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Oh, To Be a Painter!
Series: Ekphrasis
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Virginia Woolf's collection of writings on visual arts offers a whole new perspective on the revolutionary author.
Despite wide interest in Woolf's writings, her circle, and her relationship with the visual arts, there is no accessible edition or selection of essays dedicated to her writings on art. This newest edition in David Zwirner Books's ekphrasis series collects such essays, including "Walter Sickert: A Conversation" (1934), "Pictures" (1925), and "Pictures and Portraits" (1920).
These formally inventive texts examine the connection between the literary writer and the visual artist and are innovative in their treatment of ideas about colour and modern art as experienced in picture galleries. In these essays, Woolf explores the complex and interdependent relationship between the artist and society. She also provides sharp and astute commentary on specific works of art and the relationship between art and writing.
An introduction by Claudia Tobin situates the essays within their cultural contexts.
Series: Ekphrasis
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Oh, To Be a Painter! by Virginia Woolf is praised for its imaginative exploration of art, where Woolf uses her writing to reflect and delve into the changing landscape of visual arts, offering a captivating perspective during a dynamic period in art history.
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ISBN: 9781644230589
Publisher: David Zwirner
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 November 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: David Zwirner
Contributors:
- Introduction by Claudia Tobin
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 108.0mm
Height: 178.0mm
Weight: 80g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Dr. Claudia Tobin is a writer, literary critic, curator, and art historian specializing in the relationship between modern and contemporary literature and the visual arts. She is the author of Modernism and Still Life: Artists, Writers, Dancers (2020) and co-editor of Ways of Drawing: Artists' Perspectives and Practices (2019). She has worked on two major exhibitions exploring Virginia Woolf's life and art, including Virginia Woolf: Art, Life and Vision at the National Portrait Gallery (2014) and Virginia Woolf: An Exhibition Inspired by her Writings (Tate St Ives, Pallant House, Fitzwilliam Museum, 2018) and has curated numerous exhibitions on contemporary artists. Tobin is a senior research associate at the Intellectual Forum, Jesus College Cambridge, and a visiting fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London.
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