Niko Pirosmani: Black Light
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Author: Pirosmani, Niko
Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918) is a fabled figure in the story of early modernism. The painter, self-taught and penniless during his lifetime, was heralded posthumously for his "naive" style. Pirosmani’s paintings are simple – blunt, colourful depictions of rustic scenes gleaming against black canvas backgrounds, extraordinary icons of glowing intensity. This catalogue showcases around 50 rarely seen Pirosmani masterpieces, alongside various critical and creative texts.Contributions include a historical text on the artist written in 1926 by Kirill Zdanevich (who “discovered” Pirosmani); a fictional (but historically accurate) essay discussing Tbilisi as the Paris of Pirosmani’s age by the Danish art historian and writer, Kaspar Thormod; an interview with the Georgian art historian Nana Kipiani and her artist husband Levan Chogoshvili by Swiss curator Daniel Baumann; and reflections on the artist by contemporary artists Thea Djordjadze, Mamma Andersson and Tal R.
ISBN 9788793659667. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. hb. 96 pages. 48 colour ills. 26 x 21.6 cm.
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Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918) is a fabled figure in the story of early modernism. The painter, self-taught and penniless during his lifetime, was heralded posthumously for his "naive" style. Pirosmani’s paintings are simple – blunt, colourful depictions of rustic scenes gleaming against black canvas backgrounds, extraordinary icons of glowing intensity. This catalogue showcases around 50 rarely seen Pirosmani masterpieces, alongside various critical and creative texts.Contributions include a historical text on the artist written in 1926 by Kirill Zdanevich (who “discovered” Pirosmani); a fictional (but historically accurate) essay discussing Tbilisi as the Paris of Pirosmani’s age by the Danish art historian and writer, Kaspar Thormod; an interview with the Georgian art historian Nana Kipiani and her artist husband Levan Chogoshvili by Swiss curator Daniel Baumann; and reflections on the artist by contemporary artists Thea Djordjadze, Mamma Andersson and Tal R.
ISBN 9788793659667. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. hb. 96 pages. 48 colour ills. 26 x 21.6 cm.
available