Redon (Basic Art Series 2.0)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 383655321X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Michael Gibson is an art critic, art historian, anthropologist, writer, and philosopher. His books include studies of Bruegel, Gauguin, Duchamp, and Calder. He has written on art for numerous publications and is currently editor in chief of UNESCO’s World Heritage review
"My drawings inspire, and are not to be defined. They place us, as does music, in the ambiguous realm of the undetermined." (Redon)"
Until around 1890, he was renowned for work in black and white only. Symbols and shadows: States of mind in pastel, charcoal and oil“My drawings are not self-defining; they inspire. Like music, they place us in the ambiguous world of the indeterminate.”— Odilon RedonA major Symbolist artist, Odilon Redon (1840—1916) was also a painter of scenic and emotional extremes. Flowers became a recurring preoccupation. Where symbols of melancholy once stood, horses and fluttering butte
irene said Redon the seer. Taschen has done it again. This book is beautifully illustrated and very informative. I received it in a timely fashion.I would like to have seen a bit more larger colored images, but for a relatively inexpensive book it's just fine.. "Odilon Redon" according to Tracy Gardner. This book has an incredible number of full-page color reproductions, and all are beautifully reproduced. I do not understand the review that complains about a lack of large pictures, as nearly the entire book is comprised of full-page reproductions. The writing is als. Terence J Vandeleur said Five Stars. Very happy with book.