2012, ISBN: 9783791364179

New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Prestel Verlag, 2012. BH1 - A paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners and few small dog-eared pages, some wri… Mehr…

New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Prestel Verlag, 2012. BH1 - A paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners and few small dog-eared pages, some wrinkling and chipping on the cover edges, corners and some sides, some small patches scuffed on the upper back, light discoloration and shelf wear. Contributions by Dore Ashton, Olivier Berggruen, Carmen Gimenez, and Richard Shiff. 10.5"x9.5", 227 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. This book, published to accompany a striking exhibition of sculptures, paintings, and works on paper by Pablo Picasso, explores the artist's repeated use of a black, white, and gray palette to depict compelling imagery throughout his career. Edited by Picasso expert Carmen Gimenez, Picasso Black and White highlights the overwhelming coherence of the artist's oeuvre. Spanning from 1904 to 1971, it presents a chronological survey that investigates Picasso's contributions to the development of art in the twentieth century and offers new insights into his vision and working methods in unprecedented ways. Few artists have exerted as considerable an influence over subsequent generations as Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), one of the most recognized figures in twentieth-century art. While his work is often seen through the lens of his diverse styles and subjects - his Blue and Rose periods, pioneering investigations into Cubism, neoclassical figure paintings, and explorations into Surrealism, for example, or the forceful and somber scenes depicting the atrocities of war, the allegorical still lifes, the vivid interpretation of art-historical masterpieces, and the highly sexualized works of his twilight years - the recurrent motif of black, white, and gray is frequently overlooked. Yet the artist was continually investigating, inventing, and drawing in somber and austere monochromatic tones. At times tender but always forceful, they are truly colors in their own right, and convey the direct mode of spontaneous and raw expression that is so typical of Picasso's output. Indeed, the graphic quality of these distinctive works harks back to the spare paintings of Paleolithic artists who developed a primal visual language using charcoal and simple mineral pigments. But in adopting this restricted palette, Picasso was also faithful to a centuries-long Spanish tradition, following in the footsteps of earlier masters whose use of black was predominant in their canvases - artists such as El Greco, Diego Velazquez, Francisco de Zurbaran, Jusepe de Ribera, and Francisco de Goya (who made black painting in his old age, as did Picasso until the very end of his life). Furthermore, Picasso made highly effective use of black, white, and gray tones in a nod to monochromatic grisaille painting evoking textural and sculptural qualities. Reported to have exclaimed that color "weakens," Picasso purged and isolated color from his work in order to highlight its formal structure and assert its autonomy. Featuring more than 150 reproductions, this beautifully illustrated publication includes essays by noted Picasso scholars, examining the artist's fascination with black and white as a correlate of his obsessive interest in line and form, the influence of drawing, his use of monochrome and tonal values in relation to photography, and his complex language of pictorial and sculptural signs and exercises in light and chiaroscuro. Picasso Black and White presents a unique and illuminating perspective on a lesser-known but fascinating aspect of Picasso's formidable body of work.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Prestel Verlag, 2012, 3<

2012, ISBN: 3791364170

[EAN: 9783791364179], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Prestel USA], Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc., Books

ISBN: 9783791364179

Prestel USA. Used - Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc..., Prestel USA, 3