Dance Me to the End of Love (Art & Poetry)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (757 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932183930 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Leonard Cohen & Henri Matisse - beautiful work" according to Lourdes. Beautiful book that artfully depicts one of my favorite songs from Leonard Cohen. When I first heard this song while watching the movie Dancing at the Blue Iguana, it opened my world to Leonard Cohen. Now, I collect all things Cohen and this is a wonderful addition to my collection. Artwork by Henri Matisse. Lovely.. if you love Matisse and you love Leonard Mama Cat Well, if you love Matisse and you love Leonard, what else is there to say. This book makes me smile every time I open it.. A profound and dynamic love affair between art and poetry Leonard Cohen's poem/song Dance Me to the End of Love is absolutely stunning. Matisse is a perfect match for Cohen's words.Matisse's images have been set against poetry before, in the book Jazz for exampleand some of those same images appear here, with symbolic meanings of their own--I wonder if these meanings were known when the book was copiled? For example, Matisse's The Clown's Funeral matched with Dance me to the wedding If you know Matisse's use of red paint for the clown's heart represents the belief that the spirit of love
"I had this dance within me for a long time," Matisse once said in describing one of his murals. Cohen's song is a lyrical tribute to the miracle of love, the grace it bestows on us and its healing, restorative power. Originally recorded on his Various Positions album, and featured in Cohen's anthology, Stranger Music, this poetic song is gloriously married to the art works by Henri Matisse, perhaps the greatest artist of the twentieth century. Dance Me to the End of Love is the perfect book for art lovers, song lovers, and all other lovers as well.. Now for its 10-year anniversary, Welcome is thrilled to present the entirely re-imagined and redesigned Dance Me to the End of Love. With the art of Matisse and the words of Cohen still at the heart of the book, the new look and feel of this Art & Poetry book is overwhelmingly beautiful. 10 years ago, Welcome Books published the
He divides his time between Los Angeles and Montreal.From the Trade Paperback edition.. He has to date made seventeen albums, the latest being Dear Heather. Leonard Cohen’s artistic career began in 1956 with the publication of his first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Myth
Art, poetry, and the suggestion of erotic delights what more can a lover ask? . The 21 Matisse illustrations sprawl luxuriously across the pages. The Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen, known primarily for his mournful tunes of love misplaced, has produced a surprising message of hopeful passion in this playful picture book for grownups in love