Monochromes: From Malevich to the Present

by Barbara Rose, Valerie Varas

The first comprehensive study of the modern history of monochrome art, Monochromes traces the development of single-color artwork—painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installations—up to the present. With almost 160 full-color reproductions, this stunning book examines fundamental aesthetic issues raised by the monochrome in a historical context. The authors ask whether the monochrome is the last and most radical phase of abstract painting or instead a point of departure for installations and environments. Among the many artists featured in this book are Alexander Rodchenko, Georgia O'Keeffe, Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, Ad Reinhardt, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Robert Irwin, and Isamu Noguchi. The book includes writings on the monochrome by twenty-six artists, from Kasimir Malevich to Warhol, and from Carl Andre, Reinhardt, and Donald Judd to Ben Nicholson, Robert Ryman, and Anish Kapoor. In an engaging essay, Barbara Rose deftly surveys the divergent complex issues raised by the monochrome.

Additional Essays by Gladys Fabre, Christopher K. Ho, and Vincenzo Trione. Edited by Valerie Varas and Paula Rispa

Genres: Art

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 18, 2006

About the author

Barbara Rose, PhD most widely known as "Born To Inspire" is the bestselling author of twenty nine books. Born in Bayside, New York, she attended Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland, The American University in Washington, D.C., and was inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society - the countries highest for Journalism and Mass Communication. Her personal growth and transformation shared with millions of people from every part of the world has endeared her to the masses as a pure, loving and caring soul who shares by living example. Her ability to take the most difficult personal topics and bring through the solutions for herself and all has made her highly acclaimed work continuously published globally with subscribers spanning 191 countries.. She is a world renowned Higher Consciousness Awakening Life Transformation Specialist and shares the nondenominational process of receiving answers from God, transforming the lives of millions across the globe. Her Official website is https://borntoinspire.com