Description
| Product ID: | 9783836575232 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | SK |
| Series: | Basic Art |
| Title: | Richter |
| Authors: | Author: Klaus Honnef |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | History of art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Paintings and painting, Individual artists, art monographs, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Germany |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Meet Gerhard Richter, the German artist who redefined painting. Between abstract works and photography-based paintings, Richter pushes the medium’s boundaries and reminds us of its urgency and importance in a world overwhelmed by digital images. This introduction to one of the greatest artists of our time explores his entire career. An encounter with Gerhard Richter, the German artist who widened horizons in the relationship between painting and reality. From early photographic paintings, along with his famous RAF cycle, to late abstract paintings, experiencing Richter’s work always offers us the unexpected and unseen. Where he once set out to liberate the medium from ideological ballast, today, faced with the overwhelming presence of digital images, he shows us the unsurpassed impact and intensity of painting. A definitive introduction to one of the greatest artists of our time spanning not only his entire career, but also 50 years of cultural, economic, and political events. |
| Imprint Name: | Taschen GmbH |
| Publisher Name: | Taschen GmbH |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-10-01 |
