Leonhard Emmerling Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

From the streets of New York to the walls of its most prominent galleries, follow the short, prolific, and politicized career of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a cult figure of artistic social commentary. This introduction explores how the young trailblazer drew from inspirations as varied as Greek, Roman, and African art, along with French poetry and...

A tragic icon of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) took influences from Picasso and Mexican surrealism and developed his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing. Though his name inevitably conjures up images of the drip paintings for which he is most famous, this technique was only developed midway through his career.

A tragic icon of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) took influences from Picasso and Mexican surrealism and developed his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing. Though his name inevitably conjures up images of the drip paintings for which he is most famous, this technique was only developed midway through his career. The progression from his earlier work to his final "action" paintings — a veritable revolution of painting as a concept — reveals the genius of this tortured artist whom many call the greatest modern American painter.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat, icona newyorkese degli anni '80, iniziò con il graffiti SAMO e divenne famoso a soli 20 anni. La sua arte, che unisce astrazione e figura, critica le strutture di potere e il razzismo, ispirandosi a diverse fonti come arte greca e romana, poesia francese e jazz. Questo libro esplora la sua carriera e il suo stile unico.