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| Title | : | Van Gogh: A Power Seething (Icons) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0544343735 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
In his brief and explosively creative life—he committed suicide a few years later at the age of thirty-seven—Van Gogh made us see the world in a new way. “I have written this book out of my love for Vincent van Gogh, the uniquely exciting painter, and Vincent van Gogh, the letter writer of heart-piercing eloquence,” he declares. "I believe in the absolute necessity of a new art of colour, of drawing and—of the artistic life," Vincent van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in 1888. His shining landscapes of Provence and somber portraits of workers shattered the relationship between light and dark, and his hallucinatory visions were so bright they nearly blinded the world.He was a great writer as well. Shading this dark story is the artist’s acquaintance with prostitutes and penury, stormy scenes with his friend Paul Gauguin, and dissipated Parisian nights with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.Julian Bell’s passion for his subject brings the painter to life. For Bell, Van Gogh was an artist
A painter's biography of Van Gogh Julian Bell is a painter who has penned Van Gogh: A Power Seething, and because of that background, it's a slightly different take on a biography. Bell discusses a lot of Van Gogh's attitudes towards painting, including the shift between reality and imaginative painting, and discusses how Van Gogh had such a strong fascination with the bold and intense colors that characterize many of his f. "a rich account of how artistic style is born" according to seattle_sunshine. Didn't agree with the reviews--lauguage is sometimes difficult--and had trouble getting into it. But about half way through it evens out and you get an excellent history of this artist, the challenges of his time and his illness, and the development of his style over his lifetime. Be sure to read Imagine Me Gone when you finish this one!. Jude"Intriguing Account" according to Jude2Intriguing Account Jude24 I was captivated with this account of Van Gogh's life. Although these is some speculation intertwined, I much more clearly saw the path that eventually led to the mental breakdown and untimely death of this amazing and incredible artist. There are a number of biographies of him, but this captured a personal, "warts and all" side that is fascinating. I am very glad I read this.. . I was captivated with this account of Van Gogh's life. Although these is some speculation intertwined, I much more clearly saw the path that eventually led to the mental breakdown and untimely death of this amazing and incredible artist. There are a number of biographies of him, but this captured a personal, "warts and all" side that is fascinating. I am very glad I read this.. Intriguing Account Jude24 I was captivated with this account of Van Gogh's life. Although these is some speculation intertwined, I much more clearly saw the path that eventually led to the mental breakdown and untimely death of this amazing and incredible artist. There are a number of biographies of him, but this captured a personal, "warts and all" side that is fascinating. I am very glad I read this.. said Intriguing Account. I was captivated with this account of Van Gogh's life. Although these is some speculation intertwined, I much more clearly saw the path that eventually led to the mental breakdown and untimely death of this amazing and incredible artist. There are a number of biographies of him, but this captured a personal, "warts and all" side that is fascinating. I am very glad I read this.
Bell interprets; the result is captivating.” —The New York Times Book Review“A splendid new biography.” —The New York Review of Books“An impressively concise biography.” —The Wall Street Journal“A short, fervent biography…a respectful portrait of van Gogh.” —The Washington Post“Bell, like van Gogh, writes to explain what painting won’t.” —The Toronto Star. Bell works the gaps, poring over a drawing, scanning the artistic horizon, backtracking to make a connection, delivering an irreverent aside. Passage after passage made me stare in wonder (and some jealousy) at his word choi
Julian Bell has a BA in English from Oxford. He is the author of What is Painting? Representation and Modern Art (1999) and Mirror of the World: A New History of Art (2007).
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