by Francesc Vicens, Antoni Tàpies · Genérico · tapa dura · ISBN 9788434573666
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«Arte abstracto y arte figurativo» is the essay by Francesc Vicens with an interview with Antoni Tàpies, published by Salvat Editores in hardcover (143 pages, in Spanish).
The work addresses the two great currents of twentieth-century art and contrasts abstraction with figuration through the dialogue with Antoni Tàpies. The text, accompanied by color illustrations, explains the characteristics, origins and evolution of both movements, and raises the tension between reason and intuition in artistic creation. It is part of a journey through modern art intended for a broad audience.
Volume 7 of the Biblioteca Salvat de Grandes Temas collection, published in Barcelona in 1973. Includes vocabulary and recommended readings.
Recommended for those who want to begin in the history of contemporary art and learn about the debate between abstraction and figuration.
Antoni Tàpies i Barba, 2nd Marquis of Tàpies, is a Catalan doctor, poet and translator, son of the painter Antoni Tàpies i Puig.
