Bob Dylan has been a prolific graphic artist since the 1960s, and his graphic art is marked by the same constant drive for renewal that characterises his music. Never content to remain static in a single form of expression that he has already cultivated, he is constantly experimenting and testing new artistic techniques and expressions. This book of the exhibition at the National Gallery of Denmark encompasses some 100 works, including completely new works to be seen in public for the first time. Bob Dylan has recently delved into painting in acrylic, and the exhibition is the first to document this new direction in the artist's work, showing larger format paintings alongside drawings. Dylan's works are often created during his exhaustive touring, and his motifs bear corresponding imprints of the environments and people that he crosses in his life. As a graphic artist he functions as a phenomenal observer who depicts the immediately banal and everyday facets of life in such a way that they appear fresh and new for the viewer.
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Bob Dylan has been a prolific graphic artist since the 1960s, and his graphic art is marked by the same constant drive for renewal that characterises his music.
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John Elderfield was the leading art historian and chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA. He received the Eric Mitchell Prize for his book on twentieth century art, and was also recipient of a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres awarded by the French Government. Kasper Monrad is an art historian and the author of several books.
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Dylan as painter
Nov 19 2010
By Karla Decker
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I knew he was brilliant with words, it is astonishing to see how adept he is with paint on canvas.
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BOB DYLAN IS A GREAT ARTIST
Jan 11 2012
By Alan J. Weberman
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Dylan's graphic art has improved immensely since he took me to the back of his studio on Houston Street and showed me his works. Recently he has been accused of ripping off artists like Cartier-Bresson by doing paintings based on their photographs. So what? At least he has not been doing "paint by number" artwork. I find it weird that the Brazil Series has text that is written in German and contains several portraits of boys. Ah well, who knows?
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Brazilian series
July 4 2012
By Shar
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This is a lovely hardcover book that displays Bob Dylan drawings worth the price. An additional copy for someone who likes his work would be affordable. I am very pleased with this large catalog of his drawings.
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