Abstract Art
$40.49
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
2 April 2017
Summary
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
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836546782 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836546787 |
| Author: | Dietmar Elger |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 2 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 568g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 210mm x 260mm |
| Series: | Basic Art |
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Dietmar Elger
Dietmar Elger studied art history, history, and literature at the University of Hamburg. In 1984⁄85, he was secretary of Gerhard Richter’s studio and between 1989 and 2006 curator for painting and sculpture at the Sprengel Museum, Hanover. He has organized numerous exhibitions on modern and contemporary art and has directed the Gerhard Richter Archive at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden since 2006. For TASCHEN he has authored the volumes Expressionism, Dadaism, and Abstract Art.
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