About the book:
In the work of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) lies an impact akin to a sudden acquisition of sight. His landscapes and seascapes scorch the eye with such ravishing light and color, with such elemental force, it is as if the sun itself were gleaming out of the frame.
Appropriately known as “the painter of light”, Turner worked in print, watercolor, and oils to transform landscape from serene contemplative scenes to pictures pulsating with life. He anchored his work to the River Thames and to the sea, but in the historical context of the Industrial Revolution, also integrated boats, trains, and other markers of human activity, so as to juxtapose the thrust of civilisation against the forces of nature.
This book covers Turner's illustrious, wide-ranging repertoire to introduce an artist who combined a traditional genre with a radical modernism.
约瑟夫·玛罗德·威廉·透纳(1775-1857)的作品总是带给人一种重见光明般的震撼。透纳在风景画中刻画的光影色彩和自然张力是那么的夺人眼球，让人觉得画框里闪耀发光的就是真正的太阳。
透纳作为著名的“光线画家”，不管是采用版画、水彩，还是油画，都能巧妙地将静谧景色转变成充满生命张力的画面。透纳取景偏爱泰晤士河和海面而不是工业革命背景下的历史景象，但透纳也融合了船只、火车和其他人类活动的标记，在大自然中镌刻了文明的印记。
本书将介绍透纳这位将现代主义融合在传统体裁中的画家，书中几乎涵盖了透纳的全部作品。
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About the series（Basic Art Series 2.0）:
Basic Art was born back in 1985 with the very first original TASCHEN publication: Picasso. Since then, the series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published, offering succinct slimline artist introductions across 200 titles, translated into some 20 languages.
For its 30th anniversary, we have given this much-loved series a makeover: Basic Art 2.0, freshly designed, revised, and hardcover bound, but still with the same rock-bottom price tag!
系列简介：
1985年， Basic art系列的首部著作《毕加索》问世，开启了德国TASCHEN出版公司的艺术出版历程。此后的30余年中， Basic art系列始终坚持以简洁、精练的笔法勾勒艺术家们的世界，内容不断充裕，培养了众多忠实读者，成为多年居销量榜首的经典艺术书系。
时至今日，此系列已出版图书近200种，更有多达20种的各国语言版本在世界范围内发行，具有极高的口碑和影响力。
