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Dancing Skeletons
基本情報
- 作家
- Edward Burra artsdot.com/ja/artists/edward-burra/
- 制作年
- 1905 – 1976
- 彩色済み
- 1934
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学生作品ガイド
著作権 この作品の著作権は現在も存続しています。Edward Burraは1976に没年しました。著作権は没後70年間継続するため、2046まで有効です。本画像は教育目的の参照用として掲載しており、権利は権利者に帰属します。
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Dancing Skeletons — Edward Burra
Shaded: Edward Burraの生涯 (1905–1976) ▲ 本作品、1934
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主な色
Phthalo Green #222b2f
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アーティストと美術館
生誕地 South Kensington, United Kingdom
Born: South Kensington, United Kingdom, 1905.
Edward Burra demonstrated artistic talent early on, particularly as a draughtsman.
He received his formal training at the Royal College of Art from 1923 to 1925, honing his skills in drawing and painting.
During the latter half of the 1920s, Burra travelled extensively throughout France.
He focused on depicting detailed urban scenes, often portraying the harsh realities of life in cities like Toulon and Marseille.
These early works reveal a keen observational eye and a sensitivity to social conditions.
A pivotal moment came in 1927 when he met Paul Nash, who introduced him to avant-garde periodicals.
Exposure to artists like George Grosz through these publications profoundly influenced Burra, inspiring him to experiment with collage and drawing within a Dadaist spirit.
The Jungle (1931) exemplifies Burra’s fascination with the exotic and forbidden. The painting depicts a lavish dinner party set in a fantastical tropical world, blending sensuality with premonitions of death.
Burra was among the first British artists to embrace Surrealism, creating a distinctive universe populated by extravagantly dressed women, workers, sailors, and soldiers—often situated in imaginary locales.
His physical health, compromised from childhood, led him to favor watercolor as his primary medium due to its relative ease of use compared to oil paints.
He held his first solo exhibition at the Leicester Galleries in 1930.
The impact of Picasso’s Guernica was significant, prompting a shift in Burra's artistic style.
During World War II, travel restrictions led Burra to work as a stage designer for theatrical productions and ballets, achieving some recognition in this field.
He declined an invitation to become a Royal Academician in 1963 but accepted the Order of the British Empire in 1971.
A major retrospective of his work was organized by the Tate Gallery in 1973, solidifying his place within British art history.
He died in Hastings on March 22, 1976, as a result of complications from a fractured iliac bone.
Burra’s style is characterized by its unsettling atmosphere, vivid colors, and distorted figures.
He masterfully blended elements of Dadaism and Surrealism with a uniquely British sensibility.
His work offers a critical commentary on social issues, exploring themes of alienation, decadence, and the darker aspects of human nature.
Though not always widely recognized during his lifetime, Edward Burra is now considered a pioneering figure in 20th-century British art, influencing subsequent generations of artists with his distinctive vision.
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