{"product_id":"mark-grotjahn-skulls-2016-2023-hardcover-1","title":"Mark Grotjahn: Skulls: 2016-2023 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Grotjahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eAlison M. Gingeras\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA painterly meditation on corporality and mentality, infused with Post-Impressionist influences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, American painter Mark Grotjahn (born 1968) began a series of intimately scaled, thickly impastoed skulls. Made with brushes rather than his historically favored palette knife, these paintings affirm the influence of Post-Impressionists on the artist. After 15 years of \u003ci\u003eFace Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e and more than 100 \u003ci\u003eMask Sculptures\u003c\/i\u003e, Grotjahn has stripped back the disguise and the skin and arrived at the 22 bones that structure the human visage. By introducing a symbol of life's inevitable end into his visual vocabulary, Grotjahn sets his sights on his own corporeality. As a result, the \u003ci\u003eSkulls\u003c\/i\u003e are his most intimate paintings to date.\u003cbr\u003eThis catalog presents the entirety of his series, alongside a singular essay by Alison M. Gingeras in which she posits that the skull is the origin of portraiture, charting the motif's emergence throughout art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 11.42 x 9.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176525742329,"sku":"9781961883055","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/kfTpmkAvFQ9781961883055_1d6e7037-2740-4646-ade0-3c7b68fdf906.webp?v=1767683246","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mark-grotjahn-skulls-2016-2023-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}