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Louisa Matthiasdottir
The artist's dazzling landscapes, still lifes, and self-portraits are a defining achievement of postwar American art, uniting bold colour, spare geometric composition, and naturalistic observation. Matthiasdottir returned regularly to her native Iceland, the subject of much of her work.
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80 pages, Hardcover
First published September 25, 1986
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December 21, 2018
Iceland came to life under the brush of Louisa Matthiasdottir. Although she spent most of her adult life in New York City, her work was formed by the stunning Icelandic landscape. Such colors! I may not know much about art, but I definitely admire Mattiasdottir, without a doubt.
"The reason I paint is because I want to paint what I see. But to paint what I see, I must build from color."
This book is a coffee-table book that combines a biography with art plates. While she may not have specifically followed any particular standard, she combined Naturalism with Constructivism, allowing for a newer and cleaner perspective. Her childhood memories of volcanic mountains against the blue sea would also be reflected in her still-life canvases in her NYC studio.
I'm not sure what other books there are on Louisa Matthiasdottir, but this one is almost superb. I say 'almost' because there are times when the text gets a bit flowery. Every painter's bio has that tendency, but I prefer to let the pictures do the talking as much as possible. Still, the numerous plates are worth the view, particularly on a milky winter's day.
Book Season = Winter (glitter of glacier)
"The reason I paint is because I want to paint what I see. But to paint what I see, I must build from color."
This book is a coffee-table book that combines a biography with art plates. While she may not have specifically followed any particular standard, she combined Naturalism with Constructivism, allowing for a newer and cleaner perspective. Her childhood memories of volcanic mountains against the blue sea would also be reflected in her still-life canvases in her NYC studio.
I'm not sure what other books there are on Louisa Matthiasdottir, but this one is almost superb. I say 'almost' because there are times when the text gets a bit flowery. Every painter's bio has that tendency, but I prefer to let the pictures do the talking as much as possible. Still, the numerous plates are worth the view, particularly on a milky winter's day.
Book Season = Winter (glitter of glacier)
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