Biesenbach Klaua
Henry Darger
Henry Darger
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Description: This beautiful book presents the extraordinary work of the iconic American "outsider" artist in a new critical light locating him as a major figure in the history of contemporary art. Self - taught and working in isolation until his death in 1973, Henry Darger realized an elaborate fantasy world of remarkable beauty and strangeness through hundreds of paintings and an epic written narrative. Angel - like Blengins with butterfly wings natural catastrophes innocent girls and murderous soldiers all appear in Darger's scenes which are reproduced in this book in double - page and gatefold illustrations. In the volume's introductory essay Klaus Biesenbach examines the radical originality of Darger's art including his use of collage incorporation of religious themes and iconography and frequent juxtaposition of innocence with violence. An essay by Brooke Davis Anderson illuminates Darger's source materials and techniques while another by Michael Bonesteel puts Darger's life in the context of his work. The book also includes Darger's autobiography " A History of My Life " introduced by Carl Watson. The only book of its kind Henry Darger offers an authoritative balanced and insightful look at an American master.
Title: Henry Darger
Author(s): Biesenbach Klaua
Publisher: Prestel
Barcode: 9783791385839
Pages: 320 Pages, 280 Illustrations
Publication Date: 9/3/2019
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
Description: This beautiful book presents the extraordinary work of the iconic American "outsider" artist in a new critical light locating him as a major figure in the history of contemporary art. Self - taught and working in isolation until his death in 1973, Henry Darger realized an elaborate fantasy world of remarkable beauty and strangeness through hundreds of paintings and an epic written narrative. Angel - like Blengins with butterfly wings natural catastrophes innocent girls and murderous soldiers all appear in Darger's scenes which are reproduced in this book in double - page and gatefold illustrations. In the volume's introductory essay Klaus Biesenbach examines the radical originality of Darger's art including his use of collage incorporation of religious themes and iconography and frequent juxtaposition of innocence with violence. An essay by Brooke Davis Anderson illuminates Darger's source materials and techniques while another by Michael Bonesteel puts Darger's life in the context of his work. The book also includes Darger's autobiography " A History of My Life " introduced by Carl Watson. The only book of its kind Henry Darger offers an authoritative balanced and insightful look at an American master.
Title: Henry Darger
Author(s): Biesenbach Klaua
Publisher: Prestel
Barcode: 9783791385839
Pages: 320 Pages, 280 Illustrations
Publication Date: 9/3/2019
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
