John Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith Knihy

Reprezentativní publikace přibližuje nejvýznamnější osobnosti současného světového umění.

Monograficky zaměřená publikace, přinášející reprezentativní a ucelený výběr z tvorby Jaroslava Valečky z let 2010-2015, představuje autora, který se vyprofiloval v nepřehlédnutelnou osobnost současné střední umělecké generace v návaznosti na dlouhou tradici české krajinomalby a symbolistní imaginace. Kromě Valečkových typických, okouzlujících krajin s dalekými horizonty a magickými světelnými situacemi odhaluje tato kniha skryté, niterné zdroje jeho díla - odkrývá provázanost autorovy tvorby s krajem jeho dětství, zádumčivě melancholickým prostředím Lužických hor a „mrazivými“ příběhy jeho obyvatel. Úvodní studie pochází z pera proslulého britského teoretika a kurátora Edwarda Lucie-Smitha, autora více než stovky publikací z oblasti dějin umění a poezie, jehož nejznámější kniha Art Today (1995) zůstává neopominutelným manuálem současné světové umělecké tvorby. Další zasvěcené studie o Valečkově díle napsaly historičky umění Martina Vítková, Rea Michalová, a kurátorka Veronika Marešová.

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This lavishly illustrated book, the first of its kind, delves into the vast and vibrant American realist tradition. Sixteen diverse sections showcase the finest works from various groups, schools, and periods, starting before the Revolutionary War and covering movements like American Impressionism, the Ashcan School, Precisionism, Urban Realism, and Photorealism, extending to contemporary Postmodern Realism. The text provides compelling evidence that the American realist legacy holds a unique place in global art. In this critical synthesis, Edward Lucie-Smith examines the pioneering masters of American realism, including Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, and Edward Hopper. He also highlights contemporary realist painters who have recently gained recognition, such as Isabel Bishop and Alice Neel, alongside established figures like Wayne Thiebaud and Leon Golub, whose contributions are now being fully appreciated. The narrative includes emerging artists like Eric Fischl and Jeff Koons, who have achieved significant acclaim within this innovative tradition. The book traces the evolution of American realism to the present day, illustrating its continued vitality. With over one hundred color plates, this magnificent volume celebrates and illuminates the enduring power of a remarkable American legacy.

Paul Rubens definoval borokne umenie po stranke formalnej tak po stranke ideologickej.Prehľad jeho rozsiahlej a tematicky roznorodej tvorby nam umožňuje pochopiť politicko-kulturnu ideologiu europskych monarchií a dokazuje didakticko-nábožensky charakter umenia v pojatí reformačnej katolickej cirkvy.

A survey of one of the most controversial epochs art history, the Modern Movement, this text combines a critical eye with a historian's insight into wider trends. It reflects the changes that have swept across the art world since 1960, challenging the old assumptions and certainties.

A history of architecture, painting, sculpture and photography for each decade in the twentieth century - Gauguin - Cult of the Primitive - Van Gogh - Rodin - Klimt - Picasso - Rousseau - Fauves - Matisse - Cubism - Pictorialism - Andres Serrano - Cindy Sherman - Jeff Koons - Franz Marc

The series has always been highly regarded for its insight and authority, providing an invaluable introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each volume contains an introductory essay, forty-eight full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black and white.

Images of women played a significant role in this new 'realist' interpretation of the world; they are now represented not as dim, mythical figures, but as real creatures of flesh and blood, whatever their position in the social hierarchy. The elegant society hostess and the modern bourgeois women enjoying a boating trip to Argentenil; the barmaid in one of Manet's noisy cafes and the Degas laundress; even the tart lounging lasciviously amidst the plush reds of the whore house - the Impressionists described all these women, to create a colourful and vived picture of Paris in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Moreover, the numerous portraits painted by these artists of their families and friends offer us an intimate view of the close-knit community called the Impressionist circle.

Foreword by Michel Laclotte. Introduction by Edward Lucie-Smith.