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Title:Abstract Art
Price:USD$32.00
Category:Art & Design
Item ID:BB06-20514
Quantity:1
Publisher:Taschen, Germany, 2017
Edition:Unstated
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Taschen, 2017, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Unstated

Abstraction shook Western art to its core. In the early part of the 20th century, it refuted the reign of clear, indisputable forms and confronted audiences instead with vivid visual poems devoid of conventional representational imagery and characterized by allegories of emotion and sensation. This radical artistic adventure established new artistic means, as much as narratives. Expression became characterized by shocking juxtapositions of color, light, and line. Artists abandoned the conventions of brush and easel and played with new materials and methods of artistic gesture: commercial paints and housepainter's brushes, working on unstretched and unprimed canvases, moving the canvas to the floor, and applying paint with hands. This essential introduction spans the international breadth, conceptual depth, and seismic impact of abstract art with a thorough survey not only of the big names such as Picasso, Klee, Kline, Rothko, and Pollock, but also lesser-known figures who made equally significant contributions, including Antoni Tapies, K. O. Goetz, Ad Reinhardt, and Sophie Taeuber-Arp. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art History series features: approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions a detailed, illustrated introduction a selection of the most important works of the epoch, each presented on a two-page spread with a full-page image and accompanying interpretation, as well as a portrait and brief biography of the artist All pictures shown are of the actual product offered for sale Size: 180mm - 250mm. 95 pages. Remnants of old price label on rear cover. Covers have some shelf-wear, some marking, as well as some bumping to corners & extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 20514.
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