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Munch (Hardcover)
Ulrich Bischoff
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R487
R402
Discovery Miles 4 020
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A hairless, ghostly figure on a bridge. The sky orange-red above
him. His hands raised to his ears, his mouth wide in a haunting
wail. In painting The Scream, Edvard Munch (1863-1944) created Mona
Lisa for our times. The shriek of his iconic figure reverberates
around the world, its echo resounding in the work of Andy Warhol,
Jasper Johns, Martin Kippenberger, Marlene Dumas, and Tracey Emin.
This introductory book surveys Munch's staggering capacity for
psychodrama in The Scream and beyond. With rich illustration, it
looks at the lurid, dark, and deeply modern visions that made up
the artist's response to relationships and emotions. These
compelling images, regarded by the artist himself as a means of
"free confession," remain as magnetic today as they were on the
brink of modernism. 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 series features: a
detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the
artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a
concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory
captions
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Max Ernst
Ulrich Bischoff
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R462
R374
Discovery Miles 3 740
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With unparalleled artistic originality Max Ernst (1891–1976)
transformed everything he touched. By pushing the boundaries and
breaking loose from the confined view of the culture of his time,
he became one of the most important figures of Dadaism and
Surrealism. Driven by the counter-reaction to the horrors of World
War I, he became a pioneer of the Dada movement. The closing of the
famed Dada exhibit in Cologne for ‘obscenity’ led Ernst to
spend the rest of his life in Paris, where he came in contact with
the Surrealists. Above all, Ernst stands out for his varied style
and technique, having produced an oeuvre that reaches from
paintings, drawings, and sculpture, across texts and stage settings
to collage novels and the development of his own ‘frottage’
technique. During World War II, Ernst, like many of his colleagues,
became an ‘undesirable foreigner’ and was forced to emigrate;
however, he returned to France after the war. Continuing a career
that spanned decades, in 1954 he received the Grand Prize for
Painting at the Biennial in Venice. This book is a journey through
magic, vividness, and fantasy. It is a gateway into the intricate
mind and world of Max Ernst. 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
series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and
oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical
importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with
explanatory captions
In The Power of the Avant-Garde, contemporary artists from
different art disciplines enter into dialogue with their colleagues
from the historical avant-garde movement. Luc Tuymans talks about
'Le Grand Cheval' of Raymond Duchamp-Villon; Marlene Dumas
describes her passion for Edvard Munch; John Baldessari discusses
the genius Marcel Broodthaers,...This book makes surprising links,
shedding new light on the power and influence of art before, during
and after World War I.
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