Tomasz Rut by Carol Damian (2002, Book)

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LOW SHIPPING WITHIN THE USA, I WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE AT BUYER'S EXPENSE 2002 FIRST EDITION TOMASZ RUT BY CAROL DAMIAN FOREWORD BY BRUCE HELANDER Publisher Description: Tomasz Rut (pronounced root) was born in 1961 and raised in Warsaw , Poland , the son of an Olympic athlete father and artist mother who together encouraged a love of art and the classics. During his childhood Rut was introduced to the Pompeiien Frescos as well as Renaissance and Baroque art , which have influenced his oils on canvas, murals, and graphic works. Rut had his first showing in Warsaw at the age of eleven. It was during these travels he began to notice the void of figurative paintings from the past that one could purchase, so Rut invented a style aimed at filling this void. This style incorporated cracked canvasses that mimic aged Italian frescoes and figurative oils. "The one element evident in all of my paintings is the superficial patina or aging," which is created with a variety of transparent and semitransparent glazes, giving each work the aged and classic appearance that exemplifies Rut’s style. Rut's mural size paintings are contemporary conversions of the classical vocabulary variously continued by Michelangelo , Raphael , Titian , and Rubens . In making them he returns to antiquity by a double detour. First, he sets in motion the charming unreal apparatus of the Quattrocento mise-en-scene, and more importantly its heroic nudity, vigorous modeling, expressive anatomic structure, powerful movement and fascinating physiognomy. Tinged with sadness, his super-human youths play once more on Arcadian pipes (i.e. pan flute ) - a motif also reprised by Matisse . Alternatively, he offers us impossible delicate, gracile females-'still unravished bride(s) of quietness'-delimiting them with sylvan togas and braided tresses. Nor does he leave rearing steeds, which in the grand manner represent humanity's turbulent passions. The subjects of Rut's paintings, whether a figure, horse, or object, is at the center of every work, surrounded by compressed space with few background details to distract from the subject. About the Author: Carol Damian is a writer, art critic, curator of visual arts and general director of the Frost Museum FIU in Miami, Florida. He specializes in Latin American art, pre-Columbian and contemporary. Dr. Damian is a professor of art history, received his Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., and his diploma in pre-Columbian art and Latin American art at the University of Miami . Collaborate on projects and writes a correspondent for several art magazines. *BRAND NEW CONDITION * THE DUST JACKET HAS NORMAL SHELF WEAR THE BOOK HAS NORMAL SHELF WEAR THE BOOK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION PUBLISHED BY MAC FINE ART CORP. ISBN# 097107710X FIRST EDITION 2002 UNPAGED ILLUSTRATED SEE OUR OTHER BOOKS IN OUR EBAY STORE! Check out my other items ! Makes a nice gift or keepsake to add to a collection. We accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover, and PayPal. All postage is calculated at cost which also includes packaging and handling fees which make our standard low cost shipping rates more appealing to our by buyers. Items will be shipped via FedEX or USPS Flat rate postal service with Delivery confirmation, unless otherwise stated in the listing. If you buy more than one item we combine shipping & give a $ 1.00 discount on shipping for each additional item purchased within ( 7) days of the first initial purchase. Please allow 5 business days for delivery once item has been paid for through paypal. RETURN POLICY All items are shipped as described in the listing if the item has been damaged through shipping we'll take an assertive role to rectify the matter. We have have an excellent feedback rating because our major goal is to satisfy all our customers. PLEASE NOTE THAT T... read more

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