John Craxton - A Life Of Gifts

约翰·克拉克斯顿（John Craxton） - 礼物的生活

出版社 ‏ : ‎ Yale University Press

语言 ‏ : ‎ 英语

精装 ‏ : ‎ 384页

商品重量 ‏ : ‎ 680 g

尺寸 ‏ : ‎ 16.41 x 3.61 x 24 cm

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内容简介

这个故事令人振奋，引人入胜，讲述了一位20世纪英国反叛艺术家的生活和事业。

英国艺术家约翰-克拉克斯顿（1922-2009）出生于伦敦一个庞大的音乐和波希米亚家庭，被描述为新浪漫主义者，但他称自己是 "一种阿卡迪亚人"。他的早期艺术受到了布莱克、帕尔默、米罗和毕加索的影响。在实现了移居希腊的梦想后，他的作品逐渐演变为对拜占庭马赛克、埃尔-格雷科和希腊生活艺术的个人回应。本书讲述了他的冒险故事。克拉克斯顿的照片让这个传奇故事变得更加精彩、有趣和悲壮。伊恩-柯林斯大大扩展了我们对这位艺术家的了解--包括对克拉克斯顿和卢西恩-弗洛伊德之间充满传奇色彩的复杂友谊的深入探讨，其中引用了克拉克斯顿希望在死前保持隐私的信件和回忆。

Uplifting and engaging, this story recounts the life and career of a rebellious 20th-century British artist

Born into a large, musical, and bohemian family in London, the British artist John Craxton (1922–2009) has been described as a Neo-Romantic, but he called himself a “kind of Arcadian”. His early art was influenced by Blake, Palmer, Miró, and Picasso. After achieving a dream of moving to Greece, his work evolved as a personal response to Byzantine mosaics, El Greco, and the art of Greek life. This book tells his adventurous story for the first time. At turns exciting, funny, and poignant, the saga is enlivened by Craxton’s ebullient pictures. Ian Collins expands our understanding of the artist greatly—including an in-depth exploration of the storied, complicated friendship between Craxton and Lucian Freud, drawing on letters and memories that Craxton wanted to remain private until after his death.