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William Hogarth (1) (1697–1764)

Auteur de Engravings by Hogarth

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58+ oeuvres 610 utilisateurs 8 critiques

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Crédit image: Self-portrait, 1745
(Yorck Project)

Séries

Œuvres de William Hogarth

Engravings by Hogarth (1973) 199 exemplaires
William Hogarth (2000) — Illustrateur — 101 exemplaires
Hogarth: Gravures Oeuvre Complet (1968) 47 exemplaires
The genius of William Hogarth (1972) 9 exemplaires
Aestheticism in art (2012) 6 exemplaires
Hogarth, place and progress (2019) 4 exemplaires
William Hogarth (2000) 4 exemplaires
William Hogarth (1966) 3 exemplaires
Hogarth and his house 1 exemplaire
The Graham Children 1 exemplaire
Works 1 exemplaire
Hogarth's drawings 1 exemplaire
Marriage á la mode. 1 exemplaire
Hogarth's Works Complete (1897) 1 exemplaire
Hogarth, Marriage a la Mode (1947) 1 exemplaire
Hogarth on the Will 1 exemplaire
Analiza piękna (2008) 1 exemplaire
Anecdotes of William Hogarth (2008) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Modeste proposition : Pour empêcher les enfants des pauvres d'être à la charge de leurs parents ou de leur pays (1729) — Artiste de la couverture, quelques éditions1,348 exemplaires
At Day's Close: Night in Times Past (2005) — Illustrateur — 757 exemplaires
A Documentary History of Art, Volume 2 (1958) — Contributeur — 147 exemplaires

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Date de naissance
1697-12-10
Date de décès
1764-03-23
Sexe
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More interesting (and readable) than expected but largely incomprehensible. Back in 1966, my sister gave me an original print (1753) of the Analysis of Beauty from a large book of Hogarth's etchings. It wasn't until recently, when trying to decide what to throw out, that I thought I'd better find out more about this curious collection of illustrations. The print I have is at the front of this book without the peripheral illustrations that make up most of the illustrations for the book. For Hogarth there is a curvaceous line of beauty that is enhanced (or not) by qualities he identifies as: fitness, variety, uniformity, simplicity, intricacy and quantity. There are moments when the usefulness of this line becomes bizarre. Not least when he offers a remedy for children with lowered heads
..an ugly habit prevented, at a proper age, by fastening a ribbon to a quantity of platted hair, or to the cap as it may be kept fast in its place, and the other end to the back of the coat, as figure 5 plate 31, as such a length as may prevent them drawing their chins into their necks; p.233-234.

Hogarth is not the only person to attempt an understand of what makes us respond so some things as beautiful and others as ugly. My favourite theorist is Christopher Alexander. In his 4 volume epic [b:The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe|3131171|The Nature of Order An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (4 Volume Set)|Christopher W. Alexander|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328004160l/3131171._SX50_.jpg|2726766], he proposes 15 fundamental properties that help us identify a living work (as opposed to a dead one). These are as follows:

  1. Levels of scale
  2. Strong centers
  3. Thick boundaries
  4. Alternating repetition
  5. Positive space
  6. Good shape
  7. Local symmetries
  8. Deep interlock and ambiguity
  9. Contrast
  10. Gradients
  11. Roughness
  12. Echoes
  13. The void
  14. Simplicity and inner calm
  15. Not-separateness

While there are parallels with Hogarth's qualities, his illustrated explanations do not necessarily lead to aha moments. In part, this could be my lack of familiarity with his meandering sentences, but although I tried, I could not follow his reasoning.
… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
simonpockley | 1 autre critique | Feb 25, 2024 |
I liked seeing the works together and reading the commentary but the art history content was usually dry and sometimes unconvincing. Skimmed.
 
Signalé
Je9 | Aug 10, 2021 |
Reasonable images given the age of the book. Text is descriptive rather than analytical.
 
Signalé
Carfo | 1 autre critique | Oct 24, 2012 |

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