{"product_id":"9781771621236","title":"Chris Flodberg: Paintings","description":"\u003cbr\u003eCalgary artist Chris Flodberg is a virtuoso oil painter, a painter's painter. He became known for his landscapes but has since tackled a startling range of themes: World War II warships, intimate interiors, post-apocalyptic banquets, abstracts, guard dogs and, most recently, ninety-six self-portraits in ninety-six different styles. These are monumental paintings that grab the viewer by the throat and demand attention.\u003cp\u003eFlodberg is inspired by art history, but the art he creates is his alone: visceral, intensely rendered, relentlessly probing, beautiful but often uncomfortable. An acutely self-aware painter, Flodberg places a high value on honesty. His art is a dazzling collection of self-portraits and statements on everything from war and greed to the blossoming trees on his street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Flodberg: Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e brings together 160 of Flodberg's paintings from his first two decades. It is accompanied by five essays by Monique Westra and short musings by the artist himself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018814505200,"sku":"9781771621236","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771621236_p0.jpg?v=1763708380","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771621236","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}