Bridget Riley, one of the leading abstract painters of her generation, holds a unique position in contemporary art. She has developed and extended the range of her interests ever since her first success in the 1960s, creating a body of work which is both consistent and highly varied. This volume, now fully revised and updated, [...]

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Author: Robert Kudielka, Bridget Riley and Kudielka, English, Monograph, Softcover, 230x170mm, 352pp, ISBN: 9780500976999,
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Part I Part II “What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles… It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation.” – Hans Hoffmann (1880-1966), American Abstract Expressionist painter and educator. ___________________ There is a notion that abstract painters do [...]

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Part I Part II Courtesy of Gail Behrmann, whose exhibition, Journey, runs at David Krut Projects from 28 November 2009 – 25 January 2010. ___________________ Definition of ‘abstract’ -The word ‘abstract’, strictly speaking, means to separate or withdraw something from something else. In that sense it applies to art in which the artist has started [...]

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More than 100 contributors from the fields of art, science, mathematics, performance, music, architecture, design, literature and sociology have devised or chosen their own personal formula to express their understanding of contemporary life. At times quirky and idiosyncratic, witty and playful, some of the formulae register an indisputable fact or propose a speculative idea; others [...]

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Author: Hans Ulrich Obrist, English, Art General , Hardcover, 210 x 170 mm, 160 pages, colour illustrations, ISBN: 978 0500238509,
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American abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly (b.1923) explores the power of the abstract form through meticulous geometry to create paintings and sculptures which reveal an extraordinary poetic vision. Treating colour as an independent element in which representation no longer plays a role, Kelly manipulates forms of everyday life to create new illusions of space and colour.This [...]

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Author: Christoph Grunenberg, English, Art General , Hardcover, 200 x 160 mm, 64 pages, illustrations, ISBN: 978 1854376305,
Price: (ZA)R 255.00

Throughout his career, the American Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg has consistently challenged the prevailing ideologies and techniques of the art world, and can even be said to have changed the course of art history. In the 1950s, Rauschenberg redefined the very materials that art could be made of, rebelling against the predominant Abstract Expressionism of [...]

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Author: Sam Hunter, English, Art General , Hardcover, 285 x 220 mm, 160 pages, illustrations, ISBN: 978 8434311237,
Price: (ZA)R 360.00

        Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) is widely considered to be one of the most important artists to have emerged from Britain in the last hundred years. In the early 1920s he first saw Cubist paintings and began producing Cubist-influenced works: other informative influences included the Cornish naive painter Alfred Wallis; the sculptor Barbara [...]

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Author: Edited by Chris Stephens, English, Monograph , Softcover, 249 x 189 mm, 128 pages, illustrations, ISBN: 978 1854377401,
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“The single best introduction to a tremendous force in American painting.”–”Chicago Tribune” Philip Guston (1913-1980) had been a successful abstract painter for almost two decades when he boldly returned to figurative work in the late 1960s. His uncompromising late paintings, which broke taboos, baffled his admirers, and shocked the art establishment, ultimately inspired succeeding generations [...]

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Author: Michael Auping, English, Art General , softcover, 272 pages, 300 x 245 mm, illustrations, ISBN: 978 0500284223,
Price: (ZA)R 450.00

Ben Nicoholson (1894 – 1982) was one of the most radical British artists of the twentieth century. First coming to international prominence with his remarkable ‘white reliefs’ of the 1930′s, he formed links with Picasso, Braque, Mondrian and other members of the Eurpean avant-garde. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain, he nevertheless continued to [...]

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Featuring: Thomas Demand’s Eduction, New Paper Sculpture, The Timeless Chris Ware, Abstract Photography

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Author: Editor: Peter Nesbett, English, Magazine , Softcover, magazine, 27.5x21.5, 91 Pages, ISBN: 0 7447 0568 261