Antoni Tàpies: La pratique de l'art. Peinture to explore the birth of

to explore the birth of this movement and to better study these first artists who cast their gaze beyond Europe: from the picturesque genre scenes of Decamps to the archaeological watercolors of Edward Lear

not only among themselves but with the earth and the universe

without forgetting the spectacular discoveries of Roman weaponry

Siena is home to a pictorial tradition that would prove fundamental to the history of Western art

Antoni Tàpies: La pratique de l'art. Peinture to explore the birth ofThis book was published on the occasion of the retrospective marking the centenary of the birth of Antoni Tpies (Barcelona, 1923 2012), a key figure in post war modern art. It presents numerous key works from each of the artist's periods: after his self portraits and works influenced by surrealism and Dadaism, Tpies produced his first matiriste paintings in the 1950s, which incorporated raw materials, stains, and signs. Formal and material