Christian Wolsdorff Libros

This book presents Vasily Kandinsky s major paintings from all phases of his artistic career and celebrates the artist and his groundbreaking work. This generously illustrated volume displays Vasily Kandinsky's brilliant use of color, shape, and composition through approximately 250 full-color illustrations. Essays by the world's leading Kandinsky experts focus on the evolution of his work throughout all periods of his career: his exploration of his Russian roots and his emigration to Munich; his attraction to the Art Nouveau and fauvist movements; the formation of the Blue Rider group; the influence of music on his painting; his years at the Bauhaus; and his late work in Paris. The book s design allows for a thorough examination of Kandinsky s most important works in all their extraordinary detail. Accessible, impeccably researched, and wide-ranging, this important volume offers an indispensable overview of the artist s seminal works and a tribute to the beauty and power of Kandinsky s vision

This book showcases the formation of modern chair design at the Bauhaus. Many Bauhaus chairs have become modern classics. What was considered Avantgarde then has become a standard for livingroom and office. Nothing seems to convey a twenties feeling better than a tubular steel chair. This publication recounts the story of the development of chair design at the Bauhaus, from the mysterious 'African chair' by Marcel Breuer to the unbeatable elegance of Mies van der Rohe's furniture. Many designers, such as Walter Gropius or Josef Albers, took part in this process, developing their own ideas by adopting the most modern means of production and using up to date materials such as plywood. This book helps you to learn more about their far from easy way to overwhelming success their designs became over the years.