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Indlæser... Van Gogh und seine Zeit (original 1969; udgave 1971)af Robert Wallace
Work InformationThe World of Van Gogh, 1853-1890 af Robert Wallace (1969)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I am always interested in Genius. It's fascinating, right? Those damned Geniuses – how do they...? As for painting, for which I myself have zero facility, I collect (modestly according to my meager means), I lust (ooh, can I not get a Terry Wilkinson?), and I search out to sit in amazement. I think most people see the Great Works on picture books, coffee mugs and mouse pads. What a lot of useless bullshit all that is. To see a masterpiece in person is to be confronted. SLAPPED. Ka-pow. That's the only way. Traveling through Toledo, Ohio, one comes upon the Libby Gallery. Yes, of Libby Beans fame. Delicious, convenient and, judging by the collection the family amassed, lucrative. So what can you buy with all those beans? Go inside. Be surprised. Classic sculptures from ancient Rome, etc., and, of all things, a Matisse. That giftless scribbler, I thought, until I saw they had one, a woman with her thighs open, not nude but ooh, la la... I can faint merely recalling it. See Van Gogh, if you can, in person, wherever he can be found. Maybe the best piece I have seen so far hangs just to the right of the main entrance of London's National Portrait Gallery. The colours are over sharp limes and wild blues with everything m o v I n g and don't be surprised to lose your carefully coiffed bouffant to the wind which leaps out at you from that spectacle, that masterpiece, that square canvas of genius. This book is excellent. I am almost embarrassed to say that. A Time-Life book? Yes, go figure. Vincent's work, his life, his personality are exposed with patience, affection, compassion. Moreover is isn't mere biography, it's part art history, taking intriguing profiles of contemporary artists such as Gauguin, Pissaro, Vincent's love fuelled brother Theo, so that the atmosphere and influences that surrounded Van Gogh soon surround you as you read along, and finally, a new understanding emerges. I can't wait to see these paintings again with new eyes and deeper gratitude. A real find, in the local thrift shop. You will need to look past the poverty of colour plates, the antiquated print quality, but the text is so redeeming, I wish I could press it into your palm and shout “Read it for his genius, this mad beautiful bastard,” – he's really complex, sincere, marvelous. And human. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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This book tells the story of van Gogh, as well as that of the influences on his life and work - both by artistic movements and by artist friends.
Van Gogh, largely self-taught, was known for his thick application of paint on canvas, called impasto; the texture of brush strokes or palette knife are clearly visible. This book includes beautiful color plates of notable examples.
As on online MOMA exhibit observes:
“The style he developed in Paris and carried through to the end of his life became known as Post-Impressionism, a term encompassing works made by artists unified by their interest in expressing their emotional and psychological responses to the world through bold colors and expressive, often symbolic images."
This Time Life Library of Art series is excellent at providing a detailed look of the cultural milieu of the time the artist lived, and for including a range of representations of the art that both made an influence on the artist, and was produced by the artist. ( )