{"product_id":"max-ernst-1","title":"Max Ernst","description":"With unparalleled artistic originality \u003cb\u003eMax Ernst\u003c\/b\u003e (1891-1976) transformed everything he touched. By \u003cb\u003epushing the boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e and breaking loose from the confined view of the culture of his time, he became \u003cb\u003eone of the most important figures of Dadaism and Surrealism\u003c\/b\u003e. Driven by the counter-reaction to the horrors of World War I, he became a pioneer of the Dada movement. The closing of the famed Dada exhibit in Cologne for 'obscenity' led Ernst to spend the rest of his life in Paris, where he came in contact with the Surrealists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Above all, Ernst stands out for his \u003cb\u003evaried style and technique\u003c\/b\u003e, having produced an oeuvre that reaches from \u003cb\u003epaintings\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003edrawings\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003esculpture\u003c\/b\u003e, across \u003cb\u003etexts and stage settings\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003ecollage novels\u003c\/b\u003e and the development of \u003cb\u003ehis own 'frottage' technique\u003c\/b\u003e. During World War II, Ernst, like many of his colleagues, became an 'undesirable foreigner' and was forced to emigrate; however, he returned to France after the war. Continuing a career that spanned decades, in 1954 he received the Grand Prize for Painting at the Biennial in Venice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is a journey through magic, vividness, and fantasy. It is \u003cb\u003ea gateway into the intricate mind and world of Max Ernst\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42523639250980,"sku":"9783836595292","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9783836595292.jpg?v=1778097048","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/max-ernst-1","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}