Bøker av Christoph Heinrich

Hailed the "Prince of the Impressionists", Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, but the act of perception itself. Working "en plein air" with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light on the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which these visual impressions fall upon the eye. Monet's interest in this space "between the motif and the artist" encompassed too the ephemeral nature of each image we see. In his beloved water lily series, as well as in paintings of poplars, grain stacks, and the Rouen cathedral, he returned to the same motif in different seasons, different weather conditions, and at different times of the day, to explore the constant mutability of our visual environment. This book offers the essential introduction to an artist whose works simultaneously reflected upon the purpose of a picture and the passage of time, and in so doing transformed irrevocably the story of art.

Hailed the "Prince of the Impressionists", Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, but the act of perception itself. Working "en plein air" with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light on the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which these visual impressions fall upon the eye. Monet's interest in this space "between the motif and the artist" encompassed too the ephemeral nature of each image we see. In his beloved water lily series, as well as in paintings of poplars, grain stacks, and the Rouen cathedral, he returned to the same motif in different seasons, different weather conditions, and at different times of the day, to explore the constant mutability of our visual environment. This book offers the essential introduction to an artist whose works simultaneously reflected upon the purpose of a picture and the passage of time, and in so doing transformed irrevocably the story of art.

Prinz der ImpressionistenDer Maler, der Licht auf Leinwand bannteDer als "Prinz der Impressionisten" gefeierte Claude Monet (1840-1926) brach mit althergebrachten Konventionen und Erwartungshaltungen, indem er in seinen Bildern nicht nur die Realität, sondern auch den Akt der Wahrnehmung an sich festhalten wollte. Mit schnellen, wilden Pinselstrichen "en plein air" fing er ein, wie das Licht Farben, Muster und Konturen verwandelt und auf das menschliche Auge wirkt.Monet interessierte sich für den Raum "zwischen dem Motiv und dem Künstler", für die flüchtige Natur unserer Wahrnehmung. In seinen berühmten Bilderserien der Seerosen sowie auch in Gemälden von Pappeln, Heuhaufen und der Kathedrale von Rouen malte er dasselbe Motiv zu unterschiedlichen Jahres- und Tageszeiten sowie unter wechselnden Wetterbedingungen, um die ständige Wandlung unserer visuellen Umgebung zu erforschen.Dieses Buch bietet eine solide Einführung in das OEuvre des Künstlers, der gleichzeitig über Sinn und Zweck eines Bildes sowie das Vergehen der Zeit reflektierte und damit die Kunst in eine neue Richtung wies.