The World of Peter Greenaway - Hardcover

Leon Steinmetz; Peter Greenaway

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1885203128 ISBN 13: 9781885203120

Publisher: Journey Editions, 1995

Synopsis

In The World of Peter Greenaway, Leon Steinmetz introduces general audiences to the artwork of Peter Greenaway. Long admired for his films, Greenaway is also a celebrated artist, with his drawings, photography, and paintings appearing in galleries worldwide.
Presented in the same format as his personal journals, this book allows us a rare glimpse into the images and vision that give rise to Greenaway's films. Using actual frames from his films, and studies for those films, this volume provides us a unique opportunity to see the bridge that connects the worlds of painting and cinema.

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From Publishers Weekly:

With text by filmmaker Greenaway and an analysis of his work by artist Steinmetz, this book's primary strength is its extensive illustration. Trained as a painter, Greenaway refers to himself as "a painter working in cinema," and the exquisite depictions here serve as a testament to the extraordinary visual sensibility at the heart of films such as Prospero's Books and Drowning by Numbers. The movie stills have the depth and texture of great painting; and the paintings reproduced here are also powerful. Greenaway's comments on his art are enlightening, if occasionally enigmatic, allowing readers to perceive connections not readily apparent, as well as showing a personal side to his obsession with classification, as when he discusses his admiration for his father's passion for amateur ornithology. However, Greenaway is poorly served by Steinmetz's commentary, which consists largely of straightforward plot summary rendered in graceless prose. This volume is nevertheless a valuable and beautiful tribute to the world of Peter Greenaway.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Journey Editions
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1885203128
• ISBN 13: 9781885203120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176