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Henri Matisse - Jazz (Loose-leaf)
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Henri Matisse - Jazz (Loose-leaf)
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Pieces of perfection. Jazz, chef d'oeuvre of Matisse's radical new
medium. The reputation of Henri Matisse (1869-1954) as a modernist
giant is rivaled only by Picasso - who himself said, "All things
considered, there is only Matisse." One of Matisse's greatest gifts
to art history was the seminal cut-out work of his late career. As
ill health gradually prevented him from standing at an easel, the
artist directed his creativity to cutting, arranging, and pasting
painted paper. In their deceptive simplicity, beguiling hues, and
anticipation of minimalist abstraction, these gouaches decoupees
represented not only a whole new medium, but a stylistic paradigm
for generations of artists to come. This fresh, standard TASCHEN
edition of our original prize-winning XL volume presents a highest
quality facsimile of one of the most significant cut-out works,
Jazz. First published in 1947, this assembly of twenty unbound
color plates with fine calligraphic text features a series of
circus and theatre-inspired scenes. The title Jazz evoked for
Matisse both a lively energy, and the idea of a structure broken by
unanticipated improvisation. Certainly, no other serious artist had
innovated with collage to this extreme of simplicity and
description. Remarkable for the harmonious decorative relationship
between handwriting and image, and brimming with a fervour and
vibrancy, Jazz is not only a masterpiece among art books, but also
a joyful affirmation of abundant creative spirit in spite of
physical frailty.
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