Virgina Woolf’s collection of writings on visual arts offer a whole new perspective on the revolutionary author.
Despite wide interest in Woolf’s writings, her circle, and her relationship with the visual arts, there is no accessible edition or selection of essays dedicated to her writings on art. This newest edition in David Zwirner Books’s ekphrasis series collects such essays including \”Walter Sickert: A Conversation\” (1934), \”Pictures\” (1925), and \”Pictures and Portraits\” (1920).
These formally inventive texts examine the connection between the literary writer and the visual artist and are innovative in their treatment of ideas about color and modern art as experienced in picture galleries. In these essays, Woolf looks at the complex and interdependent relationship between the artist and society. She also provides sharp and astute commentary on specific works of art and the relationship between art and writing.
An introduction by Claudia Tobin situates the essays within their cultural contexts.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Imprint: David Zwirner Books, USA
Publication date: 25/11/2021
Series: Ekphrasis
Oh, to be a Painter!
By Virginia Woolf
Review by Jack
In this wee series of essays and snippets, I found Woolf at her most playful. When freed from the restrictions of the long-form novel, Woolf’s writing seems to become much looser, more experimental and fun. It makes sense that her writing on painting would bring her most to life – she uses words in such a painterly abstract way!
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