The Woman Who Says No: Françoise Gilot on Her Life With and Without Picasso - Rebel, Muse, Artist
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Rating | : | 4.73 (858 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1771642270 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2018-01-03 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"In history, few people have claimed the titles of artist and muse; in her life before, with, and after Picasso, Françoise Gilot proves herself to be both."—Larry Gagosian, owner, Gagosian Gallery
From 2012 to 2014, German journalist and author Malte Herwig dropped by her ateliers in Paris and New York to chat with her about life, love, and art. In her early nineties, she generously shared her hospitality and wisdom with Herwig, who started out as an interviewer but found himself drawn into the role of pupil as Gilot, whom he called a philosopher of joy,” shared with him different ways of seeing the world.. Never one to stand in the shadows, Gilot engaged with ground-breaking artists and scientists on her own terms, creating from these vital interactions an artistic style all her own, translated into an enormous collectio
"Superb" according to Tracy W. Gleason. Francoise Gilot is a fascinating person and artist. This book is a wonderful capturing of her.. Len Schaefer said Five Stars. Excellent reading for any person working on self actualization.Validation in efforts to life problems.Extremely well witten. I was disappointed! Emy Ok, nothing special. I was disappointed!