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Bezig met laden... In ogenschouw. Essays over kunst (2015)door Julian Barnes
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This book is an absolute joy! Julian Barnes teaches by example how to appreciate art far beyond the confines of aesthetics or academic rigour. His studies of the artists reveal much about the art he discusses and illustrates the context in which these pieces were created. While this approach is not unorthodox for art historians, it is a lovely read for those not in the discipline and who want to better develop their analytical and appreciate eye for the art that surrounds. The pleasure of reading Julian Barnes has become greater and greater as I've come to appreciate not only his perceptiveness but how he uses words to express his experiences. Revisiting such artwork as 'Medusa' all this time later, finding even more to it that amazes and delights is revelation that expands in the way that arguably both the visual arts and the art of writing does at its best. The metaphor settled on me gently, that writing fiction is a comparable process. Barnes outlines the choices the artist could have made but wisely avoided and that in so doing made the piece stronger. It was amusing to see Barnes later attack the Gods of contemporary art such as Koons, but understandable given his premise about what lasts and what makes one feel educated by art. Thought provoking and rewarding read. A selection of essays that Julian Barnes has written over the years, mostly on French painters. Engagingly written and introduced me to new artists, and cured me of overfamiliarity of others. The UK edition at least is handsomely produced on quality paper with good reproductions, though I would certainly have liked to see more of the pictures the text refers to. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Julian Barnes heeft kunst en literatuur zelf moeten ontdekken, en dat gebeurde pas op latere leeftijd. Op een dag bezocht hij het Musée Gustave Moreau, zonder precies te weten wie de schilder was, en werd getroffen door zijn ongewone, weelderige werk. De mystiek van de schilderijen in combinatie met het feit dat hij een 'eigen ontdekking' had gedaan, zette hem in vuur en vlam. Julian Barnes weet hoe kunst je hart kan veroveren en hoe dat op de lezer over te brengen. Hij neemt de lezer mee op ontdekkingsreis langs de romantiek, het realisme naar zijn favoriete stroming, het modernisme. Gepassioneerd en uitnodigend leert hij ons het werk kennen van grote schilders als Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Cézanne, Degas, Redon, Bonnard, Magritte, Howard Hodgkin en Lucian Freud. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)709.04The arts Modified subdivisions of the arts History, geographic treatment, biography By Period 20th CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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But what a disappointment, as my evening reading moved on to Magritte, Oldenburg, and other later artists, and his final fawning on the over-rated paintings of Hodgkin (a close friend of Barnes). I held out hope, but once Barnes' leaves the French modern masters, his vision was less insightful, and the pace and my interest lags.
I recognize this is a selected collection of Barnes' previous essays, so maybe I should blame the editors for my disappointments here. Much better to have settled on a shorter, more focused collection. (Personally, I found the artworks illustrated fully adequate to Barnes' discussion). ( )