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Title: Life Is Paradise: The Portraits of Francesco Clemente by Francesco Clemente, Vincent Katz ISBN: 1-57687-053-7 Publisher: powerHouse Books Pub. Date: 06 October, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $85.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.1 (10 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Artist Is A Great Talent But His Publisher Is A Butcher
Comment: This is wonderful painting and you will find yourself sighing over what should have been. I must agree with the other reviewers at Amazon, who say this is the worst designed book they've ever seen. It's too true. Yes, the dead center, binding portion of the book (called the gutter) is where you'll find the crucial part of many of the portraits! To say this hinders the viewing experience is about as mild a statement as one can make. If I were Clemente, I would want this book recalled as a defective product and the manufacturer (publisher) made to come up with a new one, just like with a defective automobile (The Lemon Law). So why am I giving it a 3 star rating? Clemente's art works are a 5 star event. Seeing them under these circumstances is better than not seeing them. The gorgeous cover portrait is representative of Clemente's work shown in this book. The color reproductions themselves seem quite fine; it is solely an issue of design placement of the images. I'm not sorry I bought it; I do wish I had gotten it at half price though!
Rating: 4
Summary: Francesco Clemente's Paradise
Comment: The first thing to note about this book is its gorgeousness. There is simply no other word for the stunning graphic presentation, beginning inside the front cover and continuing throughout. Orchids Unfolding could easily be a subtitle.
The portraits are compelling and would be even if many of them were not of the rich and famous. Whether oil on wood or watercolor, whether lean of line or voluptuous in intensity, they leave no doubt as to Clemente's talent.
If there is any criticism to be made of this book, it is to be directed toward the publisher. One wishes that the double-page portraits did not cleave the faces in half, making them difficult to read as they fall into the center of the spine. Surely some astute editing could have corrected this.
Otherwise it is a pleasure to feast upon the fruits of Clement's talent. If you appreciate his work you will be happy to own this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: You Have to See This!
Comment: This is a beautiful book. The pages are a large but not cumbersome size that enables the reader to truly see the work. Some paintings are unfortunately split by the binding, but the rest of the book makes up for it. Clemente's style is so emotive and beautiful. If you like Francesco Clemente, this is a definite must for your collection.
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Title: Francesco Clemente : A Portrait by Luca Babini, Rene Ricard ISBN: 0893818720 Publisher: Aperture Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Clemente by Francesco Clemente, Lisa Dennison, Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation ISBN: 089207275X Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $85.00 |
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Title: Marlene Dumas by Dominic van den Boogerd ISBN: 0714838233 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 30 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Julian Schnabel by Julian Schnabel ISBN: 0810946335 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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