Pollock (Basic Art 2.0)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (645 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3836529076 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His publications include TASCHEN’s Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jackson Pollock. . Leonhard Emmerling received his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg for a thesis titled “Jean Dubuffet’s Art Theory.” Since 2010 he has headed the Visual Arts Division at the Goethe-Institute’s head office in Munich and was previously active as a curator at various art institutions in Ger
This essential artist introduction explores both his work and his fame to understand masterpieces of the modernist story, and the making of a cultural icon.About the series: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. To evade the viewer’s search for figurative elements in his paintings, Pollock abandoned titles and identified each work with a neutral number only.Notoriously reclusive and volatile, struggling with alcoholism, married to fellow Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner, and killed in a car crash aged just 44, Pollock is as much
His publications include TASCHEN’s Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jackson Pollock. . About the Author Leonhard Emmerling received his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg for a thesis titled “Jean Dubuffet’s Art Theory.” Since 2010 he has headed the Visual Arts Division at the Goethe-Institute’s head office in Munich and was previously active as a curator at various art institutions in Germany