Author(s): Imma Julian
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 171
Publisher: EDICIONES BARATARIA
Language: Spanish
Date Published: 2013-12-01
Dimensions: 150 x 198 x 14mm
Publication City/Country: Spain
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Art history scholar Imma Julian discusses a wide range of topics with the great Spanish painter Antoni Tapies in this collection of candid dialogues that takes readers into the artist s mind. The conversations span the period from the mid-1970s to recent times and center on experiences and personal and shared memories from the dramatic postwar years to the arrival of democracy in Spain. What emerges is a portrait of a man who, despite having achieved international acclaim and success, was wholly dedicated to representing the humblest urban landscape, searching his surroundings and within himself for the elements necessary to communicate with his contemporaries through a unique and highly individualistic language. Included are Tapies s musings on the ethical and political responsibilities of his job; the intellectual magnitude of a tireless worker; his admiration for other greats, such as Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro; his philias and phobias; and his contempt for trends.
La erudita de la historia del arte Imma Julian conversa con el gran pintor espanol Antoni Tapies acerca de una amplia gama de temas en esta recopilacion de dialogos candidos que adentra al lector en la mente del artista. Las conversaciones abarcan el periodo desde mediados de los anos 70 hasta fechas recientes y se centran en vivencias y recuerdos personales o compartidos desde los dramaticos anos de la posguerra hasta la llegada de la democracia a Espana. Lo que emerge es un retrato de un hombre que, a pesar de haber logrado la aclamacion y el exito internacional, estaba completamente dedicado a la representacion del paisaje urbano mas humilde, buscando a su alrededor y dentro de si mismo los elementos necesarios para la comunicacion con sus contemporaneos a traves de un lenguaje unico y personalisimo. Se incluyen las reflexiones de Tapies sobre la carga etica y politica de su trabajo; la envergadura intelectual de un trabajador infatigable; su admiracion por otros grandes, como Pablo Picasso y Joan Miro; sus filias y fobias; y su desprecio por las modas."