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great analysis of the master of masters, May 18 2002
This review is from: Cézanne's Composition: Analysis of His Form with Diagrams and Photographs of His Motifs, Third edition (Paperback)
The book is trully great.... very well written and thoroughly analized...My only problem with it was the lack of colour plates (understanding that the study of his technique is concentrated on the orchestration of planes and volumes). I believe the study of this master requires colours... in order to fully appreciate his methods but also becuse of the pleasure of merely being a spectator and enjoying his art for what it really is...a ballet of fantasy and life!
Appart from that I do believe it is a must for any lover of art.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Top Ten Books on Composition, May 4 2002
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This review is from: Cézanne's Composition: Analysis of His Form with Diagrams and Photographs of His Motifs, Third edition (Paperback)
This book is a must read not only for students of Cezanne and Cubism, but for anyone who would like to understand how a composition is put together. By comparing photographs of subjects painted by Cezanne, to the paintings created, one can see what interested the master in his own work. Cezanne's classic remark about Monet ("He is only an eye. But what an eye!")is clearly relevant here: Cezanne is not only an eye function, but a meditation on the process of visual construction per se. A stimulating and important book.
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