{"product_id":"tapies-9788480039659","title":"Tapies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe work of Antoni Tpies offers a unique case of the artist-as-shaman--that is  the artist as an alchemist who is capable of discovering the nature of materials  transforming their substance  and bringing meaning to life. A self-taught painter  Tapies began his career in the lively and exciting period directly following World War II: in 1947 he founded  along with Joan Brossa  the journal Dau al Set  which championed Surrealist aesthetics. Drawing upon the latter  Tapies created a Spanish analogue to the so-called Abstract Expressionism of the New York School  combining the techniques and forms of \"action painting\" with his own deep sense of human pathos. As time went by  Tapies increasingly incorporated social themes into his work  achieving a rare and impassioned mix of experimental painting and politics. This new monograph surveys the artists career from the late 1940s to the present day  selecting works that show the diversities and unities within the artists consistently rewarding oeuvre. What we find is an artist who has always questioned and challenged our ways of seeing art and the world  and in the process  created true masterpieces. Hardcover  11.5 x 12.5 inches  352 pages  150 color illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931325464629,"sku":"ByrdShop_8480039655","price":344.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9788480039659.jpg?v=1794212203","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tapies-9788480039659","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}