Werner Spies Libros

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Richard Lindner, a German-born refugee from Nazi oppression who settled in New York, created a deeply disturbing body of work completely at odds with that city's vanguard of the 1950s. A former commercial artist, Lindner drew on personal iconography and his European cultural heritage to fashion bright, bizarre images of imaginary figures. Grotesque children, automaton couples, and denizens of the urban underworld populate his canvases. Often hailed as a precursor of Pop Art, Lindner insisted that his was the art of an outsider, that he was a "man born between generations; between the Dadaists and the more recent generation of Americans." The situation of the emigre inspired Lindner's paintings, which speak to the alienation and moral crises of this century and evoke the absurdity of the human condition. Although best known for his striking images of intimidating femmes fatales, Lindner consistently denied that his art was either erotic or misogynistic in intent. The elusive character of his symbolism presents a challenge to conventional art criticism and historical scholarship.

For years Pablo Picasso's sculptural oeuvre was one of the best-kept secrets of 20th century art. It was only through retrospectives in Paris, London and New York during the 1960's that Picasso the sculptor became known to a larger public*who discovered a complexity and variety in his sculptures that easily rivals that of his paintings and drawings. Pablo The Sculptures is catalogue raisonna of Picasso's sculptures, a seminal work informed by conversations between the author, Picasso specialist Werner Spies, and Picasso himself. The present edition has been thoroughly revised and now includes numerous color illustrations of important pieces. In all this volume features over 740 works by the artist, ranging from miniature paper figures to constructions from metal, wood, and found objects, from folding sculptures made from tin to massive, at times monumental works. A definitive statement on Picasso's sculptural oeuvre, this book provides a key to understanding and appreciating works that, in their ingenuity and their inventiveness, still provide an inexhaustible source of inspiration for today's artists.

12.2?X?9.8Inch Hebrew,English By Adina kamien-Kazhdan 2007 288 pp. Richly Illustrated

Bildmächtige Filme wie The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart oder Mulholland Drive machten David Lynch (*1946 in Montana) weltberühmt. Jedoch wissen nur wenige, dass der Kultregisseur seine Karriere mit der bildenden Kunst begann und ihr bis heute treu geblieben ist. Lynchs Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Lithografien und Fotografien und in jüngster Zeit auch musikalische Kompositionen sind elementarer Bestandteil seines kreativen Schaffens. Themen, Motive und Formenrepertoire seiner bildkünstlerischen Arbeiten und Filme durchdringen sich wechselseitig. In seinen Bildern führt David Lynch den Betrachter in eine Welt, in der Abgründiges und Unerklärliches regieren. Dunkle, gedeckte Farben sowie Proportions- und Perspektivverschiebungen kennzeichnen sein Bildwerk, Verfall und Vergänglichkeit sind Gegenstand vieler Fotografien. ( Englische Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-7757-2644-3)Ausstellung: Max Ernst Museum Brühl des LVR 22.11.2009-21.3.2010