Illustrating Armageddon: Matania and the First World War
Autor Jim Daviesen Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 feb 2020
"For
those
on
the
home
front,
World
War
I
was
experienced
primarily
through
words—yet
people
still
wanted
to
see
what
the
war
was
like.
With
photography
still
relatively
new
and
complicated,
and
censorship
limiting
what
could
be
shared,
illustrators
stepped
into
the
breach.
None
produced
work
as
remarkable
as
that
of
Fortunino
Matania
(1881–1963).
Blessed
with
a
photographic
memory,
and
able
to
work
at
great
speed,
Matanie
created
illustrations
that
were
unnervingly
photographic
in
their
realism.
This book presents the entire collection of Matania’s work from World War I for the first time. The works featured here are the result of regular trips to the Western Front as well as interviews with soldiers recovering in hospitals, where Matania would use toy soldiers to help him understand troop positions and movements. He would take that information back to his studio, where he had an enormous collection of uniforms, weapons, and other props to help make sure that every last detail of his finished picture was correct. The resulting images are an unmatched resource for understanding the war and how it was fought."
This book presents the entire collection of Matania’s work from World War I for the first time. The works featured here are the result of regular trips to the Western Front as well as interviews with soldiers recovering in hospitals, where Matania would use toy soldiers to help him understand troop positions and movements. He would take that information back to his studio, where he had an enormous collection of uniforms, weapons, and other props to help make sure that every last detail of his finished picture was correct. The resulting images are an unmatched resource for understanding the war and how it was fought."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781912690015
ISBN-10: 1912690012
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 20 color plates, 200 halftones
Dimensiuni: 222 x 267 x 38 mm
Greutate: 2.18 kg
Editura: Unicorn Publishing Group
Colecția Uniform Press
ISBN-10: 1912690012
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 20 color plates, 200 halftones
Dimensiuni: 222 x 267 x 38 mm
Greutate: 2.18 kg
Editura: Unicorn Publishing Group
Colecția Uniform Press
Notă biografică
Jim Davies is a retired airline pilot and Matania enthusiast. He has collected a number of his works to embellish his passion for military history and enjoys regularly visiting the Western Front battlefields.
Recenzii
"Philosopher and writer George Santayana once said: 'Only the dead have seen the end of war.' Well, this stunning collection of Fortunino Matania's illustrations from the Western Front reminds us of this tragic fact. Matania's pinpoint accuracy and photographic recall saw him chart the events of World War I with unforgettable power. This book restores his reputation as one of the 20th century's most brilliant artists, overlooked by many – until now."
Descriere
"For those on the home front, World War I was experienced primarily through words—yet people still wanted to see what the war was like. With photography still relatively new and complicated, and censorship limiting what could be shared, illustrators stepped into the breach. None produced work as remarkable as that of Fortunino Matania (1881–1963). Blessed with a photographic memory, and able to work at great speed, Matanie created illustrations that were unnervingly photographic in their realism.
This book presents the entire collection of Matania’s work from World War I for the first time. The works featured here are the result of regular trips to the Western Front as well as interviews with soldiers recovering in hospitals, where Matania would use toy soldiers to help him understand troop positions and movements. He would take that information back to his studio, where he had an enormous collection of uniforms, weapons, and other props to help make sure that every last detail of his finished picture was correct. The resulting images are an unmatched resource for understanding the war and how it was fought."
This book presents the entire collection of Matania’s work from World War I for the first time. The works featured here are the result of regular trips to the Western Front as well as interviews with soldiers recovering in hospitals, where Matania would use toy soldiers to help him understand troop positions and movements. He would take that information back to his studio, where he had an enormous collection of uniforms, weapons, and other props to help make sure that every last detail of his finished picture was correct. The resulting images are an unmatched resource for understanding the war and how it was fought."