Paul Ceacute;zanne was the leading figure in the revolution toward abstraction in modern painting. His influence on the course of modern art; particularly on the development of cubism; is enormous and deep. In his early career; he was strongly influenced by Delacroix and Courbet. Through Pissarro; Cezanne came to know Manet and the Impressionist painters. He exhibited with the Impressionists in 1874; but eventually rejected what he considered the Impressionists lack of structure. Cezanne sought to "recreate nature" by simplifying forms to their basic geometric equivalents; utilizing contrasts of colour and considerable distortion to express the essence of landscape; still-lifes; and figural groupings. Instead of adhering to the traditional focalized system of perspective; he portrayed objects from shifting viewpoints. Cezanne worked in oil; watercolour; and drawing media; often making several versions of his works.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Best Music Guide EverBy David LindsayThis review refers to The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise Edition). It has over 3000 entries; 1600 pages; and was published in 2007.This is the best guide to popular music that I have ever owned. Although it claims to cover all forms of popular music including jazz; folk; and latin; it is really a rock and pop guide. Only the most famous jazz artists are included. Most entries tend to find something positive to say about each artist; which is a nice touch since a lot of music criticism tends towards bitchiness. There is biographical information on each of the artists and bands. Their albums are rated with a star system that reflects the editors view of the place of each album within the artists body of work. However; 5 star albums are described as magnificent and timeless. The authors claim they belong in every comprehensive record collection. Ignoring compilations: the Beatles have 7 have 5 star albums; Bob Dylan 8; Neil Young 4;and Sting 0.I seem to share similar tastes to the authors; because I agree with their ratings about 90% of the time. I cant say that about the ratings issued by the All Music Guide. There are inevitably some omissions; but it is impossible to include everybody. The major artists like Neil Young; Bob Dylan; and The Beatles are well represented. A lot of underrated British artists like John Martyn and Michael Chapman are included even though they have never enjoyed much popular success.It is a well-written tome so it is easy to spend hours just wading through the entries. I would recommend this book to any pop/rock fan.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Browsing with a good single malt next to you...By FastFolkertI ordered my copy at some years ago but still use it every now and then.Todays up-to-date information on most bands can be found on the internet; but this book (paper) serves a different goal for me.I use it while relaxing on the couch; some espresso or a single malt Scotch at handand good musc on the stero.And then I radomly browse through this book for an hour or so and in most cases I come across some names of bands that I did not know and want to explore...5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Excellent reference; very reasonable priceBy Arthur MaiselThis is the best type of reference book: fun to browse in and reliable. (Warning: Youll want to buy a lot of CDs after looking at this book.)The coverage of this selection from the complete 10-volume set is impeccable; I found very few omissions that I could quibble with. There are some typos and mistakes (how could there not be?); but almost none in the information relevant to the purpose of the book. All of the articles I have read succeed in Larkins aim of steering a course between an "encyclopediese" recitation of dry facts and the overopinionated critical writing that pop music often suffers from.The selection does favor English and American artists; but most users of the book will probably not find this a major limitation. The authors are at least aware of this byproduct of U.S. pop cultural hegemony.The five-star rating system for albums is relatively new and still has some rough edges: when the author of an article doesnt avail him- or herself of it; the result is that all the albums are rated equally. Since the system is most useful in relative terms (Blonde on Blonde versus; say; Nashville Skyline) and unavoidably subjective; it would be better to omit the stars altogether if the author of an article doesnt want to make distinctions. But its a small point.It is hard to imagine how this could be better in any substantial way.
