Jim Dine: Drawing from the Glyptothek
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Jim Dine: Drawing from the Glyptothek Details
From Publishers Weekly Although best known for his pop-linked paintings of hearts, tools and robes, Dine based his exuberant drawings of Greek and Roman sculpture on his visits to the Glyptothek, Munich's museum of antiquities, as well as on statuary from the British Museum and the Prado. These mostly extroverted, bravura drawings are a form of time travel, an imaginative attempt to fathom the classical world while maintaining a modernist consciousness. The result is a curious hybrid, sometimes strained or unconvincing but often quite powerful, as in the fiercely expressionistic Wounded Trojan, who seems to represent the agony of all dying soldiers. In one hauntingly reflective study, the bust of Homer hovers above the nebulous face of Socrates like a Rorschach blot, a dark premonition of Western civilization. This handsome catalogue of a traveling exhibit includes appreciations by Fine, curator of modern prints at the National Gallery of Art, and Fleischman, director of the Madison Art Center in Wisconsin. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Read more
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Reviews
I looked over all over the place for this book! I love Jim Dine's work! His work is some serious inspiration. I would myself want to go to a museum and create a collection like this one. The art itself is interesting in the way that he has created so much motion and distinction in the drawings that are purely his vision and imagination. It is a must see for any art enthusiast.
