{"product_id":"abstract-art-dietmar-elger-9783836546782","title":"Abstract Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbstraction shook Western art to its core.\u003c\/strong\u003e In the early part of the 20th century, it refuted the reign of clear, indisputable forms and confronted audiences instead with \u003cstrong\u003evivid visual poems \u003c\/strong\u003edevoid of conventional representational imagery and characterized by allegories of \u003cstrong\u003eemotion and sensation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This\u003cstrong\u003e radical artistic adventure \u003c\/strong\u003eestablished new artistic means, as much as narratives. Expression became characterized by \u003cstrong\u003eshocking juxtapositions of color, light, and line. \u003c\/strong\u003eArtists abandoned the conventions of brush and easel and played with \u003cstrong\u003enew materials and methods of artistic gesture\u003c\/strong\u003e: commercial paints and housepainter's brushes, working on unstretched and unprimed canvases, moving the canvas to the floor, and applying paint with hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 T瀾ies, K. O. Gz, Ad Reinhardt, and Sophie Taeuber-Arp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dietmar Elger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836546787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836546782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 8.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Dietmar Elger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053326659839,"sku":"9783836546782","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d758677-bc54-443a-b715-2be6e4282016.jpg?v=1685023728","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abstract-art-dietmar-elger-9783836546782","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}