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A fascinating survey of the enduring human love affair with the exotic and the strange, and its impact on Western culture Exotic explores our obsession with the lure of distant lands and their promise of the weird and wonderful, the beautiful and grotesque. Through a host of evocative images, this book shows how the absorption of 'the foreign, ' through arts, design, architecture, and other cultural elements, has consistently enriched West...

- Spans the early work of Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) in the Netherlands, the formative years in and around Paris, and ends with the intense, vibrant studies of peasants and the countryside he produced in the South of France- Makes extensive use of Van Gogh's correspondence to illuminate his artistic development and the personal vision that lies behind his work- Reveals the art as the product of a reflective and idea-driven man who was profound...