{"product_id":"monet-reconstructed-claude-monet-9780692334607","title":"Monet Reconstructed","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonet Reconstructed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the artist and poet \u003cstrong\u003ePaul\u003c\/strong\u003e takes eight works by Claude Monet (\u003cem\u003eHaystacks, At the End of Summer, Houses of Parliament, Stormy Sky, Impression, Sunrise, Poplars at the River Epte, Snow at Argenteuil, The Magpie, Water Lily Pond, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWomen in the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e) and abstracts them through pixelation to reveal average color distributions over given areas of the image, from the entirety of the painting as one solid color to a \"full resolution\" image of the painting. Through these eleven stages of resolution, attention is called to the question of \"what constitutes adequate reproduction?\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn its manifold aspects, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonet Reconstructed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e can be viewed variously as a color study, as an examination of graphic reproduction, and as a work of visual poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonet Reconstructed\u003c\/em\u003e is part of the \u003cem\u003eReconstructed\u003c\/em\u003e series of art books (\u003cem\u003eBosch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDa Vinci\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRembrandt\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVermeer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRenoir\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCézanne\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVan Gogh\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRousseau\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claude Monet,Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692334602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692334607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anidian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.29d","brand":"Claude Monet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48216500371711,"sku":"9780692334607","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97369beb-bcbc-46d8-9cf8-8dca7a92f6ae.jpg?v=1771991415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monet-reconstructed-claude-monet-9780692334607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}