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The Power of Art

The Power of Art

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  • Author：Simon Schama
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Summary

'Great art has dreadful manners。。。' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power， and whole point， of art。 'The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things， visions that soothe， charm and beguile， but actually they are thugs。 Merciless and wily， the greatest paintings grab you in a headlock， rough up your composure and then proceed in short order to re-arrange your sense of reality。。。'

With the same disarming force， The Power of Art jolts us far from the comfort zone of the hushed art gallery， as Schama closes in on intense make-or-break turning points in the lives of eight great artists who， under extreme stress， created something unprecedented， altering the course of art for ever。

The embattled heroes - Caravaggio， Bernini， Rembrandt， David， Turner， Van Gogh， Picasso and Rothko - faced crisis with steadfast defiance。 The masterpieces they created challenged convention， shattered complacency， shifted awareness and changed the way we look at the world。 With powerfully vivid story-telling， Schama explores the dynamic personalities of the artists and the spirit of the times they lived through， capturing the flamboyant theatre of bourgeois life in Amsterdam， the passion and paranoia of Revolutionary Paris， and the carnage and pathos of civil-war Spain。

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Reviews

Esraa ，

I've seen the documentary and it's breathtakingly beautiful I've seen the documentary and it's breathtakingly beautiful 。。。more

吕不理 ，

好看。配着BBC纪录片一起看的。中文翻译令人呕吐 是非专业的多人合译拼拼凑凑出来的 再版打补丁。。也是很行为艺术

Rob S ，

Enjoyed this nugget last summer at the lake in Maine。 I was there alone but it felt like he was there with me， like we talked each day I read。 It's different style than I normally read。 Enjoyed this nugget last summer at the lake in Maine。 I was there alone but it felt like he was there with me， like we talked each day I read。 It's different style than I normally read。 。。。more

Saychel ，

A visual delight。 Over and over again。

yasmine skalli ，

a book that has been sitting on my shelf for a while that I every now and then pick up and only just finished。 nothing groundbreaking per se， but good if you like art history。 planning to watch the accompanying documentary when my time allows。

Phillip ，

Appropriately Named Powerful Analysis。 Wonderful graphics complement text。 Psychological biops are extremely interesting and relevant。4。75 / 5。0

Paul Ataua ，

I’m pretty much caught here。 The book actually annoyed the hell out of me。 Eight artists and in each case the author， although mentioning other works， focused on one of them and built up a whole story around that one work to paint a dramatic portrait of the artist。 The repetitive nature of the approach and the misinterpretation that followed from that approach was pretty damning。 Having said all that， I am giving it five stars because if I had a friend who wanted to get into appreciating art， I I’m pretty much caught here。 The book actually annoyed the hell out of me。 Eight artists and in each case the author， although mentioning other works， focused on one of them and built up a whole story around that one work to paint a dramatic portrait of the artist。 The repetitive nature of the approach and the misinterpretation that followed from that approach was pretty damning。 Having said all that， I am giving it five stars because if I had a friend who wanted to get into appreciating art， I would certainly point them in the direction of this book。 It is an absolutely amazing intro to art appreciation。 。。。more

Bhavya Pochiraju ，

This story is well written， vibrant， rich， and sensitive and the delicate subject is handled with grace。 An unforgettable story and definitely one of the best romance I’ve read。 It is high on my to re-read list and I recommend it strongly。Check out my Art Page [ARTONORIUM] This story is well written， vibrant， rich， and sensitive and the delicate subject is handled with grace。 An unforgettable story and definitely one of the best romance I’ve read。 It is high on my to re-read list and I recommend it strongly。Check out my Art Page [ARTONORIUM] 。。。more

Nimued ，

Such a good read！ The author is absolutely fantastic。

Anatoly Gladky ，

Книга раскрывает творческие муки， открытия， спорные и интересные моменты из жизни 8 художников。 Она учит смотреть на творчество со стороны создателя， как на него влияло общество， религия и время。 Даёт интерес к открытию новых художников и их произведений。---The book reveals creative torments， discoveries， controversial and interesting moments from the lives of 8 artists。 It teaches us to look at creativity from the side of the creator， how society， religion， and time influenced it。 Gives an inte Книга раскрывает творческие муки， открытия， спорные и интересные моменты из жизни 8 художников。 Она учит смотреть на творчество со стороны создателя， как на него влияло общество， религия и время。 Даёт интерес к открытию новых художников и их произведений。---The book reveals creative torments， discoveries， controversial and interesting moments from the lives of 8 artists。 It teaches us to look at creativity from the side of the creator， how society， religion， and time influenced it。 Gives an interest in discovering new artists and their works。 。。。more

Paul ，

I liked the bbc series， Schama knows hoe to tell stories。 however the text did not contain new information， compared to what I had learned from the monographs on these artists

Keen ，

This is the first time I’ve ever read something from Schama and although I certainly learned a thing or two， very little of it was telling me what I was looking for and to be honest I found his style pretentious， rambling and irritating to read。 Caravaggio， like a certain other fellow from a bygone era， appears to have been mad， bad and dangerous to know。 Although I understand the quality and importance of Rembrandt and his work， no amount of teaching or further knowledge is going to change the This is the first time I’ve ever read something from Schama and although I certainly learned a thing or two， very little of it was telling me what I was looking for and to be honest I found his style pretentious， rambling and irritating to read。 Caravaggio， like a certain other fellow from a bygone era， appears to have been mad， bad and dangerous to know。 Although I understand the quality and importance of Rembrandt and his work， no amount of teaching or further knowledge is going to change the fact that I find the vast majority of his work dark， ugly and depressing。To be honest in order to get the most out of most of Rembrandt’s paintings， and many others from the same era， you should have a very strong knowledge of the Bible and a sound grasp of classical mythology。 Also you need to have an understanding of the people depicted， their specific role and also certain customs and symbolism which may only have been relevant to that period or that part of the world。 So to say that these paintings ask a lot of you is a bit of an understatement。 I enjoyed the chapter on David and that was interesting to learn how his work was shaped by the intense political events in France at the time。 I also enjoyed the section on Van Gogh and Rothko and something he said in his Rothko essay was so OTT that I enjoyed a good laugh。I remain deeply sceptical and unconvinced by much of Schama’s statements and conclusions in here。 He rarely tells us how he arrived at them…How does he know this？。。。Did the artist explicitly state his intent at the time？。。。 If so why not say it？。。。If not then why not say it？。。。Or did some cunning person with a vested interest retrospectively apply another meaning？。。。How can we know for certain？。。。 But again so much power and elusiveness lies within that ambiguity and that this is often the sanctuary of people who make their living in such fields。 。。。more

Gerry。Aki ，

Beware， this is not an art book for anyone who’s just interested in art。 It is a supplementary text for a programme of the same name shot by the BBC about a select few artists。 If， like me， you haven’t seen （or heard of this programme before） then this book is just bewildering。

Joann ，

I enjoy the way Simon Schama presents history， be it political or， as in this case， art。 Several of the artists in the book were familiar to me so I liked revisiting their stories。 The other， lesser known ones I appreciated becoming familiar with。I would have given this book five stars but for the fact that Schama is silent on the topic of women artists。

Toni DeBiasi ，

Sharma has a way with words when he tells the real stories of some of the greats of art。 He makes you ferl the nitty gritty of the era and of the artist。

Lucy ，

goodreads needs to bring in a half star rating so I can give this 3。5 because it was lovely to read but not without fault。 schama’s passion for his subjects is engaging verging on enthralling （especially the Van Gogh and Rothko essays） but his execution is sometimes sloppy and writing is clouded by pretentiousness that seems ill suited to his aims

Jared Burkart ，

It's a Schama book full of the poetic thoughtfulness one should expect of him。 What more needs to be said？ While it may not be a concise history of art in the slightest， nor an evaluation of the "8 most important artists" （which could wrongly be perceived， not from the writing but the naivety of the reader）， neither of those are really the goal of the work from its outset。 What it is， however， is a a beautiful telling of， well， the historical and timeless power of art。 It's a Schama book full of the poetic thoughtfulness one should expect of him。 What more needs to be said？ While it may not be a concise history of art in the slightest， nor an evaluation of the "8 most important artists" （which could wrongly be perceived， not from the writing but the naivety of the reader）， neither of those are really the goal of the work from its outset。 What it is， however， is a a beautiful telling of， well， the historical and timeless power of art。 。。。more

Jon Lisle-Summers ，

Powerful， thought-provoking and enjoyable， Simon Schama's love of art， words and history collide here in joyous enthusiasm。 You're bound to learn something because he's also a master of projecting the historical into the personal and vice versa。 Powerful， thought-provoking and enjoyable， Simon Schama's love of art， words and history collide here in joyous enthusiasm。 You're bound to learn something because he's also a master of projecting the historical into the personal and vice versa。 。。。more

Stephen ，

I got a copy of this book through ILL and with the book open I watched the BBC presentation of the eight artists: Caravaggio， Bernini， Rembrandt， Turner， van Gogh， David， Picasso and Rothko not necessarily in that order but the artist's stories were presented chronologically。 Amazing personalities producing stunning work。 My one take away is that I am curious what van Gogh would have produced if he had lived beyond his 37 years？ And was he murdered or did he commit suicide。Highly recommend that I got a copy of this book through ILL and with the book open I watched the BBC presentation of the eight artists: Caravaggio， Bernini， Rembrandt， Turner， van Gogh， David， Picasso and Rothko not necessarily in that order but the artist's stories were presented chronologically。 Amazing personalities producing stunning work。 My one take away is that I am curious what van Gogh would have produced if he had lived beyond his 37 years？ And was he murdered or did he commit suicide。Highly recommend that you simultaneously read and view。 。。。more

Shane Lewis ，

Simon Schama has a very distinct premise for all of his 8 artists。 Something that ties them together and makes them identifiable for all of us。 They all found a way to create art from their environment， while ignoring the art buying community。 Putting color into oil and water， putting that onto a canvas or wood base to create something that in time creates emotion from the viewer！ Only the moneyed can afford art and these artists found a way to say “screw you”， while creating something timeless。 Simon Schama has a very distinct premise for all of his 8 artists。 Something that ties them together and makes them identifiable for all of us。 They all found a way to create art from their environment， while ignoring the art buying community。 Putting color into oil and water， putting that onto a canvas or wood base to create something that in time creates emotion from the viewer！ Only the moneyed can afford art and these artists found a way to say “screw you”， while creating something timeless。 For me， I garnered an advanced appreciation for these artists and only hope that there are more to come。 。。。more

Commander Law ，

Mixed bag from the distant past， middle past， near past and just past。 Time will tell。

JustMartyy ，

The power o’ fart

Awe ，

Do anyone who needs understand how society and art are intertwined this is the book for you。

Rodney Rauch ，

Love this book。 Rich details and engagingly written。

Andrea ，

angaging

Jasson ，

Excellent。

Gokuloko ，

Awesome Awesome 。。。more

Olga_evstifeeva ，

Поставила бы троечку， если бы не безбожно корявый перевод。 Ежели кто хочет прочитать， лучше делать это на английском， чтобы избегнуть многоречивой бессмыслицы。 В целом книга могла быть неплоха， хорошее издание， живенький подход к изложению истории， но Саймон， детка， почему ты везде видишь гениталии？ Иногда шпага - это просто шпага， а треугольник - это просто треугольник。

S。 Lugo ，

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Yair Martinez ，

This is a informatic book

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