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暢銷書《數學之書》和《物理之書》的作者柯利弗德.皮寇弗最新力作 「死亡並非撲滅光明,是因天已破曉,而將燈滅熄。」──泰戈爾,節錄自《東方的訊息》(Message of the East),一九四七年 死亡的本質及神祕,自古以來令藝術家、科學家、哲學家、醫師、神學家醉心不已。歷代偉大的藝術、建築、文學作品層出不窮,其中與死亡相關的符號和傳說無所不在,催生了我們的喪葬習俗,影響了我們對身後事的安排。人
「我想要畫到死為止。」――保羅.塞尚詩人里爾克(Rainer Maria Rilke)說:「大師離世之後,我到處追隨他的蹤跡。」塞尚是世界公認的偉大畫家,他的藝術成就在於挑戰繪畫傳統,並開創了繪畫藝術的新世界。他筆下的日常景觀,跳脫常人所感,獨具洞見。我們可以在塞尚成熟期的作品中看見他以驚人的手法結合色彩與線條,畫出具有動態張力又寧靜祥和的世界。塞尚的作品驅使人去創作,去追尋「自己最渴望的目標」。
《This is 高更》讀來輕鬆,內容豐富,並且非常有趣。整本書中的插畫,也讓這本非小說的紀實類書籍讀起來像故事書般,讓任何人都能容易進入,即使是從未閱讀過藝術類書籍的讀者也不會有門檻。聚焦於高更繪畫生涯中重要作品,並且詳細的分析與討論畫作主題與靈感,對原先可能不太認識高更的人來說,相當具有洞見與啟發。--插畫家協會(Association of illustrators)「我很清楚,我是偉大的藝
媒體好評:《This is 高更》讀來輕鬆,內容豐富,並且非常有趣。整本書中的插畫,也讓這本非小說的紀實類書籍讀起來像故事書般,讓任何人都能容易進入,即使是從未閱讀過藝術類書籍的讀者也不會有門檻。聚焦於高更繪畫生涯中重要作品,並且詳細的分析與討論畫作主題與靈感,對原先可能不太認識高更的人來說,相當具有洞見與啟發。--插畫家協會(Association of illustrators)「我很清楚,我
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