{"title":"Ulrike Becks-Malorny","description":"\u003cp\u003eUlrike Becks-Malorny offers insightful explorations into the lives and works of celebrated artists, illuminating their creative journeys with clarity and depth. Her books on figures such as \u003cem\u003eCézanne\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEnsor\u003c\/em\u003e provide rich context within the wider arts and culture landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analyses that blend biography and art history, revealing the enduring impact of these artists' visions. Becks-Malorny's writing invites a deeper appreciation of artistic innovation and cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cezanne-by-ulrike-becks-malorny-9783836530170","title":"Cézanne","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the latter half of the 19th century, in the verdant countryside near Aix-en-Provence, \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Cézanne (1839-1906)\u003c\/strong\u003e busily plied his brush to landscapes and still lifes that would become anchors of modern art. With compact, intense dabs of paint and bold new approaches to light and space, he \u003cstrong\u003emediated the way from Impressionism to the defining movements of the early 20th century\u003c\/strong\u003e and became, in the words of both Matisse and Picasso, \"father of us all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis fresh artist introduction selects key works from Cézanne's oeuvre to understand his development, innovation, and crucial influence on modern art. From compositions of fruits and pears to scenes of outdoor bathers, we trace his \u003cstrong\u003eexperimentation with colour, perspective, and texture\u003c\/strong\u003e to evoke \u003cem\u003e\"a harmony parallel to Nature,\"\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the very process of seeing and recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, we discover Cézanne's celebrated Card Players, his layering of warm and cool hues to build up form and surface, and the \u003cstrong\u003egeometric rigour of his landscapes\u003c\/strong\u003e from the vicinity of Aix-en-Provence, as bright with the light of southern France as they are bold with a radical new rendering of dimensions and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430237487340,"sku":"9783836530170","price":45.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836530170.jpg?v=1774559338"},{"product_id":"ensor-by-ulrike-becks-malorny-9783836560566","title":"Ensor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Expressionist before the term was coined, \u003cem\u003eJames Ensor\u003c\/em\u003e (1860-1949) was the classic insider-outsider enigma. He knew all the right art-world figures but loathed most of them. His style lurched from the Gothic fantastical to the Christian visionary. He was a cosmopolitan trailblazer of modernism, but lived reclusively in an attic room in the resort town of Ostend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor all his elusiveness, Ensor influenced generations of artists through his vivid, often gruesome paintings, prints, and drawings. He is cited in particular for his use of \u003cem\u003edark satire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eallegory\u003c\/em\u003e, his innovative \u003cem\u003elighting\u003c\/em\u003e, and for his interest in \u003cem\u003ecarnival and performance\u003c\/em\u003e. This is showcased in \u003cem\u003eThe Entry of Christ into Brussels in 1889\u003c\/em\u003e as well as in his repertoire of self-portraits, in which he employs \u003cem\u003emasking, travesty, and role-playing\u003c\/em\u003e to adopt such varied guises as Christ on the Cross and a gender-bending dandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis introduction to Ensor explores the richness and variety of his imagery through key examples of his macabre, maverick oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596342378732,"sku":"9783836560566","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/abf2717d3291a2385bbd5f9a68ee3655.jpg?v=1777929999"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ulrike-becks-malorny.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}