Jacek Malczewski is one of the most revered painters of Poland; associated with the patriotic Young Poland movement following the century of Partitions. He is regarded as father of Polish Symbolism. In his creative output; Malczewski combined the predominant style of his times; with the historical motifs of Polish martyrdom; the Romantic ideals of independence; the Christian and Greek traditions; folk mythology; as well as his love of natural environment. His painting revolved around a few carefully selected motifs; constantly retold and expanded into mythology filled with national symbols. His own awakened imagination enabled Malczewski to free the creative voice within and give rise to new aesthetic ideas defining Polands school of Symbolism. His art has been compared to that of French Gustave Moreau; Swiss Arnold Bouml;cklin; and even Spanish Salvador Daliacute;. His paintings received high honours at the international exhibits including Berlin in 1891; Munich in 1892; and Paris in 1900.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful. Twenty years later; still a fascinating and insightful read.By John S HarrisWow. If only you knew how treacherous the music business is. Read this and youll know."Hit Men" confirms what many music lovers saddened by the boring state of commercial rock radio already suspected: hit records are bought and paid for by the promoters; not made by the fans. Dont allow yourself for one second to believe ever again that radio stations are pushing songs into heavy rotation because they are responding to what their listeners want. They are doing so because someone is paying a LOT of money to cram those songs down your throat. As bad as this was in decades past; I dare say it is even worse now (in 2010)."Hit Men" pulls back the curtain on the major players and activities in the record business over a period of several decades and reveals some extremely ugly and disheartening truths about how that business operates. I doubt anyone reading this book will regard the music business or the radio business with anything other than contempt from now on.Want to know why certain songs become hits? Its because someone paid for it to happen. It has nothing at all to do with consumer preference. Well; at least not primarily.Are you a fan of The Who? Want to know the REAL reason their 1981 album "Face Dances" tanked? Read this book.Want to know the REAL reason artists on certain labels get massive amounts of airplay while artists on other labels struggle to get heard? Read this book. But heres a hint -- it has nothing to do with the quality of the music.Educated readers will probably make the logical assumption that there are a great many industries that operate as the music business has and does. Welcome to the real world; folks. Its all about the money. In any battle between commerce and art; commerce has the advantage. Get used to it.Fascinating; fascinating reading. Just as relevant today as it was when it was published in 1990.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. What a terrible state its in todayBy John WalkerThe music business is more about mob association then it is music... What a terrible state its in today...and now I clearly understand why we keep hearing the same damn 10 songs that I hate over and over again35 of 37 people found the following review helpful. HARD TO PUT THIS AWARD-WINNING MUSIC-BIZ EXPOSEacute; DOWNBy Ron SimpsonDannen hit such a home run with this thoroughly researched book that he was honored from within the music industry (Ralph J. Gleason award) and without (national bestseller list). The topic here is unwholesome practices within the music industry; but the most passionate subtopic of Dannens research is the system of independent promotion through which singles are "added" to radio station playlists and then moved through the charts. I almost think HIT MEN should be considered a must read for anyone in the music industry: artist; manager; songwriter or publisher. Since Dannen reports his quotes exactly as they come down; you will not find the dialog exactly suitable for Sunday School. The second edition covers events up to and including 1991 and contains a follow-up chapter not in the original 1990 hardback edition. Now; some years after its original introduction; HIT MEN is still gripping and relevant. Aspects of the described litigation still tend to resurface from time to time; and many of the key players identified and profiled by Dannen are still suited up and swinging on the music-business diamond. Ron Simpson; School of Music; Brigham Young University. Author of MASTERING THE MUSIC BUSINESS.
