Memòria personal.: Fragment per a una autobiografia

by Antoni Tàpies

MEMORIA PERSONAL FRAGMENT PER UNA AUTOBIOGRAFIA

Genres: Art, Biography

424 pages, Paperback

First published October 2, 2009

About the author

Antoni Tàpies i Puig (Barcelona, 13 de desembre de 1923 - Barcelona, 6 de febrer de 2012) fou un pintor, escultor i teòric de l'art català. Fou un dels principals exponents a escala mundial de l'informalisme, i és considerat com un dels artistes catalans més destacats del segle xx. L'obra de l'artista barceloní gaudeix d'un centre d'estudi i conservació a la Fundació Antoni Tàpies de Barcelona.

Reviews

[Juan Fuentes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lo encontré de segunda mano por un euro y, admirador como soy de la obra de Tàpies, me lo llevé para casa. No tenía grandes expectativas, pero ha resultado ser una joyita. Una autobiografía desde su niñez hasta los años setenta que es cuando escribió el libro.

[Monty · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting read for me, Tapies having been a favorite painter of mine since I discovered him during my college days. Also, reading it so soon after visiting Barcelona, I had a clear recollection of many of the streets and landmarks mentioned. On the other hand, there is a lot of discussion of historical figures, events, and political movements with which I am not familiar at all, and so there were several sections that didn't mean as much to me as they would to someone more well-versed in those matters. Even so, I enjoyed learning about this person whose work I have admired for so long, but whose life I knew little about.

That said, I'm not sure this is a book for just anyone. I can't imagine it would be of interest to anyone who wasn't already a fan of Tapies's work.