A perfect synthesis of color and line The trailblazing paper cut-outs of Henri Matisse When Henri Matisse (1869 1954) was forced to give up painting in the mid-1940s due to a serious illness, he began to work with painted paper and a pair of scissors, "carving into color" to create bright, bold patterns and forms. Though many critics at the time were unstinting in their cruel remarks about the supposed foolishness of an old man, the work, termed gouaches découpées ( gouache cut-outs ), in fact represented a milestone in modern art. Matisse had not only defied frailty to pursue his artistic impetus, he had also created a whole new medium for exploring the age-old conflict between color and line. This 96-page, hardcover edition includes rich image reproductions from many of Matisse's most celebrated cut-outs,and a detailed biography for context of the artist's life and work.
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Gilles Néret (1933 2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L' il and Connaissance des Arts and received the Elie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí: The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis.
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A perfect synthesis of colour and line The trailblazing paper cut-outs of Henri Matisse When Henri Matisse (1869 1954) was forced to give up painting completely in the mid-1940s due to a serious illness, he began to work with painted paper and a pair of scissors, cutting out forms at will. These works, called gouaches decoupees ( gouache cut-outs ), represented a revolution in modern art. In 1947 Matisse published his works in an unusual album called Jazz rhythmic colour improvisations imbued with a shrill vitality, comparable with the jazz improvisations of Louis Armstrong or Charlie Parker. Matisse a remarkable man who was scarcely able to leave his bed and already considered lost to the world of painting had thus found a way of outsmarting fate and creating a perfect synthesis of colour and line. Many critics at the time were unstinting in their cruel remarks about the supposed foolishness of an old man. Today, no one would deny that Matisse had found a brilliant means of uniting line and colour that constituted a highpoint in his artistic ambitions. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Art Series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions"
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- EditorialTaschen America Llc
- Año de publicación2014
- ISBN 10 3836553880
- ISBN 13 9783836553889
- EncuadernaciónTapa dura
- Número de páginas95
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