Libros de Artistas contemporáneos, página 7 de 384

Hundiendo sus raíces en la tradición de la Antigüedad y del Renacimiento, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) abrió el camino de la escultura moderna. Desde muy temprano se interesó en el movimiento, la expres

La obra de Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) provoca un impacto similar al que sentiría una persona que pudiera ver de repente. Sus paisajes terrestres y marinos desprenden tal luz y color, tienen una fuerza tan tremenda, que es como si el sol brillara en el interior del cuadro. Conocido como "el pintor de la luz", Turner trabajo con grabados, acuarelas y oleos para transformar los serenos paisajes contemplativos en imagenes llenas de vida. Su trabajo giro en torno al rio Tamesis y el mar. Sin embargo, realizado en el contexto historico de la Revolucion Industrial tambien incluyo embarcaciones, trenes y otros signos de la actividad humana que mostraban el firme avance de la civilizacion frente a las fuerzas de la naturaleza. Este libro ofrece un repaso al amplio e ilustre repertorio de Turner, un artista que dio un toque de modernismo radical a un genero tradicional.

Joseph Beuys (19211986) sculptor, painter, draughtsman, teacher, theorist and political activist ranks among the most radical and influential artists to emerge during the second half of the twentieth century. An enigmatic figure whose complex imagination drew on his research across a wide range of themes including mythology, zoology, botany and the spiritual theories of Rudolf Steiner Beuys strove to establish a truly democratic approach towards artistic creativity, and prove that modern art need not be confined to the museum or the gallery.This book illustrates how from Beuyss provocative Actions of the 1960s and 1970s, to his ambitious environmental project 7000 Oaks which would lead to the mass planting of trees in a series of events that continued after his death he was never one to shun controversy. His anti-authoritarian approach gained him respect and notoriety in equal measures. As Antliff effectively demonstrates, the ecological and political issues that informed much of Beuyss art can be considered as relevant today as they were in his own lifetime.

Primera retrospectiva completa sobre Josef Alberts en España. La simplicidad y perspectiva del artista y su experimentación sobre el color son los ejes de esta muestra.

Ramón Losa es un artista tan fascinante como poco conocido, creador de un universo de proporciones extremadas, fulgurante y dedálico, dotado de un lirismo tan abisal como quebradizo y cuya prolífica, desbordada obra pictorica, grafica y escrita, ha logrado manifestarse con una extraordinaria adecuacion entre su lenguaje y su contenido. Esta obra artistica se ha desarrollado desde una condicion mental diagnosticada como esquizofrenia, y aunque no podemos hablar de un estilo artistico esquizofrenico, algunas de las caracteristicas mas notables de la obra de nuestro artista, tanto en sus diferentes lenguajes graficos como en sus testimonios escritos, proceden esencialmente del peculiar modo en que vive y recrea el mundo que le rodea y el propio.

Conmemorando el centenario del fallecimiento del pintor Dario de Regoyos el libro recoge óleos, pasteles, acuarelas, dibujos, y grabados de este gran artista. El libro acompaña a las exposicionesque se celebran en el Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, el Thyssen de Madrid y el Tyssen de Malaga.

Libro que explora la vida y la obra de Remedios Varo, importante pintora catalana exiliada en México hasta su muerte.

During his short career, Koloman Moser became a towering figure in Viennese culture. His varied work in interior and graphic design, furniture, textiles, jewellery, metalwork, glass and earthenware helped usher in the modern era. This book surveys the entirety of Moser's oeuvre. It examines his work as a graphic designer and his involvement with the Vienna Secession, with special focus given to his role as an illustrator for the journal Ver Sacrum (Sacred Spring). Moser's forays into textile design and ceramic work are also introduced. The book features his designs for the Vienna Secession, Thonet Brothers and the Mautner family, among others that characterise his early modern style. The book also explores Moser's seminal role as a founding member of the Vienna Workshops, along with architect Josef Hoffman and patron Fritz Waerndorfer. Included are many reproductions of Moser's masterpieces, including the window of the Steinhof Chapel, his exhibition posters, postage stamps and currency and elegant samples from his design portfolio, "The Source."

The first monograph on this internationally famous potter and writer, this book brings to life the man behind The Hare with Amber Eyes. Stunning photography reveals a day in the life of de Waal and his studio and documents his major exhibitions and installations. Contributors include novelists Colm Toibin, Peter Carey and AS Byatt.

La publicación reproduce el cuaderno personal de Francis Alÿs en el que el artista reflejó sus recorridos a pie en el entorno de las Torres Gemelas tras los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001 en

Mathias Goeritz (Danzig, 1915 - Ciudad de México, 1990) ocupó lugar principal en el proceso de normalización de la cultura española en los años de posguerra; un protagonismo que nadie discute, pero que no ha ido acompañado de la correspondiente investigacion. A fin de subsanar este vacio historiografico se publica el presente libro, atento a la estancia de Goeritz en España (1945-1949) y a la continuidad de sus proyectos en Guadalajara (Jalisco), donde residio de octubre de 1949 a 1953. La historia de Goeritz en España es tambien la de quienes se quedaron tras la Guerra Civil, aislados y vencidos pero anhelantes por avanzar, y la de los mas jovenes que eligieron abrirse al futuro.

Bruce Nauman (b. 1941) is one of the most innovative, provocative and influential artists working today. His pioneering explorations of sculpture, performance, sound, video and installations always questioning the role of the artist have broken new ground and inspired innumerable artists careers.Confronted with what to do in his studio soon after graduating, Nauman had the simple but profound realization that If I was an artist and I was in the studio, then whatever I was doing in the studio must be art. At this point art became more of an activity and less of a product. Exploring Naumans relationship to the place where he creates his strikingly original works, Bruce Nauman: The True Artist retraces back to the artists youth in Fort Wayne, Indiana, his graduate work at the University of California, Davis, through to the present day. Naumans continual search for new means and sources of expression have led him to experiment with a very wide variety of medium (photography, performance, sculpture, installations, video, neon sign, and sound) as well as to explore the relationship between words and images. Naumans apotheosis as one of the worlds most highly lauded artists came as he was ranked No. 1 in the world by Artfacts.net in 2006, and he was the sole US representative in the American Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale.Peter Plagens, best known to the general public for his work as art critic at Newsweek, has known Nauman for over forty years, and in his own words describes this book as about my trying to get at the real truth of Bruce Naumans work. They first met in 1970, when their studios were a block apart in Pasadena, California, and they played basketball together every Sunday. Since then Plagens has pursued a real understanding of his friends art and in this book presents it from his uniquely insightful perspective, including chronicling as it happened the creation of works in Naumans studio in Galisteo, New Mexico, and the organization, installation and reception of his exhibitions. Throughout, Plagens is a savvy and engaging guide to the work, using his own attempts to puzzle out the meaning of the pieces, and the artists conversations about them, to offer the reader a vivid, personal and enlightening take on one of the key figures in contemporary art.

Este libro es un estudio interpretativo de los símbolos más importantes de la personal iconografía de Maruja Mallo en relación con el contexto en el que fueron creados y las lecturas y vivencias personales que tuvieron un profundo impacto en la formacion personal y profesional de laartista.utor: ZANETTA, MARIA ALEJANDRA Profesora asociada de Literatura Española y Cultura (Universidad de Akron), obtuvo su doctorado en Literatura Española por la Universidad Estatal de Ohio. Es autora de La pintura y la prosa de Santiago Rusiñol: Un analisis comparativo, asi como de numerosos articulos de revistas en areas tales como estudios comparativos entre pinturas y poemas: Ramon del Valle-Inclan, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Santiago Rusiñol, Rosa Chacel, Carmen Martin Gaite, Eduardo Arroyo... Su ultimo libro, La otra cara de la vanguardia, analiza las correspondencias en el arte de Maruja Mallo, Angeles Santos y Remedios Varo partiendo de los estudios de genero.

What did Spain look like when Picasso was born? What kind of community did he grow up in? What was his studio like? Who were the people who had the most influence on his art? The answers to these and other questions help bring into focus the Spanish artist's brilliant career and his influence on twentieth-century art. Color reproductions of his masterpieces are interspersed with photographs of Picasso's personal life, and are presented in a dynamic layout that reflects the artist's creative vision and boundless energy. Picasso's anti-war stance, his tumultuous love affairs, and his outspokenness are all examined with journalistic verve. This book not only provides a solid background on Picasso's monumental body of work, but also offers anecdotes, historical context, and a fresh perspective on an enigmatic and endlessly compelling figure.