{"product_id":"ensor-9783836560566","title":"Ensor","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Expressionist before the term was coined, James Ensor (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\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 dark satire and allegory, his innovative lighting, and for his interest in carnival and performance, showcased in The Entry of Christ into Brussels in 1889 as well as in his repertoire of self-portraits in which he employs masking, travesty, and role-playing to adopt such varied guises as Christ on the Cross and a gender-bending dandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis introduction to Ensor explores the richness and variety of his imagery through key examples of his macabre, maverick oeuvre.\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 series features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea concise biography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapproximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecks-Malorny, Ulrike:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ulrike Becks-Malorny studied painting in Geneva and art history in Bochum, Germany. Since gaining her doctorate in 1990, she has worked as an exhibition organizer and freelance author. She lives in Bonn, Germany.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892690358546,"sku":"9783836560566","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_413afca9-8f65-49ab-b664-83bc589e6fd6.jpg?v=1738202139","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ensor-9783836560566","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}