Jenő Barcsay (14 January 14 1900, Katona, Austria–Hungary (today Cătina, Romania) – 2 April 1988, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian painter.
Born in Katona, Hungary in 1900, Barcsay was a descendant of an aristocratic family from Transylvania. In 1919, he went to Budapest to begin his studies in the Fine Art School and graduated in 1924. The summer of 1926 was spent in Makó and Hódmezővásárhely, where he worked on the constructive structural powers in landscapes. In that year, he went to Paris for a year where he discovered the works of Cézanne. His paintings greatly influenced the young artist.
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While in Italy in 1927, Barcsay learned about the Quattrocento movement of the early Renaissance, particularly the anatomical studies of the period. He became a resident of Szentendre after many visits and embarked on another fellowship to Paris in 1929 to understand the rules of cubism. He became a teacher at the Municipal Apprentice School from 1931 to 1945 and later became a teacher at the Fine Art School of Budapest from 1945 until his retirement, where he taught figure sketching and anatomy.
Anatomy for the Artist Book Includes detailed drawings of the human body for the fine artist in 142 full page plates. These drawings include bones, muscles, and joints.
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Unlock your inner artist and learn how to draw the human body in this beautiful and instructive book by the acclaimed artist and Ruskin School of Art anatomist Sarah Simblet. In Anatomy for the Artist, Dr Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body and celebrates its continuing prominence in Western Art today. Combining superb, specially-commissioned ph...more
Published October 1st 2001 by Dorling Kindersley (first published 2001)
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Mar 07, 2011Parka rated it really liked it
(More pictures at parkablogs.com) Sarah Simblet's anatomy book is a bit of a mixed bag for me. Unlike other anatomy books, this one features lots of stunning photography of the body in nude. The models have lean muscular figures and the lighting and poses are great. Some photos are used as underlays with translucent skeleton overlays on top. Unfortunately, there aren't any muscles overlay using this method. As a book that's targeted at artists, I thought the drawings were not good enough. They ar...more
Feb 27, 2012Jane rated it liked it
Some nice photographs and drawings however all the models are a bit too perfect. It would have been more interesting if more body shapes and different ages were included. Also the unnaturally coiffed body hair is a bit distracting. I found the anatomical drawings of most use. The text was not really helpful or instructive to me. I think this is aimed more at those with an interest in life drawing rather than for experienced practitioners. Having said that, it is a beautiful book with some lovely...more
Very informative, agreed. Everything anyone would want to learn how to 'draw'. Yet i don't believe in learning art practical - if you like to draw, draw. If it's not anything similar to the object you're drawing,sketching, painting, sculpting .. it's irrelevant. What matters is if YOU enjoy art. It's yours, you created it, it's a piece of you. THAT'S art. You do not need to 'learn' how to 'draw' .. Subjectivism. However, Informative :)
The only complaint I have about this book is that the models are MODELS. They're too perfect looking. Most people don't have such sculpted abs, and perfect butts. And since when was drawing or sculpting boring perfect-looking people fun?
Mar 01, 2009Kerry rated it it was amazing
An absolute brilliant book to draw from. This book is ideal for referance work, for those who seek it i would highly recomend this. Not only does it show great quility photos of different poses and angles but also illustrate the relationship between the surface appearance of the body and the complexities of the underlying structure.
Jun 28, 2007Hannah rated it it was amazing
Very helpful! This book is full of descriptive text, photographs, drawings by the author, art historical references, and, unlike many books on human anatomy, it doesn't ignore the genitals. No fig leaves here, my friends!
This book is pretty crappy. It reminds me of what an anatomy book would look like if E! did an anatomy book. It's all bells and whistles... and I'm sure it sells well, but in the end the all you'll really get out of it is knowledge of what an air brushed body looks like. blaaaa.
One of the most beautiful and detailed anatomy books.
By far the best anatomy book I have found so far. Amazing muscle reference and vellum overlays make this a permanent accessory at my desk.
Oct 22, 2010Jekloneo rated it it was amazing
An EXCELLENT resource for drawing humans, with many hard-to-get reference photos of the human body.
Apr 28, 2010Athena rated it it was amazing
I recommend this for any body artist...its a great book
Jan 20, 2019Robert Adam Gilmour rated it it was amazing
There's surprisingly few anatomy books that focus on photos of people, most anatomy books I've seen before were predominately an artist's drawings and while that may be useful for showing the different layers of muscle and flesh with clarity, I really don't want to be looking at someone else's drawings when I'm learning to draw people for most of the time, because you're always looking at their particular approach, however realistic they draw. Of course photos have their own layer of stylizatio...more
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May 20, 2018Maria rated it really liked it
I found the book very useful in revising some captures human body.....
This is a good resource but I wish there was more variety in the body types. Beautiful as they are the models are all young and fit.
Aug 10, 2019John Gentry rated it liked it
Fun to look at, but I don't think it's really worth owning, or even delving into too deep.
Jun 20, 2018Cynthia Cat Garnder rated it it was amazing
This book is the perfect blend between art and beauty of the human body. I loved it.
May 20, 2019Courtney Padgett rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Loved it. Pretty much love everything.
A wonderful resource to have in any artists' collection.
This book is ideal for reference work, for those who seek it i would highly recommend this to all human , and it shows up how all humans body looks like and everything like that.
Jan 10, 2015Jenni Hibdige rated it really liked it
This is my first time reading a book like this, so my opinion simply comes from my expectations. So this book had really great photography of the human body, and the various poses. One fault I found in the photographs was that there was only one type of body shape having photos taken of, for a book on human anatomy there should've been more variety. Another fault I found that there wasn't enough sketches, although I loved the photos, the ratio between sketches and photos were off. Those transpar...more
Sep 15, 2013Melanie rated it really liked it
While this is not the most interesting book in the world and definitely not the kind of thing I would choose to read in an idle Sunday afternoon, it is probably one of the most insightful that I have ever read. For someone who is trying to learn how to draw or even improve their skills, this book is awfully useful. It has lots of good reference images, excellent quality photos and excellent bone reference in beautiful translucent pages with the exact positioning according to the model posing. Th...more
Mar 21, 2012Kory rated it it was amazing
This is a very good on anatomy, sure it doesn't go into complete detail of the human body, but it doesn't have to. As an artist's anatomy reference it's great, it covers the skeleton and muscle systems of the human body in good detail, providing a lot of information useful to artists when drawing or sculpting or whatever the human body. I'm not much of an artist, and am instead a technical person. I rig characters for animation and this book provides me with a better understanding of the human bo...more
Jun 02, 2013F.P. rated it it was amazing
The real title: Porn For The Artist. Some of the men in here are so HOT, and the pictures of them leave nothing to the imagination. One picture is so fantastic I think about it when I'm not 'reading' (oh yeah, like I really read) this book. So how on earth can I think of working with these images in front of me? I can't. I didn't buy the book for that either lol. And I can't imagine the creators think this skin-book is an 'art book.' Come on with your bullshit now....
Oct 28, 2008Amber rated it it was amazing
THis book is the best out there it's fantastic reference book for aspiring artists, It has a introduction on the history of the study of anatomy, then sections covering each part of the body (as well as the body as a whole). Colour and tonal photos of each part, plus full-body poses, are used throughout as examples, and there are plenty of illustrations of the skeleton and muscle structure too.
Feb 19, 2012Kalin rated it really liked it
Extremely well put together, although very artsy. Of course, this is the purpose of the book. Most of the musculoskeletal drawings are sketched as opposed to drawn, which is the one thing that takes away from it. It lends itself well to understanding the support of flesh and movement but less so to the exactitude of anatomy. Jeno Barcsay is more suited to those looking for precision, although his books are very hard to find and aren't even available to rate in GoodReads...
Dec 19, 2008Alicia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Brilliant. Excellent. There is no other book that has affected my figure drawing skills in the way this has. I drew a face, read the book, drew another. That was it. No practicing or sketching. The first face looked flat. The second looked real. 950% improved just by reading their discussion on muscles, interaction and understanding. Since studying their models more fully I have produced some pretty decent human forms.
This is really a beautiful book, but I personally think it should be considered little more than a coffee table edition ... something to have, to enjoy and to show off. As far as an actual anatomical reference for an artist? Nah. There are many other books that do a much better job, to be sure. Even so, I am glad I have my copy.
Mar 29, 2013Si Barron rated it did not like it
A lovely coffee table tome full of gorgeous photos of beautiful people in extravagant poses (mostly very coy- hardly any rude bits) This is exactly what you don't want as reference if you are an artist. Nice to look through in a bored moment, but not one ounce of use for anatomy- an expensive white elephant
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