Christopher Gee's paintings are reminiscent of a collection of old photographs whose original context, their meanings and relationships, have long been lost to the past. Executed in a manner that is both painterly and graphic, his work has a naive simplicity that is both endearing in its directness, and also somehow mysterious and unsettling.
A year of weekly interviews (1949-1950) with artist Diego Rivera by poet Alfredo Cardona-Pena disclose Rivera's iconoclastic views of life and the art world of that time. These intimate Sunday dialogues with what is surely the most influential Mexican artist of the twentieth century show us the free-flowing mind of a man who was a legend in his ......
The dramatic realism of Caravaggio's art has fascinated viewers since the seventeenth century. Yet, no prior monograph presents the thorough investigation of Caravaggio's "realism" ventured in John Varriano's remarkable book. Forgoing the "life and works" format of most earlier monographs, Varriano concentrates on uncovering the principles and ......
Antonio Lopez Garcia's Everyday Urban Worlds: A Philosophy of Painting is the first book to give the famed Spanish artist the critical attention he deserves. Born in Tomelloso in 1936 and still living in the Spanish capital today, Antonio Lopez has long cultivated a reputation for impressive urban scenes-but it is urban time that is his real ......
Masolino and Masaccio, Caravaggio and His Forerunners, Carlo Braccesco
Contains three essays by the Italian art critic, connoisseur, and historian, whose work is at once scholarly and novelistic, employing imaginary dialogues between artists, poetic description, and humor. Includes color and b&w illustrations. For students and scholars. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc
The prehistoric art discovered in caves throughout France and Spain raises many questions about early human culture. What do these superbly rendered paintings of horses, bison, and enigmatic human figures and symbols mean? How can we explain the sudden flourishing of artistic creativity at such a high level? This book explores these questions.
This work contains murals for the Teamsters, the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers, the Communications Workers, United Electrical Workers, and the United Farm Workers. Other works respond to events such as the 1984 strike of P-9 workers in Austin, Minnesota.
In the world of historical painting, Don Troiani stands alone, universally acclaimed for the accuracy, drama, and sensitivity of his depictions of Americas past. His Civil War paintings and limited edition prints hang in the finest collections in the country and are noted internationally as well.
