The Pixels of Paul Cezanne: And Reflections on Other Artists

by Wim Wenders

Overview

A celebration of the artists that have inspired the work of Wim Wenders

The Pixels of Paul Cezanne is a collection of essays by Wim Wenders which he presents his observations and reflections on the fellow artists who have influenced, shaped and inspired him.

"How are they doing it?" is the key questions Wenders asks as he looks at the dance work of Pina Bausch, the paintings of Cezanne, Edward Hopper of Andrew Wyeth, or the films of Ingmar Bergman, Michelanelo Antonioni, Ozu, Anthony Mann, Douglas Sirk and Sam Fuller.

He finds the answer by writing about them, trying to understand their individual perspective, and, in the process revealing his own art of perception, in texts of rare poignancy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780571336463
Publisher:	Faber and Faber
Publication date:	04/24/2018
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Wim Wenders lives in Berlin.

Table of Contents

I Write, Therefore I Think 1

For (Not About) Ingmar Bergman 12

On 30 July 2007 Ingmar Bergman Michelangelo Antonioni 15

My Time with Antonioni 21

Stills of an American Dream Edward Hopper 34

About Peter Lindbergh 44

Mann of the West Anthony Mann 53

Written on the Wind Douglas Sirk 73

The Storyteller Samuel Fuller 83

The Time Traveller Manoel de Oliveira 90

Speech for Pina Pina Bausch 94

Eulogy for James Nachtwey on the Occasion of the Dresden Prize 109

The Lost Paradise Yasujiro Ozu 130

On Closer Inspection Andrew Wyeth 143

A Master Craftswoman of Reality Barbara Klemm 158

Getting to Know Yohji Yohji Yamamoto 173

The Pixels of Paul Cézanne … 180

Picture Credits 186

Editorial Reviews

03/26/2018
Film director Wenders returns to the page (following On Film) with this eclectic and often enlightening collection of essays and speeches on fellow artists, written for a variety of publications and occasions. Wenders writes affectionately about his personal relationships with directors Michelangelo Antonioni and Samuel Fuller, calling the latter the “greatest storyteller” of the 20th century, and proves himself a diligent student of his medium’s past in his analyses of the westerns of Anthony Mann and the family dramas of Japanese auteur Yasujiro Ozu. The author’s reflections are not limited to cinema artists. The title essay on Cézanne evinces an appreciation for painting at once analytical and deeply felt. Those who have seen Wenders’s film The American Friend won’t be surprised to find him deeply impressed by the work of Edward Hopper, and admirers of his 3-D documentary Pina will especially enjoy his tribute to its subject, dancer Pina Bausch. It’s tempting to read these essays quickly; they’re short, rigorous, and infectiously enthusiastic. But those who take the time to slow down and savor them, and perhaps sample the work of the artists they describe, will be glad they did. (May)

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