Portraits
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1784781762 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Portraits is so lively a book it can feel uncanny.” —n+1 “Regardless of the era he studies or the decade in which he writes, his lyrical prose always ultimately serves a fervent political concern … Berger’s writing is fearless, winnowing down canonized artists to their essential political bones.” —Brooklyn Rail “This insistence upon unearthing for the present viewer the hidden labor of the artist, when coupled with his own technical knowledge of painterly ar
In penetrating and singular prose, Berger presents entirely new ways of thinking about artists both canonized and obscure, from Rembrandt to Henry Moore, Jackson Pollock to Picasso. The result is an illuminating walk through many centuries of visual culture, from one of the contemporary world’s most incisive critical voices.. Throughout, Berger maintains the essential connection between politics, art and the wider study of culture. In Portraits, Berger grounds the artists in their historical milieu in revolutionary ways, whether enlarging on the prehistoric paintings of the Chauvet caves or Cy Twombly’s linguistic and pictorial play. A major new book from one of the world&rsqu
John Berger has an artist’s heart cpr John Berger has an artist’s heart. He writes like a storyteller - exploring a selected group of artists he has pulled from previous articles? (Maybe his personal favorites) He breaks down the artist and the art into manageable pieces and profiles the artist from his intellectual brain in a creative way. This is not an Art History b. Inter Axion Inc. said Berger's Combination of Aesthetic Value and Social Analysis. Each essay combines an insightful appreciation of a work of art with Berger's insights into life in our day.For example, in his discussion of the Fayum Portrait Painters of the 1st to Berger's Combination of Aesthetic Value and Social Analysis Each essay combines an insightful appreciation of a work of art with Berger's insights into life in our day.For example, in his discussion of the Fayum Portrait Painters of the 1st to 3rd centuries , Berger contrasts the "confident, expansive culture" of the time with our own in which "The future has been, for the moment, downsized, and . rd centuries , Berger contrasts the "confident, expansive culture" of the time with our own in which "The future has been, for the moment, downsized, and . Hardback not as pictured. indeed_and_truth Hardback did not arrive as expected. It is not like the pictures on amazon. I would have bought the paperback if I hadn't been somewhat persuaded by the lovely looking Verso cover with a burlap looking texture. Instead, the book arrived in a regularly hardback. It is decent quality but now what I expected. Starts because of the book's co
He is working on Berger’s biography and a book on migration and archives. His many books include Ways of Seeing; the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours; Here Is Where We Meet; the Booker Prize–winning novel G; Hold Everything Dear; the Man Booker–longlisted From A to X; and A Seventh Man.Tom Overton catalogued J