Powerfully Beautiful: Classically Inspired Living Painters of the Male Figure

[reviews_and_ramblings]

When I discovered this art book on Amazon, it was like meeting with "old friends": many of the artist inside I featured in the past, and many are in my agenda for the next future. With this post I'd like to do a summary of both: you will find the link to the past posts, but you will also have a foretaste of what you will soon see in these pages.





Amazon: Powerfully Beautiful: Classically Inspired Living Painters of the Male Figure

Powerfully Beautiful is powerfully beautiful. No other book on the market focuses on the classically painted male figure like this. Bold, beautiful, daring, strong, & sensual barely describe this collection. It is as if we are swept back to a time before conservative critics pushed works like these into a closet. The male figure is making a quiet comeback, collected silently by the NYC Museum Of Modern Art, Guggenheim & Tate Modern. They know something the rest of the world is about to find out; 2000 years of art history had it right & the masculine model is about to reassume his throne. These artists have chosen the most difficult route, bypassing the splashes, drips, & eroticism of a push-button culture. They have followed the path of masters before them, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, & Ingres to create images that will last long after we turn to dust. These are the living masters of a male figurative resurgence. Foreword by Grady Harp. Afterword by David Jarrett.



 

 

Bruce Sargeant's Featuring post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/503695.html



Cornelius McCarthy's Featuring post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/524871.html



Douglas Simonson's Featuring post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/410463.html





























Philip Gladstone's Featuring post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/991045.html







Steve Walker's Featuring post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/659317.html



Ted Fusby's Featuring post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/416962.html



Victor Gadino's Featuring post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/754669.html



Wes Hempel's Featuring post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/942447.html



The same team is releasing “100 Artists of the Male Figure”, an hardcover book being distributed nationally and internationally by Schiffer Publishing as part of the “100” series of books including “100 Artists of the Southwest”, “100 New York Painters”, “100 Artists of the West Coast” and more. It will be in Barnes & Noble, Borders and other booksellers with wide availability. Submission deadline was February 28, 2010, so I believe we will see it soon on the shelves: of course I will keep you updated.

Comments

[maximvanziel.livejournal.com]

It's a great find :)

But, I'm the first and only one who comments?

Wish you a nice weekend :)

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes, you are the only one, and it's strange indeed, since I think it's a great book. But maybe people were distract elsewhere when I posted ;-) Great weekend also to you.

[chloris01.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful review: I was pleased to receive this book before it becomes much more expensive, and it's indeed full of wonders! Thank you very much !

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

yes, it's bloody expensive to buy these art books, but they are worth the money