Si alguien puede hablar de muacute;sica con la documentacioacute;n de un investigador; la pasioacute;n de un novelista y el amor por la aneacute;cdota de un fan; eacute;se es Ted Gioia. Tras su monumental Historia del Jazz (1977); ahora invita al lector a un viaje desde las plantaciones del Mississippi; donde nacioacute; el blues; para irse ldquo;a husmear un tiempo por Memphis y establecerse al fin en Chicagordquo; (Peter Guralnick). Veremos coacute;mo el blues ldquo;tuvo un hijo al que le llamaron rock and rollrdquo; (Muddy Waters); y coacute;mo dejoacute; sentir su influencia sobre varias generaciones de muacute;sicos; empezando por Elvis Presley. El meticuloso trabajo de campo del autor (ldquo;para entender no soacute;lo a los muacute;sicos; sino a su muacute;sicardquo;; Boston Globe) le permite ademaacute;s trazar con pulso firme el entorno econoacute;mico; social y racial de unos muacute;sicos que conquistaron el mundo desde el peldantilde;o maacute;s bajo.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful. Eye glance of a masterBy Danthong BreenRembrandt Drawings is a superb collection of drawings by the great Dutch master. They are intimate sketches which depict a glance. They are completely modern. predating the technique of the French modernists. and catch that first critical moment when the essential of a scene is grasped. Above all there is the instant seizure of a moment of humanity. a fleeting expression. query. puzzlement. wonder. but. strangely not a smile.Three of the drawings belong to the more than 90 self portraits in which Rembrandt traced his biography. One is an image of the artist at the age of 23 and it is informative to compare with the oil painting which followed. a display of genius in handling light and shadow. But for all that. the naive sketch catches a mood that no longer exists in the magnificent painting.The book is a treasure to browse and to ponder the profound humanity it contains. Its simplicity is an invitation to take a pencil and trace the same and similar lines. to explore the creative mind of one of the greatest artists who ever lived.34 of 35 people found the following review helpful. Finally. In ColorBy Marshall VandruffRembrandts drawings. though monochromatic. deserve to be in color. The variations in his pen lines and washes are part of their greatness. and Ive waited for decades to see a book like this. Im surprised its in hardcover (I have about a thousand Dover books. all paperbacks) so it costs a few extra dollars. and its no surprise that the reproductions are generations removed from the originals. but Im hardly complaining. Up till now I havent found a complete color collection of his drawings. and he is one of historys greatest and most subtle draftsmen. so this is a gift to the world. If we ever get a book like this reproduced from the originals. it will probably cost over $100.And regarding the artwork. Ill quote my elder colleague and master draftsman. Don Lagerberg: "The older I get. the better Rembrandt gets."0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If your looking to be inspired by Rembrandt. . .By Josueacute; Abraham LunaThis book is perfect for any artist who wants to get a feel for the sketches produced by the genius Rembrandt. Artist should draw as frequently as possible. By observing Rembrandts drawings. you learn how to effectively communicate a scene. or a story. These drawings could easily be concept sketches or storyboards for a movie; which is why I love this book. It inspires me to draw quick sketches of my ideas. and not have to necessarily worry about tight details.
