9781861891006
Mondrian: The Art of Destruction
Carel Blotkamp
ISBN 13: 9781861891006
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Softcover
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"Blotkamp manges well the most difficult task of all Mondrian critcism: accurate descriptive interpretation of his abstract painting. Mondrian's own voice, in writings and letters, is never far from the discussion and rarely dissonant with it."
Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle Book Review, 06/18/95
Review:''Through a cogent explication of Mondrian's paintings and close readings of his dense and somewhat cryptic writings about art, Mr. Blotkamp shows how Mondrian continually refined his method, arriving at the colorful constructions of lines for which he is know today. Among the many pleasures of the book are its photographs of Mondrian'various studios (Which look much like the painting) and Mr. Blotkamp's commentary on them. Although the text is somewhat discursive, it is clear that Mr. Blotkamp knows and reveres his subject, and his enthuiiasm is infectious."
Robin Lippincott, New York Times Book Review, 07/09/1995
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Book Description: Reaktion Books, United Kingdom, 2001. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New edition. 278 x 212 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. This work on Mondrian, one of the great pioneers of abstract art, analyzes the interrelation between his paintings and his theories on art and life as expressed in the public writings and the (largely unpublished) letters.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. Crucial to Mondrian's 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. This book concentrates on the paintings, the artist's major achievement, examining the influences that shaped his art: Fauvism and Cubism circa 1910, and the work of Bart van der Leck, De Stijl and the Parisian art world during the 1920s. It shows Mondrian not as an isolated figure, but as an artist who took a keen interest in the world around him, a veritable avant-garde painter who saw his role as a creator of a new, modern culture. Bookseller Inventory # AA99781861891006 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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