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January 5, 2017
Bosch's work is bursting with invention and barmy ideas. It's fascinating to see such surreal work coming out of the middle ages, in fact I think I prefer his work to that of any surrealist that springs to mind. His work is fascinating but it's hard to imagine anyone having a really emotional reaction to Bosch. I think an admiration of creative madness is the primary level on which to appreciate his work. If that's enough for you then Bosch is a pretty cool painter.
Probably one of my ten favourite painters.
Probably one of my ten favourite painters.
June 21, 2015
What to say about Bosch? Shame this book has to be returned to the library. Certainly this man was the Don Van Vliet of fifteenth, early sixteenth century north European painting. Grange Books provides just eighty pages, mostly brilliant colour pictures, accompanied by short but informative text.
Was there something in the water? Did this painter discover some psychedelic mushrooms that inspired the fantasia in his works. Freakish visions of diabolic scenes, perceptions of heavens and hells, depicted in fine detail. Every time I view these pages there is something new to discover. 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' makes our modern day rock festivals seem like W.I. coffee mornings. 'Singers in an egg' is beyond bizarre! Yet, Hieronymus was largely anonymous, although followed after his death by Pieter Brueghel.
For such intricate craftsmanship it is not surprising that such a small number of Bosch paintings exist. What does surprise is that King Phillip II of Spain was a Bosch collector, hanging these images in the Escorial, now in the Prado in Madrid.
Was there something in the water? Did this painter discover some psychedelic mushrooms that inspired the fantasia in his works. Freakish visions of diabolic scenes, perceptions of heavens and hells, depicted in fine detail. Every time I view these pages there is something new to discover. 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' makes our modern day rock festivals seem like W.I. coffee mornings. 'Singers in an egg' is beyond bizarre! Yet, Hieronymus was largely anonymous, although followed after his death by Pieter Brueghel.
For such intricate craftsmanship it is not surprising that such a small number of Bosch paintings exist. What does surprise is that King Phillip II of Spain was a Bosch collector, hanging these images in the Escorial, now in the Prado in Madrid.
March 10, 2012
I believe many people are familiar with one or two Bosch works, such as the surrealistic "The Garden of Earthly Delights" and perhaps the gruesome work "The Triumph of Death." This book on Bosch opened my eyes to the prolific amount of painting Bosch did and amazed me when I considered the amount of detail that went into each painting.
It's also interesting to put oneself in Bosch's place as an artist. Most of his famous work was less than 1 meter squared and on hinged wooden panels. It's wonderful to see the B side of Bosch's work, too. For example, the interior of a set of panels may be very famous, but the work also had an exterior set of paintings, too. It's nice to see the work in full and in context.
It's also interesting to put oneself in Bosch's place as an artist. Most of his famous work was less than 1 meter squared and on hinged wooden panels. It's wonderful to see the B side of Bosch's work, too. For example, the interior of a set of panels may be very famous, but the work also had an exterior set of paintings, too. It's nice to see the work in full and in context.
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