Kandinsky and Old Russia
Title | Kandinsky and Old Russia PDF eBook |
Author | Neil A. Weiss |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 1995-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0300056478 |
Vasilii Kandinsky, whom many consider to be the father of abstract painting, was also a trained ethnographer with an abiding interest in the folklore of Old Russia. In this provocative book, Peg Weiss provides an entirely new interpretation of Kandinsky's art by examining for the first time how this commitment to his ethnic Russian heritage influenced the painter's work throughout his career.
Kandinsky and "Old Russia" : an Ethnographic Exploration
Title | Kandinsky and "Old Russia" : an Ethnographic Exploration PDF eBook |
Author | Peg Weiss |
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Genre | Folklore |
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Kandinsky's Quest
Title | Kandinsky's Quest PDF eBook |
Author | Igor Aronov |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780820478500 |
This book studies Vasily Kandinsky's (1866-1944) pre-1908 figurative art that formed the basis for his later abstractions. It analyzes many published and unpublished facts of the artist's life and work and brings together numerous historical comparative data from painting, literature, the social sciences, ethnography, folklore, esthetics, and philosophy. This study penetrates deeply into Kandinsky's inner world and breaks new ground by interpreting the artist's enigmatic early imagery as his personal many-layered symbolism that expresses his complex personality, his internal responses to Russian and Western European life and culture, and his quest for spiritual truths.
Primitive Renaissance
Title | Primitive Renaissance PDF eBook |
Author | David Pan |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 2001-01-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780803237278 |
Modernity became one of a number of equally plausible cultural strategies for organizing life in the contemporary world."--BOOK JACKET.
Constructive Dissonance
Title | Constructive Dissonance PDF eBook |
Author | Juliane Brand |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780520203143 |
"There cannot ever be too many good books about Schoenberg, and so it is a special pleasure to welcome Constructive Dissonance, which is far beyond just 'good.' These essays cover a generous range in style and idea. Many of them also are deeply moving, and nothing could be more appropriate for the composer of our century's most fiercely intense music."--Michael Steinberg, author of The Symphony: A Listener's Guide "Although much has been written about Schoenberg, no group of essays examines his life and work in such a broad context. Here we find Schoenberg's matrix: the social, cultural, political, and artistic currents that helped shape him, and to which he made his own extraordinary contribution."--Robert P. Morgan, author of Twentieth-Century Music "As we approach the turn of this century, it is clear that Arnold Schoenberg must becounted as one of the most important figures in Western art music during the last one hundred years. Schoenberg's influence on art-music culture has not only worked its effects through his music, but also through his thinking and writing about music. This collection makes a fitting tribute to Schoenberg and does an admirable job of presenting the many facets of Schoenberg the composer, music theorist, and thinker. These thought-provoking essays present a broad range of approaches to a rich variety of topics within Schoenberg scholarship, and readers will find both familiar and not-so-familiar issues arising during the course of the volume. Constructive Dissonance is certain to become an important book for those interested in twentieth-century art music and culture, and seminal reading for anyone interested in Arnold Schoenberg and his work."--John Covach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Life of Vasilii Kandinsky in Russian Art
Title | The Life of Vasilii Kandinsky in Russian Art PDF eBook |
Author | John E. Bowlt |
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Pages | 178 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Aesthetics |
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Russian Folk Art
Title | Russian Folk Art PDF eBook |
Author | Alison Hilton |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 410 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780253327536 |
Russian Folk Art surveys the traditions, styles, and functions of the many objects made by Russian peasant artists and artisans. Placing the objects within the settings in which folk artists worked -- the peasant household, the village, and the local market -- Alison Hilton discusses the principal media artists employed and the items they produced, from dippers and goblets to clothing and window frames. Emphasizing the balance between time-honored forms and techniques and the creativity of individual artists, the book explores how images and designs helped to form a Russian esthetic identity in the 19th and 20th centuries. Abundantly illustrated with examples from Russian museums, Russian Folk Art is a treasure for anyone interested in Russian culture.