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Stuart Davis - 9783791355108

Un libro in lingua di Harry Cooper Barbara Haskell edito da Prestel Pub, 2016

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This book pays tribute to the mature work of
Stuart Davis, a distinctly American artist who
adapted European modernism to reflect the
sights, sounds, and rhythms of popular culture. Beginning in 1921, a series of creative breakthroughs led Davis
away from figurative painting and toward a more abstract
expression of the world he inhabited. Drawing upon his
admiration for Cézanne, Léger, Picasso, and Seurat, Davis
developed a style that would evolve over the next four decades
to become a dominant force in postwar art. His visionary
responses to modern life and culture both high and low remain
relevant more than 50 years after his death. Focusing on the
images and motifs that became hallmarks of his career, this
book features approximately 100 works--from his paintings of
tobacco packages of the early 1920s, the abstract Egg Beater
series, and the WPA murals of the 1930s, to the majestic works
of his last two decades. The authors take a critical approach
to the development of Davis's art and theory, paying special
attention to the impact his earlier work had upon his later
masterpieces. They also discuss Davis's unique ability to
assimilate the lessons of Cubism as well as the imagery of
popular culture, the aesthetics of advertising, and the sounds
and rhythms of jazz--his great musical passion. Informed by
previously unpublished primary documents, the detailed
chronology is, in effect, the first Davis biography. Together,
these elements create a vital portrait of an artist whose works
hum with intelligence and energy.

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