Reproductions of the young Lucian Freud's letters alongside insightful context and commentary reveal the foundations of the artist's personality and creative practice. The young Lucian Freud was described by his friend Stephen Spender as 'totally alive, like something not entirely human, a leprechaun, a changeling child, or, if there is a male opposite, a witch.' All that magnetism and brilliance is
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Reproductions of the young Lucian Freud's letters alongside insightful context and commentary reveal the foundations of the artist's personality and creative practice. The young Lucian Freud was described by his friend Stephen Spender as 'totally alive, like something not entirely human, a leprechaun, a changeling child, or, if there is a male opposite, a witch.' All that magnetism and brilliance is displayed in the letters assembled here. Ranging from schoolboy messages to his parents, through letters and carefully-chosen, often embellished postcards to friends, lovers and confidants, to correspondence with patrons and associates. They are peppered with wit, affection and irreverence. Alongside rarely seen photographs and Freud's extraordinary works, each chapter charts Freud's evolving art alongside intimate accounts of his life. We trace Freud's early friendships with Stephen Spender, John Craxton, his wild days at art school in East Anglia, and a stint as a merchant seaman. Among the highlights are Freud's accounts of his first trip to Paris in 1946 and encounters with Picasso, Alexander Calder and Giacometti (who, he thought, looked like Harpo Marx). Equally revealing are letters to and from his first love, Lorna Wishart and second wife, Caroline Blackwood. Among his friends and confidantes were Sonia Orwell and Ann Fleming: remarkable, hitherto unknown letters to both of whom are included. To Ann Fleming he wrote a richly-comic, six-page description of a high society fancy dress ball which took place at Biarritz in 1953. He also went to stay with Ann and her husband Ian in their house in Jamaica, Goldeneye. From there, he sent a stream of letters, plus a telegram to his colleagues at the Slade School of Fine Art (where he was supposed to be teaching): "PLEASE SEND TEN SHEETS GREY GREEN INGRES PAPER". The volume ends in early 1954 with his inclusion at the age of 31, as one of the artists representing Britain at the Venice Biennale - the high point of his early career. Co-authored by David Dawson and Martin Gayford, this is the first published collection of Freud's correspondence, many brought to light for the first time. Reproduced in facsimile alongside reproductions of Freud's artwork, the letters are linked by a narrative that weaves them into the story of his life and relationships through his formative first three decades. Collectively, they provide a powerful insight into his early life and art.
Fejtóny, rozhovory, reportáže
Vitajte na našom webe v kategórii Beletria, kde sa môžete ponoriť do fascinujúceho sveta fejtónov, rozhovorov a reportáží. Táto podkategória ponúka jedinečný zážitok pre všetkých milovníkov literatúry a kultúry.
Ak ste vášnivý čitateľ a rád sa ponárate do hlbšieho významu slov, fejtóny sú pre vás cestou. Fejtóny sú štýlom literárnej tvorby, ktorý sa vyznačuje originálnymi a občas i ironickými myšlienkami o každodenných veciach, udalostiach a ľuďoch. Na našom webe nájdete širokú škálu fejtónov, od tých humorných po vážne a filozofické.
Rozhovory sú ohnisko našej pozornosti, kde môžete objaviť fascinujúce osobnosti zo sveta literatúry, umenia, vedy a mnoho ďalších oblastí. Naši novinári a redaktori sa snažia prinášať exkluzívne rozhovory, ktoré vás vtiahnu do života a myslenia týchto výnimočných jednotlivcov. Sú to príbehy o ich vášňach, zážitkoch a inšpiráciách, ktoré vás nesmierne potešia.
A práve reportáže z rôznych kútov sveta vás prenesú do sveta dobrodružstva a objavovania. Naši reportéri sú pre vás na cestách cez rôzne destinácie a prinášajú príbehy z miest a udalostí, ktoré vám prinesú ďalší pohľad na túto nádhernú planétu. Zážitky z prvej ruky, dojmy a skúsenosti v nezapomenuteľnom balení.
V kategórii Fejtóny, rozhovory, reportáže na našom webe sa môžete tešiť na nekonečné možnosti objavovania nových svetov a stretnutia s výnimočnými ľuďmi. Nech už hľadáte inšpiráciu, rozhýbanie mysle alebo jednoducho príjemné prečítanie, na našom webe nájdete to, čo hľadáte.
Pozývame vás, aby ste objavovali každý týždeň nové príspevky a dali sa unášať do jedinečného sveta slova. Vychutnajte si naše fejtóny, rozhovory a reportáže, pretože v literatúre sa nachádza nekonečné množstvo príbehov, ktoré čakajú práve na vás.
| Autor | David Dawson |
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| Autor | Martin Gayford |
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