{"title":"María Dolores Jiménez Blanco","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaría Dolores Jiménez Blanco offers insightful explorations into the intersections of art and politics, blending cultural analysis with biographical study. Her works invite readers to engage deeply with the lives and contexts of influential figures within the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category, her books provide a thoughtful examination of artistic movements and their societal impacts, appealing to those interested in understanding the broader narratives that shape creative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antoni-tapies-political-biography-by-manel-guerrero-9783960984191","title":"Antoni Tapies: Political Biography","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn works that occupy a unique mid-ground between painting and sculpture, Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) fused the material vocabulary of Arte Povera and the gestural energy of Abstract Expressionism with the mystical sensibility of Iberian Catholicism. Tàpies showed a preference for an austere palette and unconventional materials reflecting the limited resources of his political environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe spent three decades of his long productive career in Barcelona, where he lived and died, under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. In that time, Tàpies confronted many of the paradoxes a creative artist faces under an authoritarian and anti-intellectual regime. In painting, sculpture, writing and other mediums, his work existed in conversation with the currents of contemporary art in the West while within the strictures of an oppressive state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntoni Tàpies: Political Biography\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the artist's responses to the conditions of his native Catalonia, reproducing documents such as letters, manifestoes and samples of the media reception Tàpies generated over the years alongside reproductions of works from across his career. Texts by artists, curators and critics discussing Tàpies and the context of his oeuvre, plus a comparative chronology, are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595687674092,"sku":"9783960984191","price":95.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783960984191-antoni-tapies-political-biography.jpg?v=1777902024"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/maria-dolores-jimenez-blanco.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}