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Abstract Expressionism by Barbara Hess
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Category: No Category | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
"Abstract expressionism" refers to the non-representational use of form and color as a means of expression that emerged in America in the 1940s, largely thanks to the innovative work of Arshile Gorky. Interestingly, abstract expressionism is considered to be the first movement originating in America to ...Show more
Basquiat by Leonhard Emmerling
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Category: Art & Crafts | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
Life lines: The 80s art star who put poverty, power, and racism on the wall An icon of 1980s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) first made his name under the graffiti tag "SAMO," before establishing his studio practice and catapulting to fast fame at the age of 20. Although his career lasted ba ...Show more
Caravaggio by Gilles Neret
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Category: No Category | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
Notorious bad boy of Italian Baroque painting, Caravaggio (1571-1610) is finally getting the recognition he deserves. Though his name may be familiar to all of us, his work has been habitually detested and forced into obscurity. Not only was his theatrical realism unfashionable in his time, but his sacr ...Show more
Cubism by Anne Gantefuhrer-Trier
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As youâÂÂll find out in this guide to the fundamentals of cubism, there is more to the genre than its most famous proponent. Cubism â often identified by flattened, geometric shapes, overlapping, simplified forms and fragmented spatial planesâÂÂwas quite possibly the most influential movement ...Show more
Dadaism by Dietmar Eiger
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A precursor to surrealism, the Dada movement stressed the absurd and unpredictable, lashing out against traditional standards of aesthetics. Jean Arp, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray were among the most famous proponents of Dada, creating works that dared viewers to expand their notions of what can be consi ...Show more
Escher by Ulrike Becks-Malorny
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Category: No Category | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
M.C. Escher was born in 1898 in Leeuwarden (Netherlands). He received his first drawing lessons during secondary school from F.W. van der Haagen, who also taught him block printing, thus fostering Escher's innate graphic talents. From 1912 to 1922 he studied at the School of Architecture and Ornamental ...Show more
Expressionism (Basic Art series) by Norbert Wolf & Uta Grosenick (eds)
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Expressionism is a style of art in which the intention is not to reproduce a subject accurately, but instead to portray it in such a way as to expressthe inner state of the artist. The movement is also associated with Germany in particular, and was influenced by such emotionally-charged styles as Symbol ...Show more
Henri Rousseau 1844-1910 by Cornelia Stabenow
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Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) emerged from humble circumstances - reflected in his nickname, "the customs official". This book covers Rousseau's development into an artist whose work depicts a mixture of primitive idyll and flight from civilization, holding a secure place in the history of art.
Klimt by Gilles Néret
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Category: Art & Crafts | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
Cult of pleasure: Feminine sensuality by the Vienna Secession's greatest proponentGustav Klimt's ornate, sensual, and decadent style made him not only the most prominent of the Vienna Secessionists but one of the best loved artists of all time. In his own time, Kilmt (1862-1918) was a highly successful ...Show more
Pop Art by Klaus Honnef
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Pop artists of the 1960s, heralded by the Great Andy Warhol, commented on everything from mainstream media to consumer society to advertising to product packaging with colorful and often comical works. Pop Art's profound influence on contemporary art and culture remains prominent today. Nowhere else can ...Show more
Vermeer: The Complete Paintings by Norbert Schneider
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This title is a Taschen 25 - Special edition! This title deals with Vermeer's women, their duties and unspoken dreams. The 35 paintings that have come down to us from the hand of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) place him beside Rembrandt and Frans Hals as one of the great masters of the golden age of Dutch art. ...Show more
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