Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism Art Between the Wars
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This book begins by considering responses by French artists to the First World War, showing how Purism, Dada, and early Surrealism are related to the ethos of post-war reconstruction. The authors then discuss the language of construction in places as dissimilar as France, Germany, and the Soviet Union; the contrasting demands of the utility and decoration of objects and paintings; and the relationship of surrealism to questions of sexuality and gender and to Freudian theory. The book concludes by addressing the widespread debate over realism in art: whether it represents an alternative to the elitism of the avant-garde or whether avant-garde art should play a role in the development of a modern realism.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780300055191 |
Publisher: | Yale University Press |
Imprint: | Yale University Press |
Pub date: | 03 Jun 1993 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 371 |
Weight: | 1042g |
Height: | 257mm |
Width: | 193mm |
Spine width: | 21mm |