The perfect introduction to the life and work of Brice Marden. Part of a brand new series of well-illustrated, short introductory books on the visual arts.

Beyond visual reality -- Discovering abstract expressionism -- New York : artistic impacts -- The grid -- The index -- Oil paint and beeswax -- Wax I -- Portraits -- The Mediterranean -- The Grove Group -- Art history : planing the image -- A shift in development -- Drawing with sticks -- Shell drawings -- Loosening the rules -- Cold Mountain -- China-themed works -- The Propitious Garden of Plane Image.