From School Library Journal
Gr 9-12-- These titles are noteworthy because they have 15 large, full-color reproductions representative of the title artist's work, and because the discussions of criticism and interpretations are excellent. The text in Jasper Johns will be a little difficult for newcomers to modern art because Johns is complex and enigmatic. He opposes simplicity, and this is quite evident in Bernstein's highly compact, erudite analysis that focuses on roughly four decades. In Seurat, Broude shows that there is no agreement among art critics about what the artist was expressing in his paintings in regard to both content and technique. She gives a clear outline of the historical interpretations and highlights critical points. Silver discusses Rembrandt's ability to express emotion in his paintings of historical, mythological, and religious subjects, and discusses briefly several works to show how the artist manipulated mood through the use of light and shadow. While limited in scope, these titles do well what they do. --Barbara Peklo Abrahams, Oneida City Schools, Manlius, NY
Copyright 1993 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
