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Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch : the loneliness of the soul / Heidi Bale Amundsen, editor.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Oslo : MUNCH, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 131 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9788293560364
  • 9788293560616
Other title:
  • Tracey Emin - Edvard Munch
Contained works:
  • Emin, Tracey, 1963- Works. Selections
  • Munch, Edvard, 1863-1944. Works. Selections
Subject(s):
Contents:
The loneliness of the soul Tracey Emin meets Edvard Munch, an essay on lonelisness, sexuality and ageing / Kari J. Brandtzæg -- 'I felt... he was my friend in art': Tracey Emin on Edvard Munch in conversation with Edith Devaney -- Tracey Emin: honest realism / Rudi Fuchs.
Summary: Tracey Emin (b. 1963) has long claimed that Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was the artist who had inspired her the most. In her formative years as an artist, it was the expressionism of Munch's paintings and his uncompromising will to explore the complexity and vulnerability of the human condition that attracted her. This book sheds light on the impact of Munch's art on Emin's artistic approach and her expressive repertoire in paintings, sculptures, textiles and neons. It explores the themes of grief, longing and loneliness, especially related to the ageing process and childlessness. This highlights the similarity between the two artists, as well as the difference between a female and male approach to difficult subjects related to the darker side of human existence, which has changed dramatically from the 20th century until today.

Includes bibliographical references (page 23).

The loneliness of the soul Tracey Emin meets Edvard Munch, an essay on lonelisness, sexuality and ageing / Kari J. Brandtzæg -- 'I felt... he was my friend in art': Tracey Emin on Edvard Munch in conversation with Edith Devaney -- Tracey Emin: honest realism / Rudi Fuchs.

Tracey Emin (b. 1963) has long claimed that Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was the artist who had inspired her the most. In her formative years as an artist, it was the expressionism of Munch's paintings and his uncompromising will to explore the complexity and vulnerability of the human condition that attracted her. This book sheds light on the impact of Munch's art on Emin's artistic approach and her expressive repertoire in paintings, sculptures, textiles and neons. It explores the themes of grief, longing and loneliness, especially related to the ageing process and childlessness. This highlights the similarity between the two artists, as well as the difference between a female and male approach to difficult subjects related to the darker side of human existence, which has changed dramatically from the 20th century until today.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, 15 November 2020 - 28 February 2021; MUNCH, Oslo, Summer 2021 [22 October 2021 - 2 January 2022].