David Weiss Bücher

Der Venezianer - Ein Tizian Roman - bk297; Droemer Knaur Verlag; David Weiss; pocket_book; 1980

Dieses Künstlerbuch des international renommierten Schweizer Duos Fischli / Weiss ist Fragen gewidmet, die sich jeder ab und zu stellt: “Ist das Leben ein seltsames Höhlensystem?”, “Gibt es zuviel des Guten?” oder “Driftet alles auseinander?”, “Wie wirke ich?”, “Soll ich untertauchen?” oder “Bin ich ein Sonderling?”, “Was denkt mein Hund?”, “Wo ist mein Bett?” oder “Spürt sie es?”. Es sind keine Wissensfragen, sondern Fragen, die unbeantwortet bleiben müssen, vielleicht auch, weil sie so simpel klingen. Wie in ihren Künstlerbüchern 'Plötzlich diese Übersicht' (1982) und 'Die Sichtbare Welt' (2002) gehen Fischli / Weiss hier den Mechanismen des Alltäglichen auf die Spur.

You could say that Little Mirror is a book-length conversation with an inanimate object. Or you could say it's a monologue in forty-seven fragments told to a different kind of fragment--a piece of mirrored glass. Or it's a confession made to a listener who cannot hear. Or a cri de coeur to a fellow traveler who cannot feel. Or a series of meditations on failure and grace and how to live, addressed to a companion who can reflect but not reflect on. This is a book whose plain talk with a thing of little value becomes a refiner's fire to burn away self-deception and dishonesty and replace it with clarity.

This new collection showcases David Weiss's poetic voice, building on the themes and styles established in his previous work, Per Diem. Readers can expect a blend of introspective reflections and vivid imagery, exploring the nuances of everyday life and the complexities of human experience. Weiss's unique perspective invites readers to engage deeply with each poem, revealing layers of meaning and emotion.

Naked Came I portrays Rodin as driven to be an artist because his temperament would allow him to be nothing else. It shows him as a friend with other Parisian artists such as Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet, and those of the Second French Empire associated with the Salon des Refusés: they were generally outside the Paris art establishment, and had been refused admission to the École des Beaux Arts.