Joseph Cornell: Master of Dreams
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810992523 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Out of the fantasies that enriched an often reclusive life, the enigmatic American artist Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) created a world of enchantment with his famed shadow boxes and collages. Respected art historian and friend of the artist Diane Waldman probes the elusive imagery that marks Cornell's work. Using common objects like glasses, marbles, and mirrors, Cornell's work evokes the strangeness of the familiar and the odd familiarity of the strange. This richly illustrated book, now available in paperback, is one of the few to cover his entire career.. Interviews with Cornell and his family and access to the artist's papers inform her text
Waldman discusses Cornell's fascination with games, Victorian imagery, ballet, movies, all things French, the young Medicis, constellations, hotels, and birds and cites the many poets and artists he revered, Dickinson and Vermeer among them. Waldman, an art historian, author, and former curator and deputy director of the Guggenheim Museum, knew Cornell and was the first to study his unique art. From Booklist Cornell's exquisite boxes, intimate constructions filled with found objects and collaged images, merit repeated visits just as poems call
Good photos of work This is a large format, paperback book with lots of photos of work, many of which I hadn't seen before. The text is interesting but full of psychological insights and artistic inferences which do not come from Cornell but from the author. I found it wort. "Cornell Explained" according to Beth Bynum. Excellent information about Cornell's life and inspiration. A great source of photos and references.. An Excellent Primer On Cornell and His Work Finally, a beautiful, comprehensive book about Joseph Cornell and his work. Diane Waldman knew Cornell intimately ever since she was an art student (and through doing gallery shows for him), and this affinity shows; this is ultimately a book of love and
Guggenheim Museum in New York. In 1967 she organized the first major retrospective of Cornell's work in New York. . Her many publications include Abrams' Mark Rothko and Collage, Assemblage, and the Found Object. She lives in New York. Diane Waldman, a distinguished art historian and Cornell expert, was the deputy director and senior curator at the Solomon R