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: Altdorf’s earliest poems, written during military service and
as a prisoner of war, reflected on nature, poetry and art.
Beginning a new life, post-war, as an artist, Altdorf explored how
the human figure might be depicted through increasingly abstract
representations. Similarly, he refined his poetry to create ‘a
new, free, melodic’ language’ with ‘a simple, song-like
beauty’. Presenting Altdorf’s poetry alongside his art reveals
a powerfully interconnected vision shaped but not defined by war: a
humanitarian outlook informed by a profound spiritual belief.
This heavily illustrated publication considers the importance of
art and design in the lives of composer Benjamin Britten and tenor
Peter Pears. Anyone who has visited the Red House in Aldeburgh will
have been struck by the range and quality of art collected by
Benjamin Britten and, in particular, by Peter Pears. A Musical Eye
is illustrated with more than 200 worksfrom the Britten-Pears
collection and considers more widely the importance of art and
design in their lives and work. There is also a comprehensive
checklist of over 300 paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures in
the collection with details including size, medium, date and
purchase price. The book is edited by former Britten-Pears
Foundation Curator Judith LeGrove, who also explains how the
collection evolved and provides a checklist of keyworks. Colin
Matthews, who worked with Britten and is now BPF's Director of
Music, provides an introduction, while the current Curator at The
Red House, Caroline Harding, uses correspondence in the BPF archive
to explore the patronage by Britten and Pears of a wide range of
artists. Julian Potter writes on the friendship between his mother,
the artist Mary Potter, and Britten. Broadening the scope of the
visual arts, architectural historian AlanPowers considers the
buildings commissioned or modified by Britten and Bloomsbury;
Britten's work for film; Sidney Nolan's artistic responses to
Britten's music; and the designs for Britten's stage works, most
notably by John Piper.
Having travelled extensively throughout his life, Grant has drawn
inspiration from landscapes from Antarctica to the tropics, While
attracted to northerly territories (he has lived in Norway since
1996), the subject matter of Grant's bold images varies from marine
volcanoes and rainforests to icebergs and glaciers. Dynamic and
vital, elemental palettes conjure up abstracted fiery drama to
figurative icy stillness. Seen collectively, the work reveals a
creative energy that finds many forms of expression. This
translates into an original visual language that questions and
probes how we see the world around us. Much more than images,
Grant's remarkable artistic contribution not only provides
paintings that capture the world's beauty, but also extend our
understanding of the environment, climate and the fundamental
importance of nature.Â
Charisma, resourcefulness, dedication and pioneering spirit are all
attributes that can easily be applied to both Lynn Chadwick and
Geoffrey Clarke, and from their prolific outputs it is clear that
both had an indefatigable passion for sculpture and brought
exacting standards to their making. After crossing paths constantly
in the 1950s, for the rest of their lives Chadwick and Clarke
rarely communicated. Yet at the root of their 'rivalry' there was
undoubtedly admiration and a common set of concerns, formal and
aesthetic. It is these that Conjunction sets out to explore. Both
an essay by Judith LeGrove and an introduction by Polly Bielecka
describe Clarke and Chadwick's parallel careers and characters, and
their meeting points.
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Bryan Kneale RA (Hardcover)
Judith Le Grove, Andrew Lambirth, Jon Wood
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R1,130
R1,061
Discovery Miles 10 610
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