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Giorgio Morandi

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Wonderful book about Morandi with great photgraphs of his work. As a painter, I have used this book to work with still lifes, think more about how to address light and color. The simplicity of Morandi's work is deceiving. He said that he could have painted his still life's for three lifetimes and never be tired of what he learned. I can see why he felt that way. Working with Morandi is great for deeply exploring the power of the most basic aspects of form, shape, color and light.

This book features excellent reproductions of Morandi's etchings, watercolors and paintings. The text helps to illuminate the subtle beauty of the artist's body of work. This is especially helpful in that Morandi is a reticent artist who reveals his secrets slowly, who makes his statements quietly. His work challenges the viewer to see the world from a different viewpoint, but the artist does this with a gentle insistence. He seems to be saying, "Here, look at this again. There's a something you've been missing, and I want to show this to you."