- Paperback: 350 pages
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press; 1 edition (18 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0226142302
- ISBN-13: 978-0226142302
- Product Dimensions: 25.3 x 21.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,651,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Rachael Ziady DeLue undertakes the Herculean task of plumbing the depths of a highly complex and multifaceted mind to uncover many of the whys surrounding this often misunderstood artist.... Chapter by chapter, DeLue peels back the layers of a very complex man, revealing Inness's tireless pursuit of the perfect landscape model through which God could be revealed." - Kraig Binkowski, Art Documentation"
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George Inness (1825-94) is considered one of America's greatest landscape painters. A complicated artist and thinker, he painted stunning, evocative views of the American countryside.Throughout his career, Inness struggled to make visible what was invisible to the human eye by combining a deep interest in nineteenth-century scientific inquiry - including optics, psychology, physiology, and mathematics - with an idiosyncratic brand of mysticism. Rachael Ziady DeLue's "George Inness and the Science of Landscape" - the first in-depth examination of Inness' career to appear in several decades - demonstrates how the artistic, spiritual, and scientific aspects of Inness' art found expression in his masterly landscapes. In fact, Inness' practice was not merely shaped by his preoccupation with the nature and limits of human perception; he conceived of his labor as a science in its own right. This beautifully illustrated work reveals Inness' profound investment in the science and philosophy of his time and illuminates the complex manner in which the fields of art and science intersected in nineteenth-century America.
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Format:Paperback
This is the kind of book I have for years dreamed of finding, and had almost despaired of finding. Authors are usually so fond of their own knowledge they are afraid to put their opinions on the line, and resort to empirical learning to filibuster from beginning to end.
"George Inness was born on ... educated in ... lived at ... painted ... and died at age ... in ..."
This author openly engages with the paintings and with the statements of the artist in just the way you and I would in conversation. Frequent references are made to the content of the paintings, the aims of the artist, the reason for inclusions of this or that, the effect of such inclusions on the viewer and the benefits on the overall effect of the painting. No hiding behind 'facts and figures' although the whole argument is firmly based in this reality.
Such a direct involvement with the art, the paintings and thus the reader leads to an engaging read and a learning process authors seldom permit the reader to enjoy.
This is not to say that the book is not intelligent and informative. It is, and delightfully taxing on what may be a new subject to some - Swedenborgianism. If the author herself is not a disciple, she does a wonderful job of directing an enlightening trail through what can be difficult ground.
But then much of Inness could be seen as difficult if not obtuse; he was not, he was just refreshingly different. So he could not have found a more suitable writer than this to put his case if he had had such a choice himself. A wonderful, informative and challenging read I shall return to time and time again.
"George Inness was born on ... educated in ... lived at ... painted ... and died at age ... in ..."
This author openly engages with the paintings and with the statements of the artist in just the way you and I would in conversation. Frequent references are made to the content of the paintings, the aims of the artist, the reason for inclusions of this or that, the effect of such inclusions on the viewer and the benefits on the overall effect of the painting. No hiding behind 'facts and figures' although the whole argument is firmly based in this reality.
Such a direct involvement with the art, the paintings and thus the reader leads to an engaging read and a learning process authors seldom permit the reader to enjoy.
This is not to say that the book is not intelligent and informative. It is, and delightfully taxing on what may be a new subject to some - Swedenborgianism. If the author herself is not a disciple, she does a wonderful job of directing an enlightening trail through what can be difficult ground.
But then much of Inness could be seen as difficult if not obtuse; he was not, he was just refreshingly different. So he could not have found a more suitable writer than this to put his case if he had had such a choice himself. A wonderful, informative and challenging read I shall return to time and time again.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
God's Landscapes
17 Mar 2005
Format:Hardcover
This is a terrific book, beautiful and thought-provoking, about one of America's best and most intriguing artists. The author shows how Inness' desire to help people see more deeply, to see God behind the landscapes, shaped his paintings. It is a delight to read how ideas have consequences in art; how deliberate Inness was in his project; and then to see how gorgeous his paintings are.
The only reason it does not get 5 stars from me? Not enough color plates. But it really is a fine book.
The only reason it does not get 5 stars from me? Not enough color plates. But it really is a fine book.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Both good and bad.
18 Nov 2006
Format:Hardcover
It is with no end of begrudging that I award five stars to this book. It is unconscionable that University of Chicago Press published this fabulous text on Inness' work, but included a mere twenty-one color prints, at that most of them two a page, and charges $50 for it! If you consider buying it, do so with the sure knowledge that Dr. DeLue's work is a classic, not to be missed, her analysis extremely depthful, her prose elegant. As for UofC Press, how greedy. For shame!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Expected more color plates
29 Jun 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
There were 21 color plates. Some of the color plates were not very large. It was my fault for not checking more, before I purchased the book. Lots of history to read, but I was more interested in seeing the paintings of George Inness. Many black and white photos, which are helpful, in seeing values in paintings. Perhaps by the time I read all of the book, I will be much happier with my purchase.
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