In a short but intense creative life of just seven years, Klein painted over a thousand pictures which are among the classics of modern art. This book offers a sample of his work.
That blue The artist who owned ultramarine In the mid-Fifties, Yves Klein (1928-1962) declared that "a new world calls for a new man". With his idiosyncratic style and huge charisma, this bold artist would go on to pursue a brief but bountiful career, producing more than a thousand paintings over seven years in an oeuvre now considered a mainstay of the postwar modernism. Klein made his name above all with his large, monochrome canvases in his own, patented hue of blue. International Klein Blue (IKB), composed of pure pigment and binding medium, is at once rich and luminous, evocative and decorative, and was conceived by Klein as a means of evoking the immateriality and infinitude of the world. The works of this "Blue Revolution" seem to draw us into another dimension, as if hypnotized by a perfect summer sky. A pioneer of daring painting techniques, Klein was also renowned for his deployment of "living paintbrushes", in which naked women, daubed in International Klein Blue, would make imprints of their bodies on large sheets of paper. Often, these Anthropom�tries were staged as elaborate performances, complete with blue cocktails or Klein's own Monotone Symphony. This Basic Art introduction presents key Klein works to introduce an artist who was at once a showman, inventor, and pioneer of performance art. With page after page of the ever-alluring International Klein Blue, it is both an essential guide to a modern art master and a meditation on the unique effects of a single color. 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
In a short but intense creative life of just seven years, Klein painted over a thousand pictures which are among the classics of modern art. This book offers a sample of his work.
Henry Turner har altid vidst, at hans mange overspringshandlinger ville gøre livet på college udfordrende. Og det var endda før, han blev kaptajn for ishockeyholdet og fik indskrevet sig på et af skolens sværeste fag. Her møder han heldigvis Halle Jacobs, elitestuderende og introvert people-pleaser, og hun kan selvfølgelig ikke sige nej til at hjælpe Henry med at bestå. Til gengæld lover Henry at gøre hendes collegetid lidt mere inspirerende – lige hvad en desperat forfatterspire med skriveblokering har brug for. Der er meget på spil for dem begge ... men det betyder ikke, at de ikke kan lade sig distrahere.
Durante la festa di fine anno accademico a Maple Hills, Russ Callaghan e Aurora Roberts prendono parte a un gioco alcolico che li porta a trascorrere insieme una notte di passione. Ma al mattino Aurora scappa via prima ancora che Russ abbia la possibilità di chiederle il nome completo. Nessuno dei due poteva immaginare che presto si sarebbero incontrati di nuovo al campo estivo, dove entrambi hanno deciso di prestare servizio sperando di sfuggire alle loro complicate vite domestiche. Russ non vuole affrontare le ripercussioni della dipendenza dal gioco d'azzardo del padre; Aurora è stanca di reclamare attenzioni e di essere considerata l'ultima ruota del carro in famiglia. Russ sa che infrangendo la rigida regola del campo "non si fraternizza con il personale" rischia di tornare a Maple Hills prima che l'estate sia finita, ma sfortunatamente per lui Aurora non è mai stata brava a rispettare le regole. Sapranno imparare a convivere pacificamente? O la loro unica notte insieme ha innescato un incendio che non possono spegnere?
Alles beginnt mit einer Kiste alter Liebesbriefe, deren Geheimnis die 17-jährige Abby zu entschlüsseln versucht. Kurzentschlossen reist sie nach Nantucket, von wo die Briefe damals an ihre Großmutter abgeschickt wurden. Hier trifft sie auf Noah, den charmanten Enkel des Briefeschreibers - in den sie sich Hals über Kopf verliebt. Doch je näher sich die beiden kommen, desto deutlicher wird, dass die Geschichte ihrer Großeltern sie stärker beeinflusst, als sie jemals gedacht hätten ... Ab 14 J.
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