Format:
287 Seiten
ISBN:
9783791359793
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3791359797
Content:
In 1940s occupied Paris, Jean Dubuffet began to champion a progressive vision for art; one that rejected classical notions of beauty in favor of a more visceral aesthetic. Taking a pioneering approach to materiality and technique, the artist variously blended paint with sand, glass, tar, coal dust and string. At the same time, he began to assemble a collection of art brut-work that was made outside the academic tradition of fine art- even visiting psychiatric wards from 1945 to collect work by patients. This book features texts from leading scholars and is accompanied by images that illuminate Dubuffet's attempts to move beyond the artistic expectations of his time. The works are grouped into six thematic sections that focus on specific series, from his graffiti-inspired "Walls" and his notorious portrait series, "People are Much More Beautiful Than They Think" to the "Corps de dames", a controversial series of "female" landscapes, and his anthropomorphic sculptures, "Little Statues of Precarious Life." Exquisitely produced, this celebration of Dubuffet's work embraces his world view that art is for everyone, not just the elite.
Note:
Impressum: First published 2021 by Prestel Verlag in association with Barbican Art Gallery on the occasion of the exhibition "Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty", 11 February - 23 May 2021
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
Dubuffet, Jean 1901-1985
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Ausstellungskatalog
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Ausstellungskatalog
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Bildband
Author information:
Dubuffet, Jean 1901-1985
Author information:
Nairne, Eleanor
