书目

Chagall

内容简介

Thepainteraspoet:AworldoffloatingsymbolsForMarcChagall(1887–1985),paintingwasanintricatetapestryofdreams,tales,andtraditions.Hisinstantlyrecognizablevisuallanguagecarvedoutauniqueearly20th-centuryniche,oftenidentifiedasoneoftheearliestexpressionsofpsychicexperience.Chagall’scanvasesarecharacterizedbyloosebrushwork,deepcolors,aparticularfondnessforblue,andarepertoireofrecurringtropesincludingmusicians,roosters,rooftops,flowers,andfloatinglovers.Foralltheiretherealcharms,hiscompositionswereoftenrichandcomplexintheirreferences.Theywovetogethernotonlycolorsandforms,butalsohisJewishrootswithhispresentencountersinParis,markersoffaithwithgesturesofloveandsymbolsofhopewithtestimoniesoftrauma.Acrossscenesofbirth,love,marriage,anddeath,thisdependableartistintroductionexploresthemanyversionsofChagall’srichvocabulary.FromvisionsofhisnativeVitebskinmodern-dayBelarustoimagesoftheEiffelTower,weexploretheuniqueaestheticofoneofthemostreadilyidentifiablemodernmastersandoneofthemostinfluentialJewishartistsofalltime.Abouttheseries:EachbookinTASCHEN’sBasicArtseriesfeatures:adetailedchronologicalsummaryofthelifeandoeuvreoftheartist,coveringhisorherculturalandhistoricalimportanceaconcisebiographyapproximately100illustrationswithexplanatorycaptions

作者简介

RainerMetzgerstudiedarthistory,historyandGermanstudiesinMunichandAugsburg.Hereceivedhisdoctoratein1994,andhasworkedasafineartsjournalistfortheViennesenewspaperDerStandard.Hehaswrittennumerousbooksonart,includingvolumesonVanGoghandChagall.

丛书

Basic Art Series 2.0

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