Giorgio Morandi

Giorgio Morandi
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Giorgio Morandiâ€™s visual lexicon consisted of the most minimal of props--bottles, vases, pitchers, boxes--but from these humble forms he extrapolated a marvelous and decidedly modern metaphysics of objecthood and space. Morandi reinvented the still life for modern times, without ever having directly incorporated modern content into his pictures: â€œonly we can know that a cup is a cup, that a tree is a tree,â€ he observed, concisely expressing the continued relevance of the still life in the twentieth century. Nothing could be clearer than a Morandi still life, with its mute tones of beige, grays and off-whites, and its glyphic quality of cluster surrounded by spaciousness, and yet few artists have achieved such a singular atmosphere of absolute enigma. In this respect, Morandi is of the school of Vermeer and Chardin, practicing a devotional art of tranquility and privacy--â€œmoods which I have always valued above all else,â€ as he once told an interviewer--finding whole new worlds in simple permutations of ordinary objects. This handsomely produced volume offers a detailed examination of Morandiâ€™s paintings, watercolors, drawings and etchings. Alongside the still lives, it presents his landscapes, floral compositions and his well-known self-portrait, as well as various works by contemporary artists for whom Morandi has been a crucial precursor.
Country USA
Brand SILVANA
Manufacturer Silvana Editoriale
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-10-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9788836622511

Country	USA
Brand	SILVANA
Manufacturer	Silvana Editoriale
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2012-10-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9788836622511

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