Those who never look up miss a lot. The imagination of many artists is fueled by birds. Like many others, they are sensitive to the mystery surrounding these winged creatures. How empty, even bleak, would life be without birds? This is equally true for art. 'Winged art' is comprehensive: it ranges from an inconspicuous detail to the essence of an artist's craft, from late medieval to early twentieth-century art.
Bird and art expert Matthias Depoorter can be a little rude at times. When he is talking outside somewhere, he occasionally scans the sky without noticing – looking for bird silhouettes. He can’t help it. He has been doing it his whole life. And since he became an art historian, he has also been looking for birds in art.
Vliegwerk is a quirky selection of paintings, drawings and prints in which birds play a remarkable role. Memoirs, art history, art criticism and ornithological observations are woven into stories for the art lover and the bird watcher. Vliegwerk is a book for the observant and curious.
Author: Matthias Depoorter
- Dutch
- Hardcover
- 9789025300579
- December 15, 2015
- 200 pages
