Abstract Art

Stephanie Straine

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Thames & Hudson
17 September 2020

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Abstract Expressionism

Series: Art Essentials

This lively introduction tells the ever-evolving story of abstract art, tracing its history from the early 1900s right up to the present day. Emerging out of western movements such as Cubism and Expressionism, abstract art quickly became a global phenomenon, changing the face of modern and contemporary art. Stephanie Straine weaves accounts of well-known pioneers with fascinating insights into lesser-known ground-breakers from across the world.

Although abstraction in art is often associated with vagueness or the forbiddingly theoretical, for many artists the abstract represents pure simplicity. Straine's vivid discussion demystifies the work of over seventy innovative artists - from Wassily Kandinsky to Emma Kunz and Rana Begum - and develops our appreciation of their conceptual approach. A reference section includes a timeline of key exhibitions of abstract art, suggestions for further reading and a glossary of art terms.

By: Stephanie Straine
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9780500295755
ISBN 10: 0500295751
Series: Art Essentials
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 17 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction • Multiple Beginnings • Constructing an Abstract Vocabulary • Abstract Expressionism and its Legacies • Global Geometries • Minimal, Conceptual and Process Art • Abstraction in the Digital Age

Stephanie Straine is Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh. She was previously Curator of Exhibitions and Projects at Modern Art Oxford and has worked at Tate Liverpool and The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. She publishes widely on modern and contemporary art, with a focus on artists working with drawing.

Reviews for Abstract Art

'Telling abstraction's multiple stories through the work of a wonderfully wide range of artists - some familiar, some less so - this book takes a fresh approach to one of modern and contemporary art's most vital forces' - Fiona Bradley, Director, The Fruitmarket Gallery

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Abstract Art

Stephanie Straine

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