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Meanings of Abstract Art
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 312

Meanings of Abstract Art

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-10-12
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Traditional art is based on conventions of resemblance between the work and that which it is a representation "of". Abstract art, in contrast, either adopts alternative modes of visual representation or reconfigures mimetic convention. This book explores the relation of abstract art to nature (taking nature in the broadest sense—the world of recognisable objects, creatures, organisms, processes, and states of affairs). Abstract art takes many different forms, but there are shared key structural features centered on two basic relations to nature. The first abstracts from nature, to give selected aspects of it a new and extremely unfamiliar appearance. The second affirms a natural creativity that issues in new, autonomous forms that are not constrained by mimetic conventions. (Such creativity is often attributed to the power of the unconscious.) The book covers three categories: classical modernism (Mondrian, Malevich, Kandinsky, Arp, early American abstraction); post-war abstraction (Pollock, Still, Newman, Smithson, Noguchi, Arte Povera, Michaux, postmodern developments); and the broader historical and philosophical scope.

The Paintings of Ross Bleckner
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 472

The Paintings of Ross Bleckner

  • Categories: Art

Text by Richard Milazzo.

Jonathan Lasker
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 104

Jonathan Lasker

"Le Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole poursuit sa présentation de la scène artistique new-yorkaise avec l'oeuvre de Jonathan Lasker. Jonathan Lasker (né dans le New Jersey en 1948) étudie l'art dans les années 70 à une époque dominée par l'art conceptuel et qui laisse peu de place à la pratique de la peinture. En réaction et afin de désavouer la mort supposée de ce médium, Lasker se donne pour but d'inventer une nouvelle forme de peinture qui réengage les éléments tels que la ligne, le plan, la couleur, tout en affirmant la présence physique des "choses" représentées, entre abstraction et figuration, entre structuralisme et narration. Il est en cela l'un des plus importants pionniers de la peinture post-moderne américaine. Largement exposées aux États-Unis et en Europe, ses peintures sont présentées pour la première fois à l'occasion d'une exposition personnelle dans un musée français. Ce catalogue, composé d'un essai et d'une interview inédits, offre une vue générale sur le travail accompli depuis 1977."--P. [4] of cover.

Parkett
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 618

Parkett

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Frieze
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 502

Frieze

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2001
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 312

Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture

This sumptuously illustrated book surveys the exquisite range of costume jewelry produced by haute couture fashion houses, a subject until now overlooked by historians and fashion cognoscenti alike. The term “costume jewelry” was coined in the twentieth century for the use of non-precious metals and jewels for human adornment. This book showcases the extraordinary diversity and exceptional craftsmanship of this jewelry in hundreds of beautifully reproduced pieces from such fashion houses as Chanel, Balenciaga, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Schiaparelli, and Givenchy. “A time capsule of creativity.” ~ Dallas Morning News

Art Now Gallery Guide
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 814

Art Now Gallery Guide

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Flash Art
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 418

Flash Art

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Art Nexus
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 796

Art Nexus

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Ross Bleckner
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 72

Ross Bleckner

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1990
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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