'Bryan's writing pops and zings like a Basquiat painting' - NOEL
FIELDING In Bright Stars, Kate Bryan examines the lives and
legacies of 30 great artists who died too young, celebrating their
inspirational stories and extraordinary talent. Some of the world's
greatest and most-loved artists died under the age of forty. But
how did they turn relatively short careers into such long legacies?
What drove them to create, against all the odds? And how can we use
these stories to re-evaluate artists lost to the shadows, or whose
legacies are not yet secured? Most artists have decades to hone
their craft, win over the critics and forge their reputation, but
that's not the case for the artists in this book. Art heavyweights
Vincent van Gogh and Jean-Michel Basquiat have been mythologised,
with their early deaths playing a key role in their posthumous
fame. Others, such as Aubrey Beardsley and Noah Davis, were driven
to create, knowing their time was limited. For some, premature
death, compounded by gender and racial injustice, meant being left
out of the history books - as was the case with Amrita Sher-Gil,
Charlotte Salomon and Pauline Boty, now championed by Kate Bryan in
this important re-appraisal. And, as Caravaggio and Vermeer's
stories show us, it can take centuries for forgotten artists to be
given the recognition they truly deserve. With each artist comes a
unique and often surprising story about how lives full of talent
and tragedy were turned into brilliant legacies that still
influence and inspire us today. This is a celebration of talent so
great it shines on. Beautifully illustrated with portraits of the
artists, as well as reproductions of some of their most famous
works, this important and timely work makes a crucial contribution
to our understanding of the lives of some of the most talented
artists throughout history. **************** 'Bryan's writing pops
and zings like a Basquiat painting - and reminds us why truly great
artists are immortal.' -NOEL FIELDING 'Bright Stars is a compelling
reflection on the concept of legacy. Bryan's wide ranging
assessment of artists we lost too soon proves that longevity in art
is rewarded to the stars that burn the brightest, however fleeting
their lives and careers.' - MARIA BALSHAW, DIRECTOR OF TATE 'Kate
Bryan marshalls a wealth of fascinating detail about artists's
lives cut sadly short ... and in sprightly prose brings their work
vividly to life.' - JOAN BAKEWELL **************** The Artists
Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Caravaggio, Dash Snow, Vincent
van Gogh, Amedeo Modigliani, Francesca Woodman, Ana Mendieta, Felix
Gonzalez-Torres, Raphael, Yves Klein, Gordon Matta-Clark, Robert
Mapplethorpe, Egon Schiele, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Amrita
Sher-Gil, Johannes Vermeer, Robert Smithson, Henri de
Toulouse-Lautrec, Aubrey Beardsley, Noah Davis, Eva Hesse,
Charlotte Salomon, Umberto Boccioni, Gerda Taro, Joanna Mary Boyce,
Pauline Boty, Helen Chadwick, Khadija Saye, Bartholomew Beal.
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