Prior to the 1960s, Andrew Wyeth enjoyed a stellar reputation as arising star in the art world. Since then, critics and scholars havelargely ignored him. Wyeth, however, who is age 88 at the date ofpublication, has continued to paint, to the delight of hisadmirers, collectors, and the art-loving public. Now, inassociation with the High Museum exhibition, Andrew Wyeth: Memory& Magic takes a fresh look at the work of one of America's mostbeloved artists.In examining his entire oeuvre, the book celebratesthe artist's ongoing love affair with everyday life-domestic,natural, and architectural. Found throughout Wyeth's work, theseobjects form patterns that illuminate core themes and reveal theartist wrestling with issues of memory, temporality, embodiment,and the metaphysical. Organized chronologically and thematically,the book explores how the artist's approach to these subjects wasformed in his early career, and has been revisited in new andsurprising ways in recent years.Andrew Wyeth: Memory & Magiccomprises 150 tempera paintings and 50 drawings andwatercolors-including his most-famous works, but also manypublished here for the first time. 在20世纪60年代之前,安德鲁·惠氏(AndrewWyeth)在艺术界享有“崛起之星”的声誉。从那以后,评论家和学者们一直对他置之不理。然而,在出版之日88岁的惠氏继续绘画,令他的崇拜者、收藏家和热爱艺术的公众感到高兴。现在,安德鲁·怀斯(Andrew Wyeth:Memory&魔术)与高博物馆展览联系在一起,重新审视了美国最受欢迎的艺术家之一的作品。在审视他的全部作品时,这本书颂扬了这位艺术家对日常生活的持续热爱--家庭生活、自然生活和建筑。在惠氏的作品中,这些物体形成了模式,照亮了核心主题,揭示了艺术家与记忆、时代性、具体化和形而上学问题的角力。这本书按时间顺序和主题编排,探讨了艺术家在早期职业生涯中是如何形成这些主题的,近年来又以新的、令人惊讶的方式重新审视了这些主题。安德鲁·怀斯(Andrew Wyeth:Memory&Magica)包括150幅温度画、50幅绘画和水彩画,其中包括他最著名的作品,但也有许多作品首次在这里出版。
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