GIACOMETTI
作者: Yves Bonnefoy ,Jean Stewart 著
出版社:Thames&Hudson 2012-10-1
简介: Newlyrevised,thisaffordable,richly-illustratedcompacteditionisthemostdefinitivebiographicalstudyonthemultifacetedartistandhisoeuvre.Writtenbyaninternationallyrenownedscholarandpersonalfriendoftheartist,thisnewedition,revisedwiththeGiacomettifoundationinParis,isbothaneruditeandintimatestudythatfeaturesexclusivearchivalmaterialandfirst-handaccountsoftheartistatwork.AlbertoGiacometti(19011966)isbestknownforhiseerieseriesofbronzestatuesportrayingwraithlike,emaciatedfigureswhichhecreatedduringaperiodofprolificartisticactivity,stimulatedbythedevastatingeventsofWorldWarII.However,hewasalsoanaccomplishedpainter,draftsman,andlithographer,andcamefromanartisticbackground.Goingbeyondatraditionalanalysisoftheartistssculpturesforwhichheismostrenowned,YvesBonnefoysincisivetextrevealshowGiacomettiwasoneofthemostdiverseartistsofthepastcentury.Thisvolumefocusesonhisartisticdevelopmentandtheworksofartthemselves,andisorganizedintochaptersthatidentifykeyperiodsintheartistslife,suchashistravelsinItalyandhistimespentamongtheParisiansurrealists.ParticularimportanceisgiventohisstudyofheadsandtheperiodofhismonumentalWalkingManseries.Offeringin-depthanalysisandinnovativeinterpretationsoftheartistspaintingsandsculptures,YvesBonnefoymakescontinualreferencetoGiacomettiswritingsanddeclarationsinordertoelucidatetheintellectualandpsychologicalcontextofhiswork.ThisworkalsobenefitsfromphotographicanddocumentaryarchivesprovidedbyAnnetteGiacomettiandotherfamilymembers.ThisneweditionhasbeenupdatedwiththeGiacomettifoundationinParis;featuringextensivenotes,adetailedchronologyandbibliography,andillustratedwithnearly600worksanddocuments,thisseminalstudyremainsoneofthemostcomprehensivemonographsontheartist,hislife,andhisoeuvre.