İşte Kandinsky

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by Annabel Howard, Adam Simpson (Illustrator), Zeynep Kürük (Translator)

Bacon, Caravaggio, Cézanne, Dalí, Gaudi, Gauguin, Goya, Kandinsky, Leonardo da Vinci, Magritte, Matisse, Monet, Pollock, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Warhol, Frank Lloyd Wright. Farklı ülkelerden, farklı akımlardan, sanat dünyasında iz bırakmış on yedi sanatçı. Ödüllü çizerlerin kitaplara özel çizdikleri illüstrasyonlarla her biri kendi başına da bir sanat eseri adayı olan on yedi kitap. hep kitap“İşte” dizisiyle sanatseverleri keyifli bir yolculuğa çıkarıyor. Dizinin bu ayki kitapları, İşte Kandinskyve İşte Rembrandt.

Yıkılan şehirler… Düşen bombalar… Ekonomik krizler… Dünya vahşetin içinde boğulurken her şeyin ortasında duran bir adam. Tüm olumsuzluklara rağmen bakan değil gören, gördüğünde mistisizm ve şiirsellik arayan hassas bir zihin. Klişelerden uzak, sadece ortaya koymakla değil, üzerine düşünmekle de sanata dahil bir insan. Modern çağın en iyi ressamlarından biri, soyut resmin babası, adını herkesin bildiği, duygularını ise bu kitapta bulacağınız gerçek bir usta: İşte Kandinsky!

Sanat tarihçisi Annabel Howard’ın kalemiyle, çizer Adam Simpson’ın bu kitaba özel yaptığı çizimler birleşiyor ve bizi Kandinsky’nin güçlü resimlerinin içine davet ediyor.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

80 pages, Hardcover

First published June 9, 2015

Reviews

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 🌟

'I love the circle 🔵 🔴 today as I formerly loved the horse.'

Went to the Kandinsky exhibition at the NSW gallery. This book is a nice overview of his work & life.

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book felt like an adult-children's book, with its colorful interpretations of Kandinsky's life and thoughts/feelings and bite-sized text about his life. An easy read and quick introduction to his life.

That being said, I would have enjoyed more actual photos of Kandinsky and paintings. As an "introduction to an artist" book, though, it did the trick. Looking forward to reading Kandinsky's "Concerning the Spiritual in Art" armed with a broad sense of who he was as a person and an artist, thanks to this book.

[Fernanda Camacho · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uma curta e breve estória da vida do artista com ilustrações lindas. Um ótimo livro para presentear alguém que tenha curiosidade sobre o artista mas não queira ler um extensa biografia.

[Juraj Húska · Rating 5 out of 5]

Biography of an artist must be beautiful both for the eye and the soul. This one is an extraordinary gem full of Kandinsky’s witty thoughts, account of his spiritual journey towards finding the truth.

[Pınar Tınaztepe Kaya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hep Kitap'ın "İşte Sanat" serisinden olan bu kitapla tanıdım Kandinsky'i. "İşte Goya" ya göre dolu dolu bir kitaptı. Sanatına ve yaşamına dair çok fazla şey vardı bu kitapta ve bu sayede pek çok şey öğrendim.

[Ke Yu · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations complement well the biographical writing and they give a good sense of Kandinsky's art styles in different periods of his life.

[Nadine De Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ask yourself whether a work of art has carried you to a world unknown to you before, if you find that it has, what more could you want?
Wassily Kandinsky

[LuAnn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, mystical artist. This series is a great overview of the artist, their changing style and significant works.

[Ertunç · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sanatçının geçtiği dönemleri ve yaratıcılığının nasıl ve nelerle taştığını görmek için okunacak harika bir kitap.

[Koray Yılmaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sıra dışı bir deneyim... Görsel, düşünsel ve ruhsal anlamda sanatçıyı tanıma fırsatı veren bir kitap...

[Hayes · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice introduction to the life and times of Kandinsky - however the book can be finished in an hour or two and as such nothing is covered in much depth. Would have liked to have seen some important aspects of his life covered in more depth. Illustrations were good but could have done with more original works.

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice brief overview, though patchy. The illustrations were nice, but I would have traded many of them for more pictures of actual Kandinsky artwork. The works that were there were representative and nicely done, but the sheer number and size of some of the illustrations really competed for attention. The writing is accessible and gives relevant historical and artistic context. It seems suitable for people with no knowledge up to a basic familiarity with Kandinsky. I'm more the latter, and i was left somewhat wanting, but it was a good starting point, certainly. There's a short but nice bibliography in the back that points to further reading.

[Emma Ghanem · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very thought-provoking and interesting. Howard makes art history interesting and easy to understand, to someone who does not have a large interest in it. This book was also very beautifully illustrated and laid out.

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