Life and Death in Picasso
Life and Death in Picasso
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Looks at how, through the manipulation of signs and pictorial language, Picasso oscillates between figures and objects, animating what is inanimate and vice versa. As well as shedding light on aspects of Picasso's work, this book features a selection of art, providing an opportunity for readers to rediscover the art of Picasso.
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Life and Death in Picasso by Christopher Green
In Life and Death in Picasso, Christopher Green for the first time sets out to look at how, through the manipulation of signs and pictorial language, Picasso oscillates between figures and objects, animating what is inanimate and vice versa. On one level this book can be experienced as a journey through Picasso’s imagination and his creative processes, while on a deeper level it helps us to understand – by way of references to Apollinaire, Freud and Surrealist imagery, among other things – the dense cluster of ideas and reflections associated with the presence of death in the underlying life of the artist’s works. As well as shedding light on aspects of Picasso’s work not previously studied in any depth, the book features a superb selection of art, providing an opportunity for readers to continue to rediscover the art of Picasso: an art that is more vital and more powerful than ever.
'Green’s deep knowledge and clear prose make him a fine guide, and the works illustrated in this handsomely produced volume are among the most intriguing and powerfully articulated in Picasso’s entire career' - The Art Newspaper
'Green’s careful observation and clear reasoning illuminate work from Museu Picasso, Barcelona … an adept introduction to aspects of animation, doubling and ‘rhyming’ in Picasso’s art' - The Art Book
'Green’s careful observation and clear reasoning illuminate work from Museu Picasso, Barcelona … an adept introduction to aspects of animation, doubling and ‘rhyming’ in Picasso’s art' - The Art Book
Christopher Green is Professor of the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art. He is the author of numerous books, including Picasso’s Desmoiselles d’Avignon and Picasso:Architecture and Vertigo.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500093481 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500093482 |
| Title | Life and Death in Picasso |
| Author | Christopher Green |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |