Bücher von Alexander Eiling

Das Relief und seine Bedeutung für die Moderne Ist es Malerei oder Skulptur, Fläche oder Raum? Kaum ein anderes künstlerisches Medium fordert unser Sehen so heraus wie das Relief. Gerade seine Unbestimmtheit hat es seit jeher für zahlreiche Künstlerinnen und Künstler besonders reizvoll gemacht. Dieser Band beleuchtet die Variationen des Reliefs von 1800 bis in die 1960er-Jahre anhand herausragender Arbeiten von Kunstschaffenden wie Bertel Thorvaldsen, Jules Dalou, Auguste Rodin, Medardo Rosso, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Alexander Archipenko, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Hans Arp, Kurt Schwitters, Oskar Schlemmer, Lucio Fontana, Louise Nevelson oder Lee Bontecou. Im Verlauf der mehr als 150 Jahre wuchs das Interesse, die traditionellen Gattungsgrenzen der Kunst zu überwinden. Maler schufen Skulpturen, Bildhauer näherten sich der Malerei an. Das Relief wurde zu einem Spielfeld für Experimente, auf dem sich neue Formen, Materialien und Techniken erproben ließen. Auch erweiterte sich seine gesellschaftliche und politische Bedeutung: Im Zuge radikaler Veränderungen im frühen 20. Jahrhundert wurde das Relief zu einem Raum der Utopie und des Aufbruchs in eine neue Welt. In 13 Kapiteln erkundet dieses Buch die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Reliefkunst jenseits historischer Entwicklungslinien oder stilistischer Ordnungssysteme - und bietet dabei zahlreiche Entdeckungen und Überraschungen.

Like hardly any other artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir has shaped our understanding of the atmospheric figure paintings of Impressionism. His painting After the Luncheon, which has been in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt since 1910, is now the starting point for a far-reaching examination of an important source of inspiration that accompanied him throughout his life: the Rococo. Considered frivolous and immoral after the French Revolution, this style of painting experienced a renaissance in the 19th century and was widely celebrated during Renoir's lifetime. Published on the occasion of the Städel Museum's major exhibition, this comprehensive volume explores Renoir's multifaceted connection to tradition through illuminating juxtapositions of his art with 18th-century works and contemporaries.As a trained porcelain painter, PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) was well acquainted with the motif world of the 18th century. His depictions of intimate domestic scenes and outdoor social gatherings are reminiscent of the pictorial language of the preceding era, such as Jean-Antoine Watteau's Fêtes galantes.

Like hardly any other artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir has shaped our understanding of the atmospheric figure paintings of Impressionism. His painting After the Luncheon, which has been in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt since 1910, is now the starting point for a far-reaching examination of an important source of inspiration that accompanied him throughout his life: the Rococo. Considered frivolous and immoral after the French Revolution, this style of painting experienced a renaissance in the 19th century and was widely celebrated during Renoir's lifetime. Published on the occasion of the Städel Museum's major exhibition, this comprehensive volume explores Renoir's multifaceted connection to tradition through illuminating juxtapositions of his art with 18th-century works and contemporaries. As a trained porcelain painter, PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) was well acquainted with the motif world of the 18th century. His depictions of intimate domestic scenes and outdoor social gatherings are reminiscent of the pictorial language of the preceding era, such as Jean-Antoine Watteau's Fêtes galantes.