{"product_id":"calatrava-art-9783777442143","title":"Calatrava: Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive overview of Santiago Calatrava's art that offers a new perspective on a world-renowned architect.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Santiago Calatrava is primarily known for his spectacular architectural feats that span the globe. Yet he has never limited himself to architecture alone--rather, he sees himself as an artist. Art represents for Calatrava the purest path for conveying emotion. This comprehensive publication is completely devoted to Calatrava's art, revealing his unmistakable style and profound creativity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Calatrava's mind, there has never been a separation between architecture and art. Both have been a source of nourishment and a laboratory of expression, with the goal of finding a personal language. With large reproductions and a wide selection of works, the two hundred images in this book detail an oeuvre that has been silently growing throughout Calatrava's life in a multitude of mediums. His artworks have been shown in tandem with his architecture in the world's top museums, but this book presents his artistic work in its entirety for the first time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSantiago Calatrava Valls\u003c\/b\u003e is a Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and painter. His architectural firm has offices in New York City, Doha, and Z?rich. \u003cb\u003eNick Mafi\u003c\/b\u003e is an Iranian-American writer living in Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCond? Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Nick is currently a senior features editor at \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hirmer Verlag GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900983906578,"sku":"9783777442143","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09c075d6-0b4f-46c4-9e0b-6baa506a3898.jpg?v=1738408297","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/calatrava-art-9783777442143","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}