By Sebastian Smee
Exploring significant relationships and mutual influence between pairs of contemporary artists: Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon; Edouard Manet and Edgar Degas; Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso; and Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
Each one of these artists were influential in the art world, and would have probably not have created the same art if not for their meeting their counterparts. Their stories are shared in an easy to follow sequence of events in the lives of each painter in the pair, the effects they had on each other once they met, the struggles and jealousies, as well as deep love and/or admiration for each other's art. [nonfiction, 390pp.]
Favorite quote:
The creative process is a little like the act of making love. It can be as violent as fucking, like an orgasm or an ejaculation. The result is often disappointing, but the process is highly exciting.
-- Francis Bacon
No comments:
Post a Comment