Incredible women who changed art and history
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About the book
Fifteen amazing artists. Each of them - from the painter of the Baroque era to the sculptor of our time - built a bright creative fate, led an exciting life, and created deep and significant works. However, most often female artists, unlike male artists, did not attract close attention of the world cultural community. This meaningful and fascinating book replenishes some of the most egregious gaps.
Bridget Quinn pays tribute - and does it teasing, passionately, and in some places even impudent - such different masters as Artemisia Gentleski and Edmony Lewis, Vanessa Bell and Louise Bourgeois, Ruth Asava and Kara Walker. What is the meaning of the art they created? What is the value of life living by them? Why did they just not notice them so often? And why are they worthy of our attention today?
The author raises these and many other questions in his book. The bright and living narrative is supplemented by reproductions of the most significant works of fifteen artists. An individual chapter is devoted to each, the beginning of which is decorated with a portrait of the heroine, created specifically for the book by an independent illustrator Lisa Congon.
Without much effort, Bridget Kuinn mixes the past and the present, personal and public, private and professional - you have never held such art history in your hands before.
From the author
In my family, a series of Time Life publishing house with biographies of outstanding artists was stored. Dozens of volumes stood on a shelf in his father’s office, all in the same gray bindings, but dedicated to various artists and sculptors. For many years I loved this series - approximately until the ten years I suddenly realized that there was not a single book about a woman in it. Then another terrible truth of adults opened before me: girls cannot be great artists. Since then, these books have only upset me.
I went to my cabinet in the art library and took out our main textbook, the History of Art) Horst Janson. She hoisted the weighty volume on the table and began to leaf through it. Finally, only on the five hundredth page, in the section of the Italian baroque at the beginning of the 17th century, I saw the name - Artemicia Gentleski - and the words: Until that time, women -artisans have not met. I recorded it and then slowly, the page after the page, looked at the book to the end. When I reached the back of the binding, I was already lying in front of me: sixteen female names. This is all that the "official", more than eight -part, art history could offer me.
For whom this book
For everyone who is interested in the theme of feminism and the role of a woman in art.
For art lovers.
About the authors
Bridget Quinn - writer and art critic. She worked at the Metro Museum, taught at Portland State University and other educational institutions. Active member of the creative association San Francisco Writer"s Grotto, is a member of the advisory council of the literary magazine Narrative Magazine. Her work reached the final of the Creative Nonfiction contest, founded by Annie Dillard, and was twice nominated for the PushCart Prize. Her autobiographical essay At Swim, Two Girls ("Two Girls") entered the Best American Sports Writing anthology in 2013. Lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
Lisa Congon began to engage in art in 2001. Five years later, she turned it into a business and began to put up and sell her work. At present, she has completely devoted herself to the career of an illustrator and artist. Lisa works for customers from around the world who highly value her colorful paintings, illustrations and design. She is engaged in book design (among her customers - large and successful publishers of Chronicle Books and Simon & Schuster, magazine Martha Stewart Living), stationery, fabrics and household items.
She participates in many exhibitions, performs at professional conferences and leads a popular blog about her life and work.
The author of books Whatver You Are, Be a Good One and Collection a Day Book.
is fond of cycling and swimming. Lives in Auckland (California)
Fifteen amazing artists. Each of them - from the painter of the Baroque era to the sculptor of our time - built a bright creative fate, led an exciting life, and created deep and significant works. However, most often female artists, unlike male artists, did not attract close attention of the world cultural community. This meaningful and fascinating book replenishes some of the most egregious gaps.
Bridget Quinn pays tribute - and does it teasing, passionately, and in some places even impudent - such different masters as Artemisia Gentleski and Edmony Lewis, Vanessa Bell and Louise Bourgeois, Ruth Asava and Kara Walker. What is the meaning of the art they created? What is the value of life living by them? Why did they just not notice them so often? And why are they worthy of our attention today?
The author raises these and many other questions in his book. The bright and living narrative is supplemented by reproductions of the most significant works of fifteen artists. An individual chapter is devoted to each, the beginning of which is decorated with a portrait of the heroine, created specifically for the book by an independent illustrator Lisa Congon.
Without much effort, Bridget Kuinn mixes the past and the present, personal and public, private and professional - you have never held such art history in your hands before.
From the author
In my family, a series of Time Life publishing house with biographies of outstanding artists was stored. Dozens of volumes stood on a shelf in his father’s office, all in the same gray bindings, but dedicated to various artists and sculptors. For many years I loved this series - approximately until the ten years I suddenly realized that there was not a single book about a woman in it. Then another terrible truth of adults opened before me: girls cannot be great artists. Since then, these books have only upset me.
I went to my cabinet in the art library and took out our main textbook, the History of Art) Horst Janson. She hoisted the weighty volume on the table and began to leaf through it. Finally, only on the five hundredth page, in the section of the Italian baroque at the beginning of the 17th century, I saw the name - Artemicia Gentleski - and the words: Until that time, women -artisans have not met. I recorded it and then slowly, the page after the page, looked at the book to the end. When I reached the back of the binding, I was already lying in front of me: sixteen female names. This is all that the "official", more than eight -part, art history could offer me.
For whom this book
For everyone who is interested in the theme of feminism and the role of a woman in art.
For art lovers.
About the authors
Bridget Quinn - writer and art critic. She worked at the Metro Museum, taught at Portland State University and other educational institutions. Active member of the creative association San Francisco Writer"s Grotto, is a member of the advisory council of the literary magazine Narrative Magazine. Her work reached the final of the Creative Nonfiction contest, founded by Annie Dillard, and was twice nominated for the PushCart Prize. Her autobiographical essay At Swim, Two Girls ("Two Girls") entered the Best American Sports Writing anthology in 2013. Lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
Lisa Congon began to engage in art in 2001. Five years later, she turned it into a business and began to put up and sell her work. At present, she has completely devoted herself to the career of an illustrator and artist. Lisa works for customers from around the world who highly value her colorful paintings, illustrations and design. She is engaged in book design (among her customers - large and successful publishers of Chronicle Books and Simon & Schuster, magazine Martha Stewart Living), stationery, fabrics and household items.
She participates in many exhibitions, performs at professional conferences and leads a popular blog about her life and work.
The author of books Whatver You Are, Be a Good One and Collection a Day Book.
is fond of cycling and swimming. Lives in Auckland (California)
Author:
Author:Конгдон Лиза, Куинн Бриджит
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00146-323-8
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