Andy Warhol (1928-1987) es el principal representante del movimiento pop-art, observador crítico de la sociedad estadounidense. Su obra aborda el consumismo, el materialismo y el culto a las celebridades, cuestionando la naturaleza del arte. Este libro explora su influencia en la cultura contemporánea y su innovador enfoque artístico.
Anke Erlenhoff hat sich der Malerei verschrieben. Farbe, Pinsel und Leinwand liefern ihr die künstlerischen Mittel, selbst wenn sie sich anderer technischer Voraussetzungen bedient, etwa der Fotografie oder der Rauminstallation. Die ästhetischen Entscheidungen sind stets klar und einleuchtend. In der klaren Haltung findet sich eine von mehreren Ursachen für die außergewöhnliche Intensität der Bilder. Darüber hinaus offenbaren sie eine ästhetische Qualität, die selten geworden ist in der zeitgenössischen Kunst der Postmoderne. Ihre künstlerische Substanz resultiert aus dem so sensiblen wie souveränen Umgang mit den verfügbaren Mitteln, und die Bilder erweisen ihre Wirkkraft völlig unabhängig von den Räumlichkeiten, die sie umgeben. Der Katalog begleitet Ausstellungen der Künstlerin in Deutschland, Spanien, Japan und der Schweiz.
Melanie Manchot uses photography to challenge socially and culturally constructed ideas about beauty, aging, sexuality, and fantasy. Her photo-text series of kissing couples explores the notions of intimacy and personal space, and the accompanying lines relating people's fantasies add to the subtle humor and tension of the photographs. Manchot's best-known series of nude photographs of her mother is considered beautiful by some and unsettling by others. Her images can be disturbing but are equally gentle and affectionate.
It was no more than 8 years after the surrender of the Nazi government when Josef Heinrich Darchinger set out on his photographic journey through the west of a divided Germany. The photographs portray a country caught between the opposite poles of technological modernism and cultural restoration, between affluence and penury. They show the winners and the losers of the 'economic miracle'.
Since 2004, Swiss photographer Bernd Nicolaisen (born 1959) has been consistently drawn to Iceland, the land of glaciers and geysers. Equipped with a large-format camera, he ventures into glacial caves in search of spectacular images, as shown in this publication.
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is recognized today as the high priest of Pop Art and a widely influential figure in modern culture. This Spanish-language book explores his artistry, spotlighting his most important work and ideas, from the famous Campbell's Soup and Brillo series to his extraordinary elimination of the artist from the manufacture of art.
Meet Gerhard Richter, the German artist who redefined painting. Between abstract works and photography-based paintings, Richter pushes the medium's boundaries and reminds us of its urgency and importance in a world overwhelmed by digital images. This introduction to one of the greatest artists of our time explores his entire career.
Pop artists of the 1960s, heralded by the Great Andy Warhol, commented on everything from mainstream media to consumer society to advertising to product packaging with colorful and often comical works. Pop Art's profound influence on contemporary art and culture remains prominent today. Nowhere else can you find so much Pop Art in such a compact, stylish book!
Photographer Angelika Platen's aesthetically convincing portraits of artists, taken during the turbulent years from 1968 to 1974, recall an amazingly prolific era for art. Angelika Platen's portraits of artists vividly remind us of the dramatic and momentous changes that occurred in both art and society in the late sixties and early seventies. Her photographs depict more than 60 artists who were practically unknown at the time but have since achieved fame. Platen drew her inspiration from the unique individuality of the artists and their works; her aesthetic goal was to portray the artists in their own context. She presents us with a very personal and aesthetically convincing interpretation of the art scene of the time.
