Cocteau

While so many people lead ordinary and hundrum lives, others are blessed with extraordinary talent far beyond the norm. Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) was such a person. Dramatist, poet, painter, sculptor, and filmmaker, his creative output was rivalled by few but was the envy of many. Like the French poet Apollinaire, he was very much interested in the contemporary painting and always spoke on behalf of Picasso. After dedicating to drawings influenced by Toulouse-Lautrec, Sem and Grosz, he turned, after 1950, to oil painting, tapestry, engraving, pastel, pottery and frescoes techniques.He was frequently attacked for his homosexuality, but he answered his zealous detractors by continuing to produce works of genius. His notebooks of intimate drawings and sketches are handsomely reproduced here in this Parkstone book. Early loves, sailors, Greek mythology and a slice of humor, are amongst the ingredients that contribute to the inspiration revealed in these erotic, tender drawings.Derrick, David is the author of 'Cocteau', published 2000 under ISBN 9781859957554 and ISBN 1859957552.