ISBN 978-0-901673-75-6
This catalogue has been with me well over a year now, and it's simply amazing. The detail put into Goya's work is often unheard of, when associated with care and a desire for perfection. These etchings are often distorted figures and faces, even sometimes completely replaced with animal heads, phantoms in the backgrounds unnoticed without a patient eye, disturbing scenes of injustice, strife and humility. However, there is an underlying note of very dark, almost crude humour throughout this exhibit (last time I checked it was still on!) and this surprised and delighted me equally. I like to be able to find a multitude of emotional layers in a piece, and the depth of Goya's works always astound me. Go to Manchester Art Gallery and see this asap!
© Dean Ross.
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