Foto do autor

Susan Grace Galassi

Autor(a) de Turner's Modern and Ancient Ports

9 Works 73 Membros 3 Reviews

Obras de Susan Grace Galassi

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Membros

Resenhas

Turner's Modern and Ancient Ports is both a catalogue of the Frick exhibit and a study of Turner's style through the specific lens of two of his paintings. The study is comprised of several essays, each distinct yet referencing the others.

This is one of those wonderful volumes one can enjoy for its sheer beauty as well as for its rigorous approach to art and art history. So many catalogues are little more than the catalogue of images with a broad essay or two bringing the images together in some form of contextualization. Those are wonderful for what they are, keepsakes from key exhibits. This, however, represents a continuation of the discussion of Turner's work and his place in art history.

This would be an excellent addition to any library whether for its display properties or its contribution to art and art history. I can imagine some people needing two copies, one to annotate and mark up as one does with reference books and one for display and pleasure.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.
… (mais)
 
Marcado
pomo58 | outras 2 resenhas | Apr 14, 2017 |
Shifting Currents indeed! Evocative Turner!

This catalogue is an excellent production supporting the exciting exhibition at the Frick Gallery, running from February 23, 2017 to May 14, 2017. Featuring paintings, drawings and a collection of essays by the curators involved with the exhibition, provide further food for thought about Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), his works and artistic development.
I was captivated by the intriguing tile of one of the essays, 'Shifting Currents: Turner's Depictions of Coasts, Rivers, Harbors and Ports in the 1820's by Ian Warrell. It plays brilliantly to the idea of the exhibition. It's playfulness piqued my interest. That thought aside, all essays are equally authoritative, fascinating and illuminating.
The cornerstone of the exhibition are two paintings belonging to the Frick from the 1820's. They reflect Turner's developing skills and techniques in his representation of the motif of the modern and ancient ports of Dieppe and Cologne; The Harbor of Dieppe of 1825 and Cologne, The Arrival of a Packet-Boat: Evening of 1826. The transition that these two works represent are supported by a coherent and exciting cavalcade of other of Turner's works. Vibrant and energetic! This apparently is the first time that these two seminal paintings have hung side by side.
Just as the exhibition is a window into Turner's methods, his abilities, use of color, light, absorbing subject matter, and so much more, so too is the catalogue. A further portal, a timeless chance to engage with all facets of the exhibition, both during the exhibition, and long after.
The catalogue is definitely a worthy addition for Turner aficionados and the interested, whether one is able to attend the exhibition or not.

A NetGalley ARC
… (mais)
 
Marcado
eyes.2c | outras 2 resenhas | Feb 27, 2017 |
JWM Turner is an artist whose style brings forth a stereotype; he is a brand. A Turner immediately conjures an image that is horizontal (landscape), with a huge sky, at least partly cloudy to filter the light of either the sun or the moon. The overall light is Mediterranean yellow, ochre and brown – even if the subject is say, Brighton. There always seems to be a water feature front and center, the better to reflect said sunlight/moonlight. The foreground is packed with tiny people going about their business, and the background is dominated by some huge building, mountain, or both, adding great distance and depth. Turner’s people are not very detailed, accurate or noteworthy, but his skies and scale are outstanding.

The exhibition at the Frick Museum does nothing to dispel these notions; it is called Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports. This book is the catalog of the exhibition, and is a truly excellent standalone on Turner.

What the book does right is endless. It reproduces over 100 images, Turner paintings and sketches, but also works by others who are referenced in the text. And they are placed right in the text, exactly when you need to see them, not gathered in an image section. They are sized appropriately, and of course numbered for reference. It has even reproduced a painting of Turner, touching up a painting of his at the Royal Academy, in which the main source of light is the blazing sky of his painting. Delightful. There are five essays, each focusing on a different aspect, from the highly technical composition of his pigments to the plagiarism among artists, the historical contexts, and Turner’s playing loose with structures to suit his compositions. The essays tend to focus on two of the most famous Turners – Dieppe and Cologne, which the Frick owns and of which the Frick staff knows pretty much everything, down to the newspaper ad when their first owner auctioned them. There is very little overlap between the essays, and they reference each other, making the whole at least as valuable as the parts. They are well-written, easy to digest and authoritative. All the exhibition’s images are catalogued at the end, and a thorough bibliography makes it all a rock solid go-to on Turner. It is a distinct pleasure.

David Wineberg
… (mais)
 
Marcado
DavidWineberg | outras 2 resenhas | Feb 22, 2017 |

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Estatísticas

Obras
9
Membros
73
Popularidade
#240,526
Avaliação
4.9
Resenhas
3
ISBNs
10
Idiomas
1

Tabelas & Gráficos