四十多年来,威尔·巴奈特(Will Barnet)的创作在不断发展,这位艺术家所走的是一条孤独的道路,他追求的不仅现在是而且一向是纯属个人的意象。本书收入的这些版画并非偶然发现的结果,而是在长期的、往往是单枪匹马的奋斗中对他早期努力追求的东西加以提炼而取得的成就。甘冒风险、不管前面可能有什么困难也要向着要求充分发挥想象力的方向努力,这种品质从根本上说正表现出一个艺术家的伟大。威尔·巴奈特具有这样的勇气去走那样一条往往是远离主流的道路,体验着为每个 For more than four decades, Will Barnet’s work has evolved, and the artist has followed a path of loneliness that he pursues not only now but always purely personal. These prints, which the book receives, are not the result of accidental discoveries. They are the achievements of refining what he pursued earlier in the long, often single-minded struggle. To take risks, regardless of the possible difficulties ahead, also work toward the direction of giving full play to the imagination, a quality that fundamentally shows the greatness of an artist. Will Barnett has such courage to go that one is often the way to stay away from the mainstream, experiencing for each