Abstract Art

Pepe Karmel

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Taking a radically new approach to the history of abstract painting, Pepe Karmel applies a scholarly yet fresh vision to reconsider the history of abstraction from a global perspective and to demonstrate that abstraction is embedded in the real world. Moving beyond the orthodox canonical terrain of abstract art, he surveys artists from across the globe, examining their work from the point of view of content rather than form. Previous writers have approached the history of abstraction as a series of movements solving a series of formal problems. In contrast, Karmel focuses on the subject matter of abstract art, showing how artists have used abstract imagery to express social, cultural and spiritual experience.


Author(s): Karmel, Pepe
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 18/09/2025
Pagination: 360 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Thames and Hudson
Published By: Thames and Hudson
Book Classification: History of art
Dimensions: 262
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ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780500298381

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