The Artist's Voice: Talks with Seventeen Modern Artists (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306809057)

To quote Robert Hughes, "All critics concerned with American painting will be Kuh's debtors from now on." Interviewed in the 1960s, the painters and sculptors Katharine Kuh spoke with provide insights into their work that remain illuminating and relevant. The author allows the artists to comment -- in their own words -- on their inspirations, philosophies, and creative processes and to debunk common myths about their work. Sometimes the results are surprising: abstract painter Josef Albers confesses to being a realist, while realist painter Ivan Albright firmly denies the charge. Marcel Duchamp professes surprise over the controversy stirred by his Nude Descending a Staircase, and Edward Hopper insists that his supposed themes of loneliness and nostalgia are entirely unintentional.

Author: Katherine Kuh
ISBN-10: 0306809052
ISBN-13: 9780306809057
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 01/14/2000
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.98w x 0.62d