If you are looking for a great new art book, look no further, Neue Rollen, a catalog of painting by Neo Rauch is an awesome book. <---- click there.
The reproductions are very good, and there is a lot of text, which I am sure is interesting (I have not read anything except the quotes from Neo Rauch that are positioned on opposite pages from the reproductions). The words are secondary in this kind of book.
It has been a while since an artist really captured my imagination, but Neo Rauch does the job. His quotes are provocative in a not overbearing way, but he does not seem to rely on art theory, instead focusing on an almost surrealist motivation (which is the last thing I think I should be interested by, but here I am, interested).
The reproductions are interesting because they cover paintings that the artist is less well known for, and that are obviously less sucessful visually, so there is a narrative that becomes apparent of someone who figured something out, and this something is how to stop making quirky unsucessful paintings and make blockbuster international fame paintings. It is a rags to riches book.
I recommend buying it.
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1 comments:
You were right. This is a terrific book. Thanks for turning me on to him. I'm a bit behind on contemp. painters since I've spent my last 3 years in the Sculpture Dept. at VCU...
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