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Abstract Expressionism is arguably the most important art movement since the Second World War. Because the images created by such leading figures as Jackson Pollock, Clyfford Still, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko were so extraordinary, it is often thought to have been a revolution in painting only, but its radical spirit also encompassed David Smith's sculpture and Aaron Siskind's photography. With other key artists such as Barnett Newman and Franz Kline, this group was a nucleus united not just against the tensions of American society from the 1930s onward but also in its aim to forge a new visual language.In this concise account, David Anfam examines the movement in terms of its political implications and cultural context, taking into account a wealth of recent scholarship on the subject and offering fresh insight into the works themselves. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)709.04052The arts Modified subdivisions of the arts History, geographic treatment, biography By Period 20th Century 20th Century Abstract Art And Constructivism Abstractionism, abstract expressionism, geometric abstractionism, neoplasticismClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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The great disappointment is the pictures. Only 28 of 169 illustrations are in color, and frankly, some of the reproductions are so poor that they were better left out. Economics is an important factor here, of course. Ideally, every piece referred to in the text would be illustrated in color. They are handled well in the text: when an illustration is referred to, it's number (rather than page number) is listed in the margin next to the text.
In the end, the author failed to convince me that most of the pieces have any meaning. He quotes David Smith as saying "a work of art of an object s always completed by the viewer," and I don't connect to most of these pieces. Some I find quite visually pleasing: Pollock's Tondo and Eyes in the Heat; Lee Krasner's Noon; Clifford Still's 1948-D, but they don't convey any meaning to me. I was most charmed by some of David Smith's sculptures like The Letter and Oculus, but War Spectre is the only work in the entire book that conveyed meaning and feeling to me, especially since it appears that the artists were not generally trying to convey amusement. Widow's Lament, in Anfam's description "reads as a droll creature with ears and feet," which seems at odds with its intended meaning.
I remain a devotee of Tom Wolfe's The Painted Word. ( )