{"product_id":"9783836546782","title":"Abstract Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLet’s get abstract\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking sense of revolutionary new forms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbstraction shook Western art to its core\u003c\/b\u003e. In the early part of the 20th century, it refuted the reign of clear, indisputable forms and confronted audiences instead with \u003cb\u003evivid visual poems\u003c\/b\u003e devoid of conventional, representational imagery and characterized instead by allegories of \u003cb\u003eemotion and sensation\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cb\u003eradical artistic adventure\u003c\/b\u003e established new artistic means, as much as narratives. Expression became characterized by \u003cb\u003eshocking juxtapositions of color, light, and line\u003c\/b\u003e. Artist abandoned the conventions of brush and easel and played with \u003cb\u003enew materials and methods of artistic gesture\u003c\/b\u003e : commercial paints and housepainter’s brushes, working on unstretched and unprimed canvases, moving the canvas to the floor, and applying paint with hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis essential introduction spans the international breadth, conceptual depth, and seismic impact of Abstract art with a thorough survey not only of the big names such as Picasso, Klee, Kline, Rothko, and Pollock, but also lesser-known figures who made equally significant abstract contributions, including Antoni T\u0026amp;agraves;pies, K.O. Götz, Ad Reinhardt, and Sophie Taeuber-Arp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035700084976,"sku":"9783836546782","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836546782_p0.jpg?v=1769887988","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836546782","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}