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In 1964 Lucian Freud set his students at the Norwich College of Art
an assignment: to paint naked self-portraits and to make them
'revealing, telling, believable... really shameless'. It was advice
that the artist was often to follow himself. Visceral, unflinching
and often nude, Freud's self-portraits give us an insight into the
development of his style as a painter. The works provide the viewer
with a constant reminder of the artist's overwhelming presence,
whether he is confronting the viewer directly or only present as a
shadow or in a reflection. Essays by leading authorities -
including those who knew him well - explore Freud's life and work,
and analyse the importance of self-portraiture in his practice and
the intensity that he maintained when studying his own.
These extraordinary works by Cecily Brown, of wrecked ships,
frantic and prone bodies, carefully illuminate the tensions between
the past and the present. Taking inspiration from Delacroix's
shipwreck paintings, as well as one of the most feted paintings in
the world; Gericault's, The Raft of the Medusa, 1818-19. In her
introduction to the book, Whitworth curator Dr Samantha Lackey
writes, 'These extraordinary works by Cecily Brown, of wrecked
ships, frantic and prone bodies, carefully illuminate the tensions
between the past and the present. Of course, these drawings also
push to the forefront of our minds the images we see every day on
our screens, of shipwrecked refugees attempting, and failing, to
make their own sea voyages.' The exhibition 'Cecily Brown:
Shipwreck Drawings' was shown at The Whitworth (University of
Manchester) from 12 November 2017 to 15 April 2018.
Austrian artist Manfred Wakolbinger, born 1952, trained as a metal
worker and tool maker before turning to art. Following first steps
in jewellery design, he moved on to sculpture and photography,
later also to video art. Many of his sometimes voluminous
sculptures were created for public spaces. The submarine world has
captured his particular interest in photography and video.
Wakolbinger's art is organic and conveys an inner poetry, yet it
remains enigmatic even when it becomes concrete and figurative.
This book features a selection Wakolbinger's works in photography
and sculpture since 2012, accompanied by a conversation between the
artist and curator Jasper Sharp. An essay on the topic of language
in his art by scholar and critic Cornelia Offergeld and a text by
celebrated Austrian novelist Christoph Ransmayr describe and
interpret the recent oeuvre by one of Austria's most distinguished
contemporary artists. Text in English and German.
An eye-opening portrait of a vibrant film culture, The Midnight Eye
Guide to New Japanese Film is the most comprehensive study of the
Japanese filmmaking scene yet written. Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp
explore the astounding resurgence of Japanese cinema, both live
action and animated, profiling 19 contemporary Japanese filmmakers,
from the well-known (Kitano, Miike, Miyazaki) to the up-and-coming
(Naomi Kawase, Satoshi Kon, Shinya Tsukamoto) and reviewing 97 of
their recent films. With 100+ images from behind and in front of
the camera, this is a book any film lover will savor. Foreword by
Hideo Nakata, director of Ring. Tom Mes (in Paris) and Jasper Sharp
(in Tokyo) co-edit Midnighteye.com, the premier English-language
website on Japanese cinema.
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Mark Rothko - Toward Clarity (Hardcover)
Sabine Haag, Jasper Sharp; Introduction by Christopher Rothko; Contributions by Thomas E Crow, Anja Heitzer
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R690
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Discovery Miles 5 520
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A pioneering exploration of Rothko's deep and sustained engagement
with the history of art While Mark Rothko (1903-1970) has long been
considered a preeminent figure in 20th-century art, few
publications have examined his work within the broader context of
Western art, even though Rothko himself continuously sought it out
as inspiration. Rothko had a profound interest in history and art
history-including Greek and Roman mythology, Egyptian fables,
Byzantine and early Italian gold-ground paintings, and masterworks
of the Renaissance and Dutch Golden Age. He first traveled to
Europe in 1950, starting in Paris and winding through Venice,
Arezzo, Siena, Florence, and Rome; along the way, he admired
frescoes by Fra Angelico and architecture by Michelangelo. This
beautiful book examines the influence of the artist's travels on
his oeuvre. It presents Rothko's engagement with important
classical and Old Master works, highlighting older techniques and
ideas that the artist may have sought to emulate. Works
representative of Rothko's entire corpus are beautifully
illustrated with full-page color plates. The book also contains
writings by the artist-selected for publication by his son-that
document his appreciation of art history in his own words.
The cinema of Japan predates that of Russia, China, and India, and
it has been able to sustain itself without outside assistance for
over a century. Japanese cinema's long history of production and
considerable output has seen films made in a variety of genres,
including melodramas, romances, gangster movies, samurai movies,
musicals, horror films, and monster films. It has also produced
some of the most famous names in the history of cinema: Akira
Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, Beat Takeshi, Toshiro Mifune, Godzilla,
The Ring, Akira, Rashomon, and Seven Samurai. The Historical
Dictionary of Japanese Cinema is an introduction to and overview of
the long history of Japanese cinema. It aims to provide an entry
point for those with little or no familiarity with the subject,
while it is organized so that scholars in the field will also be
able to use it to find specific information. This is done through a
detailed chronology, an introductory essay, and appendixes of
films, film studios, directors, and performers. The
cross-referenced dictionary entries cover key films, genres,
studios, directors, performers, and other individuals. This book is
an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone
wanting to know more about Japanese cinema."
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