ونسان ون گوگ

by Antony Mason, Arezoo Ahmi (translator)

Eight art appreciation books have about 50 full-color illustrations each -- many of them faithful reproductions of the artists' paintings. A brief biography of each artist accompanies an explanation of his accomplishments.Van Gogh's restless and tragic life is summarized, his original painting style is explained, and examples of his work are reproduced.

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Eighty books – seems a bit excessive, really, even to me. But this is the product of more than twenty years of writing. And I have to say that some authors in my field – illustrated non-fiction – have written twice, even three times, as many.

How did I get here? Well, I worked as an editor with a couple of small publishing companies in London for about ten years (1977–87), and then I turned freelance. Whenever any writing tasks were offered to me, I took them, and so gradually I made the conversion from editor to writer – although I still do both.

I think I always wanted to be a writer, penning short stories as a child. I also have an insatiable curiosity. This is how I’ve ended up in non-fiction, where my magpie instincts to investigate virtually any area of knowledge have served me well.

My primary skill – so I’m told – is to research a subject and then convert it into clear, accessible and engaging text for a general readership, or for children.

I also translate books from French, and write website content.

For a couple of years (2008–10) I was a tutor in writing at Goldsmiths, University of London, working as a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund. Latterly I have been closely involved in the Intergenerational Foundation, which aims to remind government and policy-makers of the need to think for the long-term to ensure an honourable and sustainable legacy to future generations.
Since 2011 I have also been writing as the ‘Brussels expert’ for the Daily Telegraph and the Telegraph online travel website.

Reviews

[J.J. Rodeo · Rating 4 out of 5]

بخشی از جذابیت کتاب، به خاظر شخصیت و زندگی پر شور و شیدایی ون گوگ بود. نویسندگان نیز توانسته بودند تصویری روشن از شرایط اجتماعی و هنرمندان مؤثر بر کار ون گوگ ارائه کنند.

این که ون گوگ بارها برای کشیش شدن تلاش کرده و رد شده بود، یا این که در جنبش های کارگری نقش آفرینی می کرده است، از دید من بسیار جالب بود. از سوی دیگر، برخی ابهام هایم درباره رابطه او با گوگن بر طرف شد. گمان می کردم گوگن با بی مهری او را تنها گذاشته، اما این کتاب نشان داد که گوگن تلاش خود را کرد تا به دوستش کمک کند و تأثیری فوق العاده بر هنر ون گوگ داشته است.