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Ensor
20Basic Art Series
Entra nel mondo inquietante ed enigmatico delle maschere, del macabro e della derisione esplorando il repertorio unico di scene agghiaccianti e di umorismo inquietante del belga James Ensor. Espressionista prima ancora che il termine fosse coniato, Ensor continua a influenzare generazioni di artisti grazie alla sua satira cupa e distintiva, che attinge a un ricco repertorio stilistico che va dal fantastico gotico al visionario cristiano.
Copertina rigida, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.29 lb, 96 pagine
Ensor
20Maverick master
An enigmatic world of masks and the macabre
An Expressionist before the term was coined, James Ensor (1860–1949) was the classic insider-outsider enigma. He knew all the right art-world figures but loathed most of them. His style lurched from the Gothic fantastical to the Christian visionary. He was a cosmopolitan trailblazer of modernism, but lived reclusively in an attic room in the resort town of Ostend.
For all his elusiveness, Ensor influenced generations of artists through his vivid often gruesome paintings, prints, and drawings. He is cited in particular for his use of dark satire and allegory, his innovative lighting, and for his interest in carnival and performance, showcased in The Entry of Christ into Brussels in 1889 as well as in his repertoire of self-portraits in which he employs masking, travesty, and role-playing to adopt such varied guises as Christ on the Cross and a gender-bending dandy.
This introduction to Ensor explores the richness and variety of his imagery through key examples of his macabre, maverick oeuvre.
For all his elusiveness, Ensor influenced generations of artists through his vivid often gruesome paintings, prints, and drawings. He is cited in particular for his use of dark satire and allegory, his innovative lighting, and for his interest in carnival and performance, showcased in The Entry of Christ into Brussels in 1889 as well as in his repertoire of self-portraits in which he employs masking, travesty, and role-playing to adopt such varied guises as Christ on the Cross and a gender-bending dandy.
This introduction to Ensor explores the richness and variety of his imagery through key examples of his macabre, maverick oeuvre.
L'autore
Ulrike Becks-Malorny ha studiato pittura a Ginevra e storia dell’arte a Bochum, in Germania. Dopo aver conseguito il dottorato nel 1990, ha lavorato come organizzatrice di mostre e autrice freelance. Vive a Bonn, in Germania.
Ensor
Copertina rigida, 21 x 26 cm, 0.58 kg, 96 pagineISBN 978-3-8365-6056-6
Edizione: IngleseScarica qui le immagini del prodotto
Nata nel 1985, la serie Basic Art è diventata la collezione di libri d’arte più venduta al mondo. Ogni libro della serie Basic Art di TASCHEN contiene:
• una cronologia dettagliata riassuntiva della vita e delle opere dell’artista, inserito nel contesto storico e culturale in cui è vissuto
• una biografia concisa
• circa 100 illustrazioni con didascalie esplicative
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Interessanter, hoch informativer Text und sehr gut ausgewählte und - wie immer bei TASCHEN - perfekt gedruckte Abbildungen.