Wreck: Géricault’s Raft And The Art Of Being Lost At Sea Tom De Freston Granta Books Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts General

An Artist\ S Obsession With Géricault\ Monumental Painting The Raft Of Medusa And Intensely Personal Reckoning That Delves Deep Inside Making Artwork Artist Tom De Freston Has Long Had Troubling Story Behind Its Creation Canvas Which Hangs In Louvre Depicts A 19Th Century Tragedy 150 People Were Drowned At Sea On Lost Stormy When Ship Was Wrecked Shallow Ground Began Ali Syrian Writer Blinded By Bombing Raft\ Depiction Pain Suffering Resonated Powerfully Him As Did Awful Life It Spoke Not Only To Ali\ But Tom\ Family History Trauma Anguish Offering Passage Out Dark Waters He Found Himself Spellbinding Visceral Prose Opens Window Onto Magnetic Frisson Runs Between Past Masterpiece Contemporary Artistic Endeavours Asks Powerful Questions About How We Might Translate Violence Fear Into Art Try Make Sense Seemingly Unthinkable Acts Value Facing Depicting Darkest Horrors Σελίδες: 352 Διαστάσεις: 13 5X13 5Cm