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The work of Robert Rauschenberg has had a profound impact on avant-garde art from the 1950s onwards. A pioneer of multimedia are, this book explores his experimentations from his Combines (works melding painting and sculpture), prints, silkscreen paintings to his use of technology and his collaborations with choreographers such as Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown. This book explores his work.
4) Jasper Johns
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Jasper Johns (b. 1930) is widely accepted as one of the most significant and influential artists to emerge in America in the post-war period. Beginning his career in New York at a time when the modern art scene was dominated by the formidable paintings of the Abstract Expressionists, Johns forged a unique artistic path that echoed the painterly qualities of his contemporaries whilst working with materials and themes in a manner that questioned the...
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"Charting the course of his career and life, from his early training in figurative painting to his position as the most critically championed proponent of Abstract Expressionism, this book sets Pollock's artistic development in the context of his volatile personal life and his wide ranging artistic influences that include Mexican murals and Native American art."
7) David Smith
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One of the pre-eminent American sculptors of the twentieth century, Smith was a powerful innovator. He introduced the industrial process of welding, and was able to manipulate metal into extraordinarily imaginative and varied compositions, using it literally to "draw in space." Pachner also sheds valuable light on Smith's prolific output of drawing, sketching, writing and photography.
8) Brice Marden
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The perfect introduction to the life and work of Brice Marden. Part of a brand new series of well-illustrated, short introductory books on the visual arts.
9) Andy Warhol
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The 'Prince of Pop' Andy Warhol redefined the boundaries between high art and popular culture, from his paintings and prints of Campbell's Soup cans, Brillo boxes, dollar bills to his multiple portraits of such stars as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. This book explores his work.
10) Cindy Sherman
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This is an introduction to the life and work of Cindy Sherman.