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Life of Forms in Art : Modernism, Organism, Vitality, Paperback by Taylor, Br...
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- Condition
- Book Title
- Life of Forms in Art : Modernism, Organism, Vitality
- ISBN
- 9781501356018
- Subject Area
- Art, Philosophy
- Publication Name
- Life of Forms in Art : Modernism, Organism, Vitality
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Subject
- History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), History / Contemporary (1945-), Museum Studies, Aesthetics, European, History / General
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1501356011
ISBN-13
9781501356018
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038614029
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Publication Name
Life of Forms in Art : Modernism, Organism, Vitality
Language
English
Subject
History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), History / Contemporary (1945-), Museum Studies, Aesthetics, European, History / General
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This book is a tour de force by one of the foremost scholars of abstract art. Delving into a fascinating array of scientific and philosophical sources, Brandon Taylor invites us to think afresh about modern art's enduring preoccupation with dynamic processes and the becoming of forms. Across a broad range of compelling analyses, he unearths little-known gems and sheds valuable new light on canonical examples. Like the artworks that it brings into sharp focus, the argument teems with vital energy." -- Eric Robertson, Professor of Modern French Literary and Visual Culture, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK "Brandon Taylor's remarkable study of the pervasive impact of vitalist concepts of "aesthetic monism" on the interwar avant-garde is an important and timely contribution that greatly enriches our understanding of the art and culture of this complex era." -- Mark Antliff, Anne Murnick Cogan Distinguished Professor of Art and Art History, Duke University, USA, [This book] really does unite and relate science and the arts in a deeper and more meaningful way ... What is impressive about Taylor's study is that he shows the way in which art is not hived off into a separate sanctum, but both influences and draws on the elements of surrounding life, be they political, sociological, philosophical, scientific., This book is a tour de force by one of the foremost scholars of abstract art. Delving into a fascinating array of scientific and philosophical sources, Brandon Taylor invites us to think afresh about modern art's enduring preoccupation with dynamic processes and the becoming of forms. Across a broad range of compelling analyses, he unearths little-known gems and sheds valuable new light on canonical examples. Like the artworks that it brings into sharp focus, the argument teems with vital energy., Brandon Taylor's remarkable study of the pervasive impact of vitalist concepts of "aesthetic monism" on the interwar avant-garde is an important and timely contribution that greatly enriches our understanding of the art and culture of this complex era.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
709.04
Table Of Content
List of plates List of figures Prelude: On Life and Form 1. Organicity 2. Biomorphism 3. Ambiguity 4. Monstrosity 5. Dialectics 6. Liquifaction Coda Acknowledgements Notes Index
Synopsis
What is form in modern art? How could a work of art achieve its organic life in a world increasingly dominated by mechanism, by new technology? In this new book, Brandon Taylor proposes that biology and the life sciences themselves supplied many of the analogies and metaphors by which modern artists were guided. For the creative giants of the period - Picasso, Miró, Kandinsky, Strzeminski, Dalí, Arp, Motherwell and Pollock, as well as less-known figures such as Taeuber, Erni and Kobro - questions of 'living' form loomed large in studio conversation, in the press, and in the writings of the artists themselves. In a book rich in new research and fresh thinking, a well-known art historian proposes six modalities of organic and vital life that pervade the radical experiments of modern art: the organic , the biomorphic , the ambiguous , the monstrous , the dialectical , and the liquid ., What is form in modern art? How could a work of art achieve its organic life in a world increasingly dominated by mechanism, by new technology? In this new book, Brandon Taylor proposes that biology and the life sciences themselves supplied many of the analogies and metaphors by which modern artists were guided. For the creative giants of the period - Picasso, Mir , Kandinsky, Strzeminski, Dal , Arp, Motherwell and Pollock, as well as less-known figures such as Taeuber, Erni and Kobro - questions of 'living' form loomed large in studio conversation, in the press, and in the writings of the artists themselves. In a book rich in new research and fresh thinking, a well-known art historian proposes six modalities of organic and vital life that pervade the radical experiments of modern art: the organic , the biomorphic , the ambiguous , the monstrous , the dialectical , and the liquid .
LC Classification Number
N6490
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