The Art of Richard Diebenkorn
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520212584 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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John Elderfield is Chief Curator-at-Large at The Museum of Modern Art. Ruth Fine is Curator of Modern Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery.. Jane Livingston is an independent author and curator living in Rappahannock County, Virginia
Brad Teare said Good overview. I enjoyed this book although I wish it had more images of the Ocean Park series. But the illustrations are large and plentiful and one gets a good idea of Diebencorn's body of work.This book is large (9.75" x 1"Good overview" according to Brad Teare. I enjoyed this book although I wish it had more images of the Ocean Park series. But the illustrations are large and plentiful and one gets a good idea of Diebencorn's body of work.This book is large (9.75" x 12"). Many of the plates are full pages and ably demonstrate the artist's use of color and texture to make beautiful abstract. "). Many of the plates are full pages and ably demonstrate the artist's use of color and texture to make beautiful abstract. Grady Harp said 'Reality Digested, Transmuted and Twisted'. Ruth E. Fine's title for her essay on Richard Diebenkorn (19"'Reality Digested, Transmuted and Twisted'" according to Grady Harp. Ruth E. Fine's title for her essay on Richard Diebenkorn (1922-199'Reality Digested, Transmuted and Twisted' Ruth E. Fine's title for her essay on Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) aptly describes the career of this phenomenally important and gifted artist. His works are still sought after by those who can still afford his many print editions from Crown Point Press ('Green', an etching from the Ocean Park Series remains one of the most highly. ) aptly describes the career of this phenomenally important and gifted artist. His works are still sought after by those who can still afford his many print editions from Crown Point Press ('Green', an etching from the Ocean Park Series remains one of the most highly. "'Reality Digested, Transmuted and Twisted'" according to Grady Harp. Ruth E. Fine's title for her essay on Richard Diebenkorn (1922-199'Reality Digested, Transmuted and Twisted' Ruth E. Fine's title for her essay on Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) aptly describes the career of this phenomenally important and gifted artist. His works are still sought after by those who can still afford his many print editions from Crown Point Press ('Green', an etching from the Ocean Park Series remains one of the most highly. ) aptly describes the career of this phenomenally important and gifted artist. His works are still sought after by those who can still afford his many print editions from Crown Point Press ('Green', an etching from the Ocean Park Series remains one of the most highly. -199'Reality Digested, Transmuted and Twisted' Ruth E. Fine's title for her essay on Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) aptly describes the career of this phenomenally important and gifted artist. His works are still sought after by those who can still afford his many print editions from Crown Point Press ('Green', an etching from the Ocean Park Series remains one of the most highly. ) aptly describes the career of this phenomenally important and gifted artist. His works are still sought after by those who can still afford his many print editions from Crown Point Press ('Green', an etching from the Ocean Park Series remains one of the most highly. john ritthaler said Great painter, Great book. After reading a few of the other reviews I felt like throwing my "Great painter, Great book" according to john ritthaler. After reading a few of the other reviews I felt like throwing my 2 cents worth. First of all, I am amazed and love the fact that Diebenkorn has recieved so much press. Its a shame he was shunned from the New York art world when he was alive.(Although, I don't think he was terribly upset by this) I didn't even hear of him untill I we. cents worth. First of all, I am amazed and love the fact that Diebenkorn has recieved so much press. Its a shame he was shunned from the New York art world when he was alive.(Although, I don't think he was terribly upset by this) I didn't even hear of him untill I we
All three authors provide valuable insights based on their personal relationships with the artist and his widow, Phyllis. On both page and canvas, the reader can sense Diebenkorn's complexity and highly self-conscious working methods, as well as his formidable integrity.The Art of Richard Diebenkorn will give readers with an interest in all phases of modernism new thoughts about the relationship between abstraction and representation. Jane Livingston's extensively researched biographical essay covers Diebenkorn's entire career and concentrates on the artist's inner life and purposes as revealed in his paintings. This catalog is the most comprehensive volume on the artist now available. Recognized as a major figure in postwar American painting, Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) was an artist strongly identified with California but whose work is beloved throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Stunningly illustrated, with 192 full-color reproductions, this book is an exhilarating testament to a distinctive American artis
His paintings thus hover on the boundary between abstraction and landscape. On the process of painting, American painter Richard Diebenkorn once wrote, "I want painting to be difficult to do. This paperback exhibition catalog of the retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City contains a beautifully produced plate section, arranged chronologically, that spans nearly the entire second half of the 20th century. There is a tranquil, mystical quality to his works: geometric lines define fields of color evoking the tones, landscape, atmosphere, and quality of light in Ocean Park. This sequence consists of more than 100 paintings created primarily over the course of the 1970s. The more obstacles, obstructions, problems the better." In part, he meant that the freest artistic expression was often the result of some sort of restraint. A special highlight are Diebenkorn's notes to himself on beginning a painting. .