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Antony Penrose è intrinsecamente legato al mondo del Surrealismo attraverso i suoi genitori, entrambi noti artisti e figure culturali. La sua opera letteraria esplora la ricca eredità degli sforzi artistici della sua famiglia, offrendo spunti sulle vite e le opere di figure surrealiste chiave. La scrittura di Penrose approfondisce lo spirito creativo e il contesto storico che hanno plasmato questo influente movimento artistico. La sua prospettiva offre uno sguardo unico e intimo sulle personalità e i processi dietro alcune delle opere d'arte più innovative del XX secolo.
"Penrose" wrote Andre Breton "est Suurealiste dans l'amitie" -- and "The Friendly Surrealist" is an apt description for the man who more than any other nurtured the friendships and contacts which introduced European Surrealism to the British art world. This touching memoir, written by his son Antony, is published to accompany an important retrospective exhibition in Edinburgh and is richly illustrated with contemporary photographs, including those of his second wife (the author's mother), Lee Miller.
Brings to life the story of a fascinating woman--from the beauty that led to a career as a model as her extraordinary vision as a photographer and war correspondent
An introduction to Picasso. It tells the true story of Antony Penrose, son of
the photographer Lee Miller and the painter and writer Roland Penrose and his
childhood friendship with the great artist. It features some sixty-five
illustrations, including Picasso's most appealing artworks, as well as archive
photography by Lee Miller.
A highly readable biography of uniquely talented artist Lee Miller, now in compact paperback. Collected in this compelling volume are the many lives of Lee Miller, intimately recorded by her son, Antony Penrose, whose years of work on her photographic archives have unearthed a rich selection of her finest work, including portraits of her friends Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Max Ernst, Paul Eluard, and Joan Miró. Starting in 1927 in New York, this volume chronicles Lee Miller as she is discovered as a model by Condé Nast, hits the cover of Vogue, and is immortalized by Edward Steichen, George Hoyningen-Huene, Horst P. Horst, and other acclaimed photographers. From there, readers follow Miller to Paris where she, along with Man Ray, invented the solarization technique of photography, and where she developed into a brilliant Surrealist photographer. Finally, this account covers the later chapters of her life, when she became a war correspondent during World WarII, traveling with the Allied armies to cover the siege of Saint-Malo and the liberation of Paris, which lead to her photographs of the Dachau concentration camp that shocked the world. A highly readable biography of a uniquely talented artist, The Lives of Lee Miller is now published in compact paperback.
Featuring over one hundred remarkable photographs by Lee Miller, this collection showcases her unique perspective as a photographer, model, and surrealist muse. The publication coincides with the release of the film "Lee," in which Kate Winslet portrays Miller, highlighting her influential role in the art world. The images capture Miller's artistic vision and the essence of her life, offering a glimpse into the creativity and complexity of a groundbreaking figure in photography and surrealism.
This is the first book to focus on the relationship between Man Ray and Lee
Miller, a volatile love affair that helped shape the course of modern art, and
presents rarely seen work by these two major Surrealists, as well as that of
other renowned artists in their circle, such as Picasso, Roland Penrose, Dora
Maar and Alexander Calder.
A short, entertaining text narrated by the young Tony introduces Miró, a
quiet, kind and smartly dressed man, who dreamed when he was awake and painted
wonderfully strange worlds filled with magical animals. The book is
beautifully illustrated with some of Mirós finest works, as well as evocative
archive photography by Lee Miller and specially commissioned artworks by
children done in the style of Miró. Tony recalls a visit by Miró to his
childhood home and a trip to London Zoo, during which Miró asked to see large
birds, snakes, and strange creatures of the night. With its vibrant colours
and artworks, this book will inspire and appeal to art fans of any age.
Antony lebte mit seinen Eltern, der Fotografin Lee Miller und dem Schriftsteller Robert Penrose, auf einer kleinen Farm in Südengland. Eines Tages bekamen sie Besuch von einem befreundeten Maler namens Pablo Picasso. Antony verstand sich gleich gut mit ihm, doch einmal war er sehr aufgeregt und biss Picasso. Der zögerte nicht und biss zurück. 'Das war der erste Engländer, den ich je gebissen habe', sagte er später. Picasso hielt gemeinsame Erlebnisse in Zeichnungen fest. Antonys Mutter machte damals Fotos, und Antony Penrose erzählt seine Geschichte aus der Perspektive eines Kindes. Daraus entstand ein zauberhaftes Buch mit 20 Kunstwerken von Picasso und 25 bisher unveröffentlichten Aufnahmen von Lee Miller: die hinreißende Geschichte einer langen Freundschaft.
Sie war gefeiertes Supermodel und Titelgesicht der Vogue , Geliebte von Man Ray, Muse der Surrealisten und eine der bedeutendsten Fotografinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ihre kunstvollen Mode- und Landschaftsaufnahmen waren vom Surrealismus geprägt und wegweisend für die Fotokunst. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg war sie eine der ersten akkreditierten Kriegsreporterinnen: Ihre Bilder von der Front, vom „London Blitz“, der Invasion der Alliierten und von der Befreiung der Konzentrationslager Buchenwald und Dachau gehörten zu den eindrucksvollsten Dokumenten jener Zeit. Lee Miller (1907–1977) hatte viele Leben. Beruflich wie privat ging sie von Anfang an ihren eigenen Weg und scherte sich nicht um Konventionen. Antony Penrose erzählt das außergewöhnliche Leben seiner Mutter und zeigt diese Ikone des 20. Jahrhunderts auch von einer ganz privaten Seite.
In diesem unterhaltsam geschriebenen Buch stellt der junge Tony den Künstler Joan Miró vor, einen stillen, elegant gekleideten Mann, der träumte, wenn er wach war, und wunderbar merkwürdige Welten voller magischer Tiere malte. Das Buch ist wunderschön illustriert mit Mirós besten Bildern und bewegenden Archivaufnahmen der Fotografin Lee Miller sowie Kunstwerken von Kindern, gemalt im Stil Mirós. Tony erinnert sich an die Besuche Mirós in seinem Elternhaus, einer kleinen Farm in Südengland, und einen Ausflug zum Londoner Zoo, bei dem Miró ihn aufforderte, „große Vögel, Schlangen und seltsame Geschöpfe der Nacht“ zu entdecken. Die magischen Tiere, die Miró bei seinen Besuchen malte, können in diesem Buch bewundert und bestaunt werden. Ein ungewöhnliches Porträt des spanischen Malers aus Sicht eines Kindes und eine Inspiration für Kunstfreunde jeden Alters.
