Mondrian : the art of destruction / Carel Blotkamp.
By: Blotkamp, Carel
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Contributor(s): Mondrian, Piet.
Material type:
BookPublisher: London : Reaktion, 1994Description: 261 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0948462612.Subject(s): Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944 -- Criticism and interpretation | Neoplasticism -- NetherlandsDDC classification: 759.9492 MON
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 759.9492 MON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 19/02/2024 | 00055632 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This is an analysis of the interrelation between the abstract artist Mondrian's paintings, and his theories on art and life as expressed in his public writings and largely unpublished letters. Mondrian's art was not based on reasoning or calculation (on the contrary, intuition was central to his concept of the artistic process), but he always felt a strong urge to position his art in a wider cultural and philosophical context. Central to his thought was the theosophical notion of evolution, which required the destruction of the old to make room for the new - in life, in society, and in art.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and index.
Pat Murray Collection.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The Path of Ascension, away from Matter: The Years to 1914
- 2 Natural Reality and Abstract Reality: 1914-19
- 3 The Content of all Art is One: Neo-Plasticist Painting and the Other Arts
- 4 Centres of Magnetism - Paris, London, New York: 1919-44
- References
- Bibliography
- List of Illustrations
- Index