{"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\/products\/ensor-by-ulrike-becks-malorny-9783836560566","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}