Art Bronzes

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Summary: A must for art lovers... A must for Artists...
Review: I bought this book out of the blue, based only on the subject matter promised. I did have to think it, though, as it is indeed quite an investment, and not just something to be dismissed and shelved with a shrug if the material is not what you expected. As a sculptor and art lover, I am always in search of a little boost... Inspiration of sorts... Things that push me towards higher goals. But, finding myself in a third world country at the time (Bolivia), a place where art is at the bottom of the ladder and there is no access to museums, galleries, or basically anything to enrich the mind, I have had to rely on books and only books to fulfill my interests and needs. I have made mistakes, and ended up stuck with expensive books, way below my expectations, but I finally decided to take the chance on this one. Let me just say that, in my modest, but decent personal library on books on art, I have set Art Bronzes at the top of the list. It goes way beyond anything I had expected! If I had received but half of what this book offers, I would have been satisfied! But this book goes all the way! I have been through it countless times, and I always end up with an amazing need to run of and start working on a sculpture! The pictures are beautiful, inspiring, detailed, devided into sections for every taste and need. The writing is above average, short, to the point, and with all that is needed to know on a particular piece. Above all, and going beyond my artistic interests, it is a book for anyone who has ever stood in front of a sculpture and felt something tingle inside them. Art lovers and artists everywhere... This is the book... If no other... Go through it, and you will not be able to set it down... When you finally do, place it anywhere, and I can assure you that whomever takes a glipmse at it, interested in art or not, will indeed start loooking at art, at sculpture, in a whole different light. A real find... A real treasure...