Name: Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin - Sue Prideaux
Brand: Sue Prideaux
Price: 198.35 RON
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Paul Gauguin's legend as a transgressive genius arises as much from his aesthetically daring Polynesian paintings as from his biography. But as Sue Prideaux reveals in this gorgeously illustrated, myth-busting work, although Gauguin was a complicated man, his scandalous reputation is largely undeserved. Self-taught, he became a towering artist in his brief life, not just in painting but in ceramics and woodcuts. He fled the bustle of Paris for the beauty of Tahiti, where he lived simply and worked consistently to expose the tragic results of French colonialism. His unconventional career and bold, breathtaking art influenced Van Gogh, Matisse, and Picasso. Through new primary research, Prideaux upends much of what we thought we knew about Gauguin, including the pernicious myth of his syphilis, and illuminates the extraordinary oeuvre of a visionary artist vital to the French avant-garde. nPaul Gauguin's legend as a transgressive genius arises as much from his biography as his aesthetically daring Polynesian paintings. Gauguin is chiefly known for his pictures that eschewed convention, to celebrate the beauty of an indigenous people and their culture. In this gorgeously illustrated, myth-busting work, Sue Prideaux reveals that while Gauguin was a complicated man, his scandalous reputation is largely undeserved. Self-taught, Gauguin became a towering artist in his brief life, not just in painting but in ceramics and graphics. He fled the bustle of Paris for the beauty of Tahiti,