Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch The Loneliness of the Soul (Paperback) /anglais

About this book

Published to coincide with the major exhibition at the Royal Academy London November 2020 - February 2021 Tracey Emin (b. 1963) has long said that Edvard Munch (18631944) was the artist who had inspired her the most. In her formative years as an artist it was the expressionism of Munchs paintings and his uncompromising will to explore the complexity and vulnerability of the human condition that attracted her. This book sheds light on the impact of Munchs art on Emins artistic approach and her expressive repertoire in paintings sculptures textiles and neons. It explores the themes of grief longing and loneliness especially related to the ageing process and childlessness. This highlights the similarity between the two artists as well as the difference between a female and male approach to difficult subjects related to the darker side of human existence which has changed dramatically from the 20th century until today.