Description
Black light: a concise introduction to the beloved modernist and fabled painter
Georgia's most famous artist, Niko Pirosmani (1862-1918) is a fabled figure in the story of early modernism. The painter, self-taught and penniless during his lifetime, was heralded posthumously for his "naive" style. Pirosmani's paintings are simple--blunt, colorful depictions of rustic scenes gleaming against black canvas backgrounds, extraordinary icons of glowing intensity.
This exhibition catalog showcases around 50 rarely seen Pirosmani masterpieces alongside a historical text on the artist written in 1926 by Kirill Zdanevich (who "discovered" Pirosmani); a fictional (but historically accurate) essay discussing Tbilisi as the Paris of Pirosmani's age by the Danish art historian and writer, Kaspar Thormod; an interview with the Georgian art historian Nana Kipiani and her artist husband Levan Chogoshvili by Swiss curator Daniel Baumann; and reflections on the artist by contemporary artists Thea Djordjadze, Mamma Andersson and Tal R.
Author: Niko Pirosmani
Publisher: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Published: 12/05/2023
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.16h x 8.27w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9788793659667
ISBN10: 8793659660
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Individual Artists | Monographs
- Art | Techniques | Painting