Claude Monet: The Magician of Colour (Color)

by Stephan Koja, Katja Miksovsky

Learning about the life and work of the famous French painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) doesn't have to start with reading an art history book. This CD-ROM lets you explore the best-known paintings of the great Impressionist master from an endless variety of angles, a playful, interactive approach that fits well with Monet's groundbreaking explorations of light and color.

Genres: Art, Picture Books

CD-ROM

First published November 1, 1996

Reviews

[Mohammad Ali Shamekhi · Rating 2 out of 5]

این کتاب نگاهی است مختصر به زندگی و برخی آثار کلود مونه، نقاش امپرسیونیست، قرن نوزده - و اوایل بیست. نویسنده در این کتاب کوشیده نقاشی های مونه را طبق محیط زندگی و شرایط زندگی او مرتب و عرضه کند. این کار از این جهت جالب است که نشان می نهد مونه از کوچکترین چیزی در محیط پیرامون خود غفلت نمی کرده و بازی رنگ ها را در نور خورشید در هر جا، چه شهر چه باغچه ی خانه اش، پی می گرفته



یکی از نقاط جالب برای من توجه مونه به تکنولوژی بود. او تلاش می کرد نقاشی باشد مدرن و از همین رو به مظاهر مدرنیته توجه خاصی داشت - مثلا از ایستگاه قطار و دود بخار قطار ها نقاشی های متعددی کرد. در کتاب چنین آمده است

People ... thought that what they saw in the pictures was not pretty enough. Filthy steam trains! The public wanted to see majestic kings, lovely princesses, heroic wars, or scenes from the Bible, not everyday things! Why, then, did Monet paint everyday things? Because he wanted to be a modern artist who painted the world he lived in. For that reason, he created paintings of the railway, one of the most recent triumphs of technology. He loved trains. He painted them again and again, sometimes crossing bridges, other times with smoking locomotives or arriving at the stations of Paris. While he was working on a series of pictures of the Saint-Lazare Station, the Directors of the railroad even stopped trains for him, emptied the platforms of travellers, and heated up the boilers of the locomotives to create as much steam as possible

مونه نقاشی امپرسیونیستی بود، بدان معنا که نقاشی در فضای باز را دوست داشت و نقاشی هایش مظهر بازی رنگ ها و نور بود. این توجه به نور و رنگ باعث می شد سرعت در نقاشی او اهمیت بیابد - زیرا بازی های خاص نور و رنگ تدارم کمی دارند

The Impressionists typically liked to paint outdoors, and their pictures show everyday things. They particularly wanted to capture the beauty of lighting effects and the play of colour. Often, this was only a matter of a beautiful instant, and that is why many of their pictures were painted very quickly. Today, this seems entirely normal. In earlier times, however, pictures were painted in studios, where models in costumes stood motionless for hours in front of backdrops, so that paintings could be made depicting major events from mythology or history. Compared with these, of course, the Impressionists' pictures seemed pretty unusual

موضوع و روش تازه ی امپرسیونیست ها موجب رانده شدنشان از تنها نمایشگاه رسمی پاریس شد و همین در دیرتر شدن شهرت یافتنشان از یک سو و فروش نرفتن آثارشان از سوی دیگر دخیل بود

Every year, there was a large art exhibition at the Salon in Paris. For many years, this had been the only place where the public could see new paintings. The judges at the Salon decided which pictures would be exhibited and which would not. The Impressionists' pictures were always rejected, because members of the Salon jury had old-fashioned ideas about art. Since the Impressionists did not exhibit at the Salon, they did not become known very quickly and had difficulty selling their
pictures

اما بالاخره بعد از سال ها دوران شهرت او هم فرارسید و نقاشی هایش نه تنها در پاریس بلکه در شهرها و کشورهای گوناگون - خصوصا آمریکا - طرفداران پر و پاقرصی بدست آورد. او سرانجام در سال 1926 بعد از هشتاد و چهار سال زندگی درگذشت

[Whale Read · Rating 4 out of 5]

life and works of monet in short, beautiful narrator

Monet was boin in paris 14 Nov
5 >> Le harve, north coast of france.
lovely seaside town with its constantly "changing light" and the flowing pattern made by water

This might be his whole life key words "changing light and flowing pattern"

successful >> 40

[Mari McR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful images of Monet's paintings, and I appreciated the B&W photos of his family: Camille, Alice, and their 8 children together. This book is a lovely, yet brief, overview of the life and works of the Father of Impressionism.

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written for middle graders and even I think adults would appreciate this title. This title is a good representation of the highlights Monet’s life. I think if you are an adult just learning about Monet you will enjoy this title. A bit more about his private life was included and his first wife died and re.2he married. A number of Monet’s paintings were featured and “Pears and Grape” was one of my favorites and seeing Edward Manet’s , “Monet painting in his Studio Boat” was delightful.
This title was published by a European art publisher, Prestel, that does a number of art titles and does a very good job with text and especially the reproduction of the art works.

[Gina Valdes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Claude Monet, The magician of Colour was an interesting biography. It was very informative but the text was kept at a good length. I would not necessarily use this book for younger kids, but it would be great to use in an art classroom for middle school or even more advanced elementary kids. It was great because instead of just a lot of boring words, the author included a decent amount of pictures/artwork on every page. Some of the pages are full bleed with Claude Monet’s artwork. This book would be really great to teach kids about his techniques and history. It will hold their attention because it’s not too long and allow them to be educated at the same time. Most history books for kids are not successful in this. Overall, I was pretty impressed with this book and would definitely recommend it to a middle school art teacher!

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice addition to our art unit on Monet; chronicling his life in an easy to understand and interesting way. The book has a lovely layout with many photographs and the artist's work colorfully displayed throughout.