Picasso’s ‘Les Demoiselles D’Avignon’ (Masterpieces of Western Painting) (Masterpieces of Western Painting)
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Customer Review: Excellent Art, Science and Integration of the Two
Professor Miller’s book demonstrates an impressive knowledge across the histories of art and science, a knowledge that is sufficiently deep to allow a clarity of expression that contains some of the best writing I have seen on art history, and that is also very good on theories of physics. Miller argues strongly that Picasso’s Demoiselles was influenced, amongst other things, by ideas of Non-Euclidean Geometry and the Fourth Dimension, transmitted via the writings of Poincare and via Princet - the “mathematician in residence” of the Cubists. Whilst he paints a more detailed and convincing story of this than does Linda Henderson’s seminal work on the topic, I was personally left unconvinced that these ideas of mathematics and science were necessary components of Picasso’s startling insights. That shouldn’t detract from reading an extremely well written book, that is both very descriptive of two fields of human endeavour, and pleasingly integrative between them. I was particularly pleased by the emphasis given to the aesthetic (and anti-positivist) nature of leading scientific thought - this is a message that needs to be conveyed to those whose grasp of the meaning of science is dangerously flawed. Above all, the linking theme between Einstein and Picasso is their humanity - or perhaps their “super” humanity, their common ability to process information in astounding and breakthrough ways - this is a message that needs to be clearly transmitted and received at a time when increasing specialisation across disciplines can lead to unhelpful stereotyping, and self-fulfilling prophecy. People who know a bit about art, or physics will gain a lot of insight into the other world from this book. People who think scientists are rational calculating machines, and people who think Picasso couldn’t paint (you know who you are), should be bought this as a gift by those who know differently!
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Picasso at the Lapin Agile” and Other Plays: Picasso at the Lapin Agile ; the Zig-Zag Woman ; Patter for the Floating Lady ; Wasp / Steve Martin. Customer Review: a simple comedic masterpiece.
being a fan of steve martin’s bare faced, honest, goofy humour, i was happily surprised to read the gem that is ’shopgirl’, a sweet tale of ordinary people in ordinary lives finding each other out of the ordinary. if you’ve read that book, and if not, i highly recommend that you do, and noted martin’s knack for observing the mundane in a multicoloured and somewhat neurotic light, then this collection of plays of bizarre scenes will delight you. an unpretentious set of pieces that will come to life inside your head and truly make you laugh. hilarious characters in almost normal situations, somehow their outlandish attitudes and behaviours are so familiarly human.
subtly satirical and, quite simply, very very funny. a must for anyone who enjoys real comedy
Customer Review: a master of comedy. simple, delightful.
being a fan of steve martin’s bare faced, honest, goofy humour, i was happily surprised to read the gem that is ’shopgirl’, a sweet tale of ordinary people in ordinary lives finding each other out of the ordinary. if you’ve read that book, and if not, i highly recommend that you do, and noted martin’s knack for observing the mundane in a multicoloured and somewhat neurotic light, then this collection of plays of bizarre scenes will delight you. an unpretentious set of pieces that will come to life inside your head and truly make you laugh. hilarious characters in almost normal situations, somehow their outlandish attitudes and behaviours are so familiarly human.
subtly satirical and, quite simply, very very funny. a must for anyone who enjoys real comedy.
