poor old de Wet

 

IN THE GAZE OF MEDUSA

The Life and Works of Louis de Wet

Conceived of and achieved jointly by Gabrielle Drake – writer, and Cally Callomon – artistic director.

This publication brings together de Wet’s full catalogue of works with detailed biographical information and recollections from those who knew and worked with him.

Product information:

Publisher: Anomie Publishing

Hardback with slipcase

208pp (plus inserts)

306 x 225 mm/ 12 x 9 in

c.200 images

ISBN: 978-1-910221-49-5

UK Release:25 September 2025

Language: English

Full Colour

Item weight 2.31kg

 

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