Birth and sacrifice have rarely been themes in 20th century art, but they are a central motif in the sculpture of Kadishman. He uses iron, the hard, bleak impermeable material of modern civilization, to delve into the mysterious sources of human nature.
"To be a painter for the sake of being a painter was never the ultimate aim of my life. That's why I tried to go into different forms of activity -- purely optical things and kineticism". When Gabrielle Buffet discovered Duchamp's Rotoreliefs, she emphasized this point further: "Duchamp's aim was to primarily to modify all plastic matter, to ...
Enzo Cucchi uses a basic palette of rudimental colours; ochre, black, red and blue, to render the invisible aura of nature. His lean and pithy art is a fruit of an innate reticence and an enduring ability to marvel at and to be astonished by life. This book tells us of his world, populated by eyes, legs and feet, wolves and books, envelopes, ...
In this book, Arturo Schwarz (b. 1924) interprets the paintings of Peter Halley, one of today's leading artists, from a psychoanalytic point of view. He also looks at Halley's work in relation to the Cabala and alchemy. The author of several important books on Surrealism and Dadaism, Schwarz is known for his particular blend of critical analysis ...
Critics characterize Mimmo Paladino as resistant to the symbolic, narrative, and allegorical interpretations of his sculpture, painting and self-portraits. With the public persona of a Southern Italian artist, the essays in this collection refer to his work as 'alchemy,' and the expression of love in art. As well as containing many color plates ...
Marcel Duchamp was a controversial and influential figure in 20th-century art. He achieved early notoriety with the painting "Nude Descending a Staircase", exhibited at the Armory Show in New York in 1913. He questioned the concept of "the work of art" and even the validity of art itself. Originally published in 1969, this book, containing four ...
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