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nh ses kuk wervelende donder fils aine de black hawk george catlinIn het uitgebreide panorama van de Amerikaanse kunstgeschiedenis onderscheiden bepaalde werken zich door hun vermogen om de essentie van een cultuur en een tijdperk vast te leggen. De kunstdruk Nh ses kuk Whirling Thunder, oudste zoon van Black Hawk George Catlin, is hier een perfect voorbeeld van. Dit schilderij, vervaardigd in de 19e eeuw, roept niet alleen de schoonheid van de inheemse tradities op, maar ook de complexiteit van de relaties tussen
In het uitgebreide panorama van de Amerikaanse kunstgeschiedenis onderscheiden bepaalde werken zich door hun vermogen om de essentie van een cultuur en een tijdperk vast te leggen. De kunstdruk Nh-ses-kuk Whirling Thunder, oudste zoon van Black Hawk - George Catlin, is hier een perfect voorbeeld van. Dit schilderij, vervaardigd in de 19e eeuw, roept niet alleen de schoonheid van de inheemse tradities op, maar ook de complexiteit van de relaties tussen de inheemse volkeren en de Europese kolonisten. Door de blik van Catlin wordt de kijker uitgenodigd om onder te dompelen in een wereld vol levendige kleuren en betekenissen, waar elk detail een verhaal vertelt en waar de culturele identiteit met een zeldzaam gevoel voor nuance wordt belicht. Stijl en uniekheid van het werk Het werk van Catlin wordt gekenmerkt door een onderscheidende stijl, die realisme en romantiek combineert. In de kunstdruk Nh-ses-kuk Whirling Thunder getuigen de keuze van kleuren, texturen en de poses van de personages van een nauwkeurige observatie en een diepgaand begrip van de afgebeelde onderwerpen. Catlin beperkt zich niet tot het reproduceren van beelden; hij probeert de ziel van de individuen die hij schildert over te brengen. De figuur van Nh-ses-kuk, met zijn intense uitdrukking en dynamische houding, belichaamt de kracht en de waardigheid van de inheemse volkeren. De kledingdetails, de ornamenten en de decoratieve elementen, allemaal zorgvuldig geïntegreerd, dragen bij aan een meeslepende sfeer die de kijker meeneemt naar een moment dat in de tijd lijkt stil te staan. Dit werk beperkt zich niet tot een eenvoudige visuele weergave; het is een ware venster op een wereld vol tradities en verhalen. De kunstenaar en zijn invloed George Catlin is een iconische figuur in de Amerikaanse kunst, vaak erkend als een van de eersten die de culturen van de inheemse volkeren documenteerde via zijn kunst. Reizend door de Verenigde Staten, had hij de gelegenheid om vele leiders en leden van stammen te ontmoeten, wiens essentie hij vastlegde in zijn portretten. Zijn inzet voor het behoud van deze culturen, die bedreigd werden door koloniale expansie, geeft hem een unieke plaats in de geschiedenis van de kunst. Catlin was niet alleen een kunstenaar, maar ook een etnograaf, die erop gericht was het publiek te onderwijzen over de rijkdom en diversiteit vanShipping Notes
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★★★★★ 5
Great companion book to a great "Book One!"
I really like that the creators have been so heavily involved in the comics and art books from Dark Horse, and as such, I want to own all of them after looking at this gem!
The artwork is beautiful, and it's awesome reading little anecdotes from the series creators. Did you know that polar bear dogs are feared by the Water Tribes, but Korra met a lost cub when she was little and now she has Naga!? All of the notes add to the universe of the series and make you feel involved in the show. As a fan of the original series, I'm now a little older and can really appreciate the work that goes into entertaining people, so this book is exceptional at presenting that feeling.
The book is separated into a few sections, focusing on early development, each episode of the first season, and extra artwork created for promotion such as the DVD cover. I love being able to look at the concept art and notes and then watch the series at home. I highly recommend grabbing the Blu-ray version of the series. It has audio commentaries for each episode, so you are really being thrown into the universe of The Legend of Korra!
I highly recommend to everyone who is a fan of the series!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2013
★★★★★ 5
BEST ART BOOK (GREAT GIFT FOR Legend Of Korra FANS)
It is a beautiful book. It was everything I hoped for, but it was bigger than I expected. (I didn't see the measurements/size...oops) The artwork inside is incredible, the detail and effort that was put into this book is amazing. I am a huge Legend of Korra fan, so I was a little nervous when I bought the book. I had my doubts but when received it I was so pleased with it. I could not be happier with this book. I highly recommend this book to anyone considering it to either give to a friend or to buy for personal use.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2015
★★★★★ 5
A good one, albeit not a perfect one
It is a comprehensive look into the series with lots of wonderful art.
I felt that it was thinner than the previous book from the Avatar series but I'm not talking about the length of the book (I know this one has less pages an only covers one season) but rather about the "insights" into the creative process. While the previous book felt full to the seams and you could feel that there was a lot of important material that didn't fit, you also felt that all the material that did was included was the best. In this one for Korra, you feel that there were many important things left out that should have been included and there are some things that were included that doesn't feel as important...
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Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2013
★★★★★ 5
Everything you wanted put into a art book
I loved this art book. It showed me basically everything I wanted to see from back drops used and unused, old character designs and how some things came to be or what they were inspired by. The commentary is great though rarely confusing (Ex: at one point they commentary refers to a picture in the top right but says "As you can see by the design in the middle" the middle being something completely different) I feel like this book is a must for fans and people interested in the art of the series alike.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2015
★★★★★ 5
This is how you make an artbook!!
It's so awesome to open an artbook and see every stage of the character and how it all came together. It's always fun and interesting to know how Korra was made, and why whe looks the way it looks. It's really cool to read the different ideas that came up for a certain character and why they decided that a certain design worked better than the previous ones! It's also really interesting and delicious to read about how they inspired themselves in known architecture to create the environment in this tv series.
I simply loved it and I'm excited to know that I'll be buying the other Korra artbooks!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2014