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Arshile Gorky: The Implications of Symbols
Product Group: Book
Publisher: University of California Press (1991-11-18)
ISBN: 0520063457
EAN: 9780520063457
Dewey Decimal #: 759.13
Paperback: 270 pages
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Harry Rand's critically acclaimed study of Gorky's brief, troubled life and artistic development is finally available in paperback.
All of Gorky's major themes are touched on and his major paintings dealt with in some depth, with attention to the details of the individual works, and frequently to the drawings and preliminary studies from which the paintings evolved. The discussion centers on the images that united the pieces as they develop from work to work. Rand explores Gorky as well as possible sources and their relationship to the body of Gorky's art. A concluding chapter reassesses Gorky's impact on the New York School in light of a new understanding of his aims and methods.
Through close study of Gorky's oeuvre, the author deciphers an iconography revealing the unexpected and systematic use of explicit ideas and symbols as well as commonplace objects, settings, and personas from the artist's life.
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Customer Reviews
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Excellent, Readable Analysis
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-09-07
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
A well structured thorough analysis of the formal derivations, composition and media techniques of this extremely important artist. One always wishes for endless illustrations so that the reader could extend the engaging search of motives revealed in the analysis. There are easily enough illustrations here to tempt you. An excellent companion to any illustrated collection of the artist's paintings and drawings.
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Lacking Visual
Rating  (3)
Date: 2002-01-08
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Harry Rand's Book "The Implication of Symbols" is indeed well-written and full of important information. Furthermore, his interpretation of the symbolic aspects of Gorky's work as it relates to his life is competent stuff. But here's where to start with a book on visual art: how many paintings does the book show, and of these, how many are in color. An art book discussing artwork that is either not shown in the book, or that is shown only in black and white (when a colorplate is crucial), is a frustrating read. At $..., one expects more than 15 color plates, some of which are poorly reproduced. I'm grateful for the information Mr. Rand provides, but greatly disappointed at the amount of work reproduced in what could otherwise be a complete presentation of the artist and his painting.
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