Picture 1 of 3
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 3
Stock photo
Abstract Art: a Global History by Pepe Karmel (2020, Hardcover)
dantesbooks (352)
100% positive feedback
Price:
$40.00
+ $5.22 shipping
Returns:
60 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.
Condition:
- Buy It NowAbstract Art: a Global History by Pepe Karmel (2020, Hardcover)
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500239584
ISBN-139780500239582
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038293586
Product Key Features
Book TitleAbstract Art: a Global History
Number of Pages344 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicGeneral, History / General
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorPepe Karmel
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight85.2 Oz
Item Length12.4 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-933634
ReviewsAbstraction is just as relevant and important today as it was [in the past]... Karmel argues for its durability and broadens its cast by spotlighting earlier figures who have been overlooked and others who are carrying abstraction into the future., Big, beautiful, [and] brimming with scholarship and insight, [Pepe Karmel's] survey is a network of linked fragments, a rhizome, a Wunderkammer--in short, a book for our times., With Abstract Art, Karmel approaches the field not as a steady tunneling toward nothingness, as figures and other discernible objects fell away, but as something more dynamic--and much less white, Western, and male., This is a catalogue of the highest order--with global scope, reference-quality images, invaluable metadata, and truly suggestive commentaries. Highly recommended for libraries that support advanced studies in art history and curation. , [An] innovative reevaluation... Brilliantly conceived and handsomely designed, Karmel's fluent and creative history redefines abstraction in terms of its vibrant and evocative range of styles, subjects, and expression.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal709.04052
SynopsisTaking a radically new approach to the history of abstract painting, Pepe Karmel applies a scholarly yet fresh vision to reconsider the history of abstraction from a global perspective and to demonstrate that abstraction is embedded in the real world. Moving beyond the orthodox canonical terrain of abstract art, he surveys artists from across the globe, examining their work from the point of view of content rather than form. Previous writers have approached the history of abstraction as a series of movements solving a series of formal problems. In contrast, Karmel focuses on the subject matter of abstract art, showing how artists have used abstract imagery to express social, cultural and spiritual experience. An introductory discussion of the work of the early modern pioneers of abstraction opens up into a completely new approach to abstract art based around five inclusive themes - the body, the landscape, the cosmos, architecture, and the repertory of man-made signs and patterns - each of which has its own chapter. Starting from a figurative example, Karmel works outwards to develop a series of narratives that go far beyond the established figures and movements traditionally associated with abstract art. Each narrative is complemented by a number of 'featured' abstract works, which provide an in-depth illustration of the breadth of Karmel's distinctive vision. A wide-ranging examination of topics - from embryos to the surface of skin, from vortexes to waves, planets to star charts, towers to windows - is interwoven with detailed analysis of works by established figures like Joan Miró and Jackson Pollock alongside pieces by lesser-known artists such as Wu Guanzhong, Hilma af Klint and Odili Donald Odita., A leading authority on thesubject presents a radicallynew approach to theunderstanding of abstract art,in this richly illustrated andpersuasive history., In his fresh take on abstract art, noted art historian Pepe Karmel chronicles the movement from a global perspective, while embedding abstraction in a recognizable reality. Moving beyond the canonical terrain of abstract art, the author demonstrates how artists from around the world have used abstract imagery to express social, cultural, and spiritual experience. Karmel builds this fresh approach to abstract art around five inclusive themes: body, landscape, cosmology, architecture, and man-made signs and patterns. In the process, this history develops a series of narratives that go far beyond the established figures and movements traditionally associated with abstract art. Each narrative is complemented by a number of featured abstract works, arranged in thought-provoking pairings with accompanying extended captions that provide an in-depth analysis. This wide-ranging examination incorporates work from Asia, Australia, Africa, and South America, as well as Europe and North America, through artists ranging from Wu Guanzhong, Joan Mir , Jackson Pollock, to Hilma af Klint, and Odili Donald Odita. Breaking new ground, Karmel has forged a new history of this key art movement.
LC Classification NumberN6494.A2
![Abstract Art: A Global History by Karmel, Pepe [Hardback]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/71AAAeSw8Rxop-yF/s-l225.jpg)
