Philip Guston Book order

Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century'Thank God for yellow ochre, cadmium red medium, and permanent green light'How does a painter see the world? Philip Guston, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, spoke about art with unparalleled candour and commitment. Touching on work from across his career as well as that of his fellow artists and Renaissance heroes, this selection of his writings, talks and interviews draws together some of his most incisive reflections on iconography and abstraction, metaphysics and mysticism, and, above all, the nature of painting and drawing.

"The first American retrospective of artist Philip Guston's (1913-1980) career in over 15 years. Scholarly essays trace the influences, interests, and evolution of this singular force in modern and contemporary art--including a close look at the 1960s and 1970s, when Guston abandoned abstraction, returning to the figure and to current history but with a personal voice, by turns comic and apocalyptic, that resonates today more than ever"--.

Philip Guston (1913 – 1980), one of the most important American artists of the twentieth century, was continually on the lookout for opportunities to engage with literature. Close collaborations with writers, including William Corbett, Bill Berkson, and Clark Coolidge, resulted in numerous book illustrations and cover images. In his poem-pictures, Guston turned to creating interactions of texts and drawings. This book, which includes an essay by Bill Berkson, presents a fascinating symbiosis of word and image.

Der hochwertige Bildband zeigt erstmals das gesamte druckgrafische Werk Philip Gustons, eines der bedeutendsten amerikanischen Künstler des 20. Jahrhunderts. Als er sich zu Beginn der Sechzigerjahre dem Medium der Lithografie zuwandte, galt er als einer der maßgeblichen Protagonisten des Abstrakten Expressionismus in Amerika. Schon zu dieser Zeit kündigte sich in seinem Werk jener Wandel an, der zu den späteren gegenstandsbezogenen Arbeiten führen sollte, die im letzten Jahrzehnt seines Schaffens dominierten. Einfache Dinge des Alltags, die Uhren, die Schuhe und Bücher, die Zigaretten und Aschenbecher und gelegentlich seine geliebten Sandwiches und Kirschen - all diese Dinge aus der Welt des Privaten erweckt Guston im weichen Duktus der Lithokreide zu einzigartigem Leben. Ausstellung vom 26. März bis 28. Juni 2015. Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München in der Pinakothek der Moderne.

Focusing on Philip Guston's mature production in abstraction and his later figuration, this book argues for Guston as a consistent artist whose generic shift in the late 60s, from Monet-like abstract hatchings to the cartoonish forms of his final decade and a half, reminded artists everywhere that courage is what it's all about. Here, well-known experts on Philip Guston's oeuvre such as Michael Auping and Christoph Schreier discuss the scope of Guston's sizeable body of work.