- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company; 1st ed. edition (14 Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316854530
- ISBN-13: 978-0316854535
- Product Dimensions: 31.8 x 26.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 169,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tony Bennett, David Byrne, and occasionally David Bowie all do it--they make art. With the introduction of Paul McCartney: Paintings we can now add the famous Beatle to the list. The book is a catalogue of paintings from McCartney's 1999 exhibition in Germany. Music and art have many things in common; for McCartney it is the freedom to "play" which connects both endeavours. Fittingly, his paintings draw most of their influence from abstract expressionism where the material quality of the paint itself inspires the drips, blobs and splatters. His paintings range from cartoon-like figures and faces to open landscapes. The colours are dynamic with varying thicknesses of paint, some with marks scratched into the surface, all with stories and symbolic value. From the illustrations and accompanying essays, to the very candid interview, we are given remarkable insight into McCartney's practice as a committed creative person. He confides his insecurities as a painter who has never gone to art school, and his defining moments as an artist both musically and visually. Within the interview is an unusually generous section where McCartney discusses individually many of the paintings in the book. It's a behind-the-scenes look as he elaborates on the personal meanings behind certain symbols, tells stories and anecdotes and acknowledges his painterly influences, specifically Willem de Kooning. Also included are personal photographs of the artist at work, 117 colour illustrations, and 17 duotone photographs. --J.P. Cohen
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A collection of the art work of Sir Paul McCartney. This volume offers over 200 colour plates of his work, which is largely expressionistic and often abstract. He brings to his painting the same humour, enthusiasm and enjoyment that are present in his music.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm going to be bold and say that if you enjoy 20th century paintimg at all, you will want this book. Among other things, seeing McCartney's paintings made me realize that I had only thought I didn't like abstractions--because I had seen so many bad ones. There are at least two (you may find several more) splendid abstractions in this book. I'd like to own prints of "Red abstract white moon," and "Mr. Magritte's ruler." By the time McCartney started painting, at 40, he understood the creative process well enough to make a smooth transition from composing music to composing paint. If you cannot stand much of anything painted after the Impressionists, you will want to look at the book before even considering buying it. But even for those who want something that they can recognize in a painting, there's much to recognize and enjoy in these canvases--there is a series of "portraits" that are so full of life that you feel you'd like to know more about the subjects, even though they exist only as types. The colors are vibrant, the painting is superbly confident, and I find some of the images as haunting as the artist's music.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book is well set out with a mixture of interviews and paintings. Paul describes some of the paintings and how they came about. One painting, "Johns Room", came about almost by accident. A must for Macca fans - not too sure about anyone else
Format:Hardcover
McCartneys paintings are bold and primitive; although their sytle could be descibed as naive by so-called experts, they have an immediate effect; He simply yet deftly evokes feelings on many levels. I feel that at the moment Paul is constricting himself as a visual artist, as many people do when first entering into a new medium (I know that Paul has been painting for many years now, but his work is on a level with earliest Beatles work) Is it just me, or does Paul still believe in the Art House snobbery of the last generation? I think Paul could go on to do great things, but he needs to throw off the old guard restrictions. If he can get to the point where he truly paints what he feels, and not just a watered down version of his ideas, he could be a very good artsist.
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