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I Paint What I Want to See
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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I Paint What I Want to See
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Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from the great 'art-historical odd man out'
Thank God for yellow ochre, cadmium red medium, and permanent green light
How does a painter see the world? Philip Guston, one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century, spoke about art with unparalleled candour and commitment. Touching on work from across his career as well as that of his fellow artists and Renaissance heroes, this selection of his writings, talks and interviews draws together some of his most incisive reflections on iconography and abstraction, metaphysics and mysticism, and, above all, the nature of painting and drawing.
Among the most important, powerful and influential American painters of the last 100 years ... he's an art world hero — Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine
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I Paint What I Want to See is regarded as a crucial text for understanding Philip Guston's impact on post-war American art. The book is praised for its insightful collection of the artist's writings, offering profound reflections on art, philosophy, and his influences. Brian Eno commends the book for capturing the dynamic era and intellectual climate among artists, while others find it a valuable introduction or deep dive into Guston's thoughts and work.
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ISBN: 9780241525715
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 April 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 110.0mm
Height: 181.0mm
Weight: 198g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Philip Guston was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1913, the seventh child of Russian immigrants. Raised in Los Angeles and largely self-taught, he found inspiration for his early murals in the masters of the Italian Renaissance. Early acclaim as a figurative painter and years spent teaching in the mid-West were followed by a Prix de Rome in 1948-49, after which he moved permanently to New York and turned to abstraction, joining contemporaries Pollock, De Kooning, Kline and Rothko. In the mid-1960s, Guston withdrew from the New York art scene to work on his late figurative paintings in Woodstock until his death in 1980, weeks after the opening of a major retrospective. His work and writings continue to exert a powerful influence over contemporary artists, and he is widely acknowledged as one of the most important American painters of the past century.
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