Art & Artist

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üí^sai THE ARTIST IN HIS WORLD AND OURS Many contributors to this book are known the world over, others are known only to a few. How many people are familiar with an artist's intent or comprehend what he is trying to teli us? The purpose of this collection of writings is to present the views of á number of artists on various aspects of their own work. Certainly it is one of the artist's functions to jolt us out of our perceptual ruts, to prod and jab us into seeing anew. The pointer, the sculptor, the musician-each in his own fashion-writes of his relationships to his work, his objectives, his ideas on life and nature, as these are expressed in his art. These essays on creative endeavor are complemenfed by provocative reflections on the artist in our world: the artist and society, the nature of artistic communication, the psychology of creative activity, and the questions and apprehensions of the audience. Two of the contributors are well known to the cinema: JEAN RENOIR and CESARE... Tovább

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üí^sai THE ARTIST IN HIS WORLD AND OURS Many contributors to this book are known the world over, others are known only to a few. How many people are familiar with an artist's intent or comprehend what he is trying to teli us? The purpose of this collection of writings is to present the views of á number of artists on various aspects of their own work. Certainly it is one of the artist's functions to jolt us out of our perceptual ruts, to prod and jab us into seeing anew. The pointer, the sculptor, the musician-each in his own fashion-writes of his relationships to his work, his objectives, his ideas on life and nature, as these are expressed in his art. These essays on creative endeavor are complemenfed by provocative reflections on the artist in our world: the artist and society, the nature of artistic communication, the psychology of creative activity, and the questions and apprehensions of the audience. Two of the contributors are well known to the cinema: JEAN RENOIR and CESARE ZAVATTINI-five are sculptors: ERNST BARLACH, ALBERTO GIACOMETTI, HENRY MOORE, ERNEST MUNDT, GEORGE RICKEY-five are painters: RUTH ARMER, SABRO HASEGAWA, PAUL KLEE, RICO LEBRUN, JACK SHADBOLT-one is a photographer: W. EUGENE SMITH-another is an architect and engineer: EDUARDO TORROJA- one a psychologist: ANTON EHRENZWEIG-and one a musician: OTTO LUENING. Vissza