Isolde Maria Joham (*1932) is considered a pioneer of glass art, which she has continually developed with sensitivity and technical brilliance. Her monumental canvas works can confidently compete with the male-dominated pop art. In her photorealistic painting, she relentlessly addresses the pressing questions of her time. Herds of cattle gallop across New York's Brooklyn Bridge, cranes frolic on garbage dumps – Isolde Maria Joham creates entirely her own and quite controversial visual realities through the means of photorealistic painting, where the private and political, nature and technology, industrial and natural habitats collide. The volume provides insight into seven decades of artistic creation and allows readers to experience Joham's independent and powerful voice in a striking way.