The Stone and the Thread: Andean Roots of Abstract Art - Hardcover

Paternosto, César

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0292765657 ISBN 13: 9780292765658

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1996

Synopsis

"Shows that precolumbian tectonic forms (especially as found in sculpture and weaving) appear to be an overlooked source, or anticipation, of much of the art of the 20th century. Second part of book deals with artifacts as American art and addresses reception of ancient tectonics in the 20th century. Emphasizes intense relationship that some members of the New York School (particularly Barnett Newman and Adolph Gottlieb) had during 1940s with the aboriginal arts of the North American part of the hemisphere and thus the affinities between their work and the work of the older Torres Garcâia in Montevideo, at the other end of the continent"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

Review

The Stone & The Thread represents the first complete analysis of ancient Andean art, connecting art developments with social evolution and examining both abstract art and the archaeological evidence which helps recreate art in ancient societies. This scholarly title is recommended for college-level art and South American cultural collections: it considers symbols, design, and the evolution of artistic processes alike. -- Midwest Book Review

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0292765657
• ISBN 13: 9780292765658
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296