Michael Scuffil Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

This work in the Basic Genre series features more than 35 photographs, descriptions, and interpretations of the featured works, and a brief biography of the artists.

S výstřední ironií a stylem připomínajícím staré mistry začal Fernando Botero (* 1932) malovat karikatury zvířat a korpulentních lidí s nepoměrně velikými hlavami, a to v době, kdy jeho současníci nadšeně odvrhovali figurativní zobrazení ve prospěch abstrakce. V poslední době rozšířil svůj zájem do oblasti sochařství, kde vytváří velkoformátová bronzová díla zpodobňující stejné postavy, jaké s takovou oblibou maloval. Boterovo dílo podobně jako romány Gabriela Garcíi Márqueze nebo hudba Astora Piazzoly představují ikony moderní latinoamerické kultury.

The surrealist paintings of René Magritte (1898-1967) turn the usual order of things upside down, making it seem quite natural that a dinner roll should fly past a dungeon door. His work — strange, beautiful, and often witty — restores a sense of mystery to a world that often seems to have lost its magic.

The creator of Art Nouveau's greatest beauties Alfons Mucha’s is an art of seduction. His graceful women, delicate colors, and decorative style add up to an unashamed act of temptation. Mucha (1860-1939), whose work is indissolubly linked with the Art Nouveau style, was one of the most fascinating artistic personalities of the turn of the 20th century. He was not only a painter and graphic artist, but also took an interest in sculpture, jewelry, interior decorating, and utilitarian art. His particular talents, however, lay in decorative graphics, which was the basis of his fame and remains so today. This book traces all aspects of his career via biographical and descriptive texts and a wide selection of images.