The Resource Optic nerve, Maria Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
Optic nerve, Maria Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
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The item Optic nerve, Maria Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library.
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The item Optic nerve, Maria Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library.
- Summary
- The narrator of Optic Nerve is an Argentinian woman whose obsession is art. The story of her life is the story of the paintings, and painters, who matter to her. Her intimate, digressive voice guides us through a gallery of moments that have touched her. In these pages, El Greco visits the Sistine Chapel and is appalled by Michelangelo's bodies. The mystery of Rothko's refusal to finish murals for the Seagram Building in New York is blended with the story of a hospital in which a prostitute walks the halls while the narrator's husband receives chemotherapy. Alfred de Dreux visits Géricault's workshop; Gustave Courbet's devilish seascapes incite viewers "to have sex, or to eat an apple"; Picasso organizes a cruel banquet in Rousseau's honor. All of these fascinating episodes in art history interact with the narrator's life in Buenos Aires-- her family and work; her loves and losses; her infatuations and disappointments. The effect is of a character refracted by environment, composed by the canvases she studies. The story captures the mysterious connections between a work of art and the person who perceives it
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (91 p.)
- Note
-
- Available to Vancouver Residents only
- Residents of other municipalities should check their local libraries
- Description based upon print version of record
- Isbn
- 9781948226172
- Label
- Optic nerve
- Title
- Optic nerve
- Statement of responsibility
- Maria Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- The narrator of Optic Nerve is an Argentinian woman whose obsession is art. The story of her life is the story of the paintings, and painters, who matter to her. Her intimate, digressive voice guides us through a gallery of moments that have touched her. In these pages, El Greco visits the Sistine Chapel and is appalled by Michelangelo's bodies. The mystery of Rothko's refusal to finish murals for the Seagram Building in New York is blended with the story of a hospital in which a prostitute walks the halls while the narrator's husband receives chemotherapy. Alfred de Dreux visits Géricault's workshop; Gustave Courbet's devilish seascapes incite viewers "to have sex, or to eat an apple"; Picasso organizes a cruel banquet in Rousseau's honor. All of these fascinating episodes in art history interact with the narrator's life in Buenos Aires-- her family and work; her loves and losses; her infatuations and disappointments. The effect is of a character refracted by environment, composed by the canvases she studies. The story captures the mysterious connections between a work of art and the person who perceives it
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1975-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gainza, María
- Dewey number
- 863/.7
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PQ7798.417.A36
- LC item number
- N4713 2019
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Women art historians
- Artists
- Art
- Obsession in women
- Social classes
- Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Label
- Optic nerve, Maria Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
- Note
-
- Available to Vancouver Residents only
- Residents of other municipalities should check their local libraries
- Description based upon print version of record
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Color
- multicolored
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (91 p.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781948226172
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- C2DE6D05-08C9-4D3D-AC6F-ACA421CDCD35
- System control number
-
- on1085186430
- (OCoLC)1085186430
- Label
- Optic nerve, Maria Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
- Note
-
- Available to Vancouver Residents only
- Residents of other municipalities should check their local libraries
- Description based upon print version of record
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Color
- multicolored
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (91 p.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781948226172
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- C2DE6D05-08C9-4D3D-AC6F-ACA421CDCD35
- System control number
-
- on1085186430
- (OCoLC)1085186430
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