John Richardson draws on the same combination of lively writing; critical astuteness; exhaustive research; and personal experience which made a bestseller out of the first volume and vividly recreates the artists life and work during the crucial decade of 1907-17 - a period during which Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque invented Cubism and to that extent engendered modernism. Richardson has had unique access to untapped sources and unpublished material. By harnessing biography to art history; he has managed to crack the code of cubism more successfully than any of his predecessors. And by bringing a fresh light to bear on the artists often too sensationalised private life; he has succeeded in coming up with a totally new view of this paradoxical man of his paradoxical work. Never before has Picassos prodigious technique; his incisive vision and not least his sardonic humour been analysed with such clarity.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. GREAT IdeasBy Diane H. WestermanGreat! Lots of Ideas She is my favorite artist! If you do this kind of work you will love this book. Great Ideas and easy to do.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Nicole M MartinezGreat product. Thank you so much!6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic Collage BookBy O. Merce Brown*****I am a beginning collage artist; however. this book would be great for anyone at any level. The ideas are creative. very different. and explicitly described so that anyone can carry them out. Materials are listed at the start of each lesson.Some of the topics that are covered are: glazing paint. peeling paint. texured paint. peeling paper. heat transfers. caulking transfers. working with beeswax. antiquing found objects. miniature assemblages. collage storytelling. and much more.I am taking a beginning collage class next month. but probably will not be able to wait to try the techniques listed here. Im inspired to experiment. and with this book. also empowered to experiment!Highly recommended!*****
