{"product_id":"surrealism-basic-art","title":"Leroy Cathr Klingsoh: Surrealism [2020] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith Salvador Dali as its figurehead, the great ship of Surrealism traversed the turbulent seas of the early 20th century with sails billowing with dreams and desires. Inspired by the psychoanalytical practice of Sigmund Freud, the Surrealists championed the unconscious as the domain of truth, uninhibited by the standards or expectations of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith techniques ranging from hypnotism to nocturnal walks to automatic writing, the likes of Andre Breton, Max Ernst, Brassai, and Meret Oppenheim produced paintings, drawings, texts, and films in which they sought to excavate their most intimate and primal instincts. The results abound with sexual fantasies, with mysterious, menacing creatures, and with the juxtaposition of seemingly contradictory objects or ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces the origins and the sensational legacy of the Surrealist movement, one of the most profound and enduring influences on film, theater, literature, art, and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured artists: Hans Arp, Andre Breton, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, Rene Magritte, Andre Masson, Matta, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Meret Oppenheim, Yves Tanguy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art History series features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapproximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea detailed, illustrated introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea selection of the most important works of the epoch, each presented on a two-page spread with a full-page image and accompanying interpretation, as well as a portrait and brief biography of the artist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Klingsoh, Leroy Cathr","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44300790792482,"sku":"9783836506731","price":19.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/klingsoh-leroy-cathr-leroy-cathr-klingsoh-surrealism-2020-hardback-9783836506731-57845003288915.jpg?v=1727036772","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/surrealism-basic-art","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}