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Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera: A Dual Palette of Passionate Creativity
Gerry Souter brings together both biographies and underlines with passion the link which existed between the two greatest Mexican artists of the 20th century.
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Brotherhood of Inspiration: Unraveling the Pre-Raphaelite Aesthetics
In Victorian England, with the country swept up in the Industrial Revolution, the Pre-Raphaelites, close to William Morris’ Arts and Crafts movement, yearned for a return to bygone values. Wishing to revive the pure and noble forms of the Italian Renaissance, the major painters of the circle favoured realism and biblical themes over the academicism of the time.
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The poetic solitude of man confronted to the “American way of life” in Hopper
Created using cold colours and inhabited by anonymous characters, Hopper’s paintings also symbolically reflect the Great Depression. Through a series of different reproductions (etchings, watercolours, and oil-on-canvas paintings), as well as thematic and artistic analysis, the author sheds new light on the enigmatic and tortured world of this outstanding figure...
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Auguste Rodin – The genius founder of modern sculpture
Many of Rodin's sculptures were criticised and considered controversial because of their sensuality or hyperrealist qualities. His most original works departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, and embraced the human body, celebrating individualism and physicality.
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Goya: Blood, tragedy and eternal Spain
His use of chiaroscuro in his dark, intense paintings influenced many artists, including Manet. This monograph presents the essential works of this pioneering artist, today considered the father of modern art.
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James McNeill Whistler – Born under a wandering star
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) made his debut on the artistic scene at a decisive moment in the history of art and became a pioneering figure. Whilst the impressionists were embodying the epitome of the avant-garde, Whistler’s paintings reached a level of abstraction that had not yet been achieved.
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Ilya Repin – The gifted artist of the group known as “The Itinerants”
Ilya Repin was the most gifted of the group known in Russia as “The Itinerants”. When only twelve years old, he joined Ivan Bounakov’s studio to learn the icon-painter’s craft. Religious representations always remained of great importance for him.
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Shelleys Kunstgedanken – Edward Hoppers Nachtschwärmer im Blickpunkt
Edward Hopper wurde 1882 in New York geboren. Er wuchs in einem komfortablen Familienumfeld auf und war ein guter Schüler, der bereits im Alter von 5 Jahren erste Anzeichen eines Künstlers zeigte. Seine Eltern förderten ihn und sorgten dafür, dass er mit Material versorgt wurde, um seine Fähigkeiten zu verbessern. Im Jahr 1899 begann er ein Fernstudium der Kunst und wechselte bald darauf an die New Yorker Schule für Kunst und Design. Er studierte dort 6 Jahre lang Ölmalerei, ließ sich von Manet und Degas inspirieren, fand es aber schockierend, nach lebenden Modellen zu zeichnen.
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Shelley’s Art Musings – Spotlight on Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks
Edward Hopper was born in 1882 in New York. He was brought up in a comfortable family setting as was a was a good student, showing the early signs of being an artist at the age of 5. His parents encouraged this, keeping him in supplies and learning material to hone his skills. In 1899 he started a correspondence course in art and soon transferred to the New York school of art and design. He studied there for 6 years learning about oil painting, he took inspiration from Manet and Degas, yet found it shocking to sketch from live models.
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Goya (English version)
Goya is perhaps the most approachable of painters. His art, like his life, is an open book. He concealed nothing from his contemporaries, and offered his art to them with the same frankness. He proved that if a man has the capacity to live and multiply his experiences, to fight and work, he can produce great art without classical decorum and traditional respectability.
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