Art and architecture of the 20th century / Dorothea Eimert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eimert, Dorothea, 1944- author.

Series:

Art of the 20th Century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Modern--20th century.

Art, Modern.

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (508 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2016.

New York : Parkstone International, [2016]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The 20th century was a revolutionary period in art history. In the span of a few short years, Modernism exploded into being, disrupting centuries of classical figurative tradition to create something entirely new. This astoundingly thorough survey of art's modern era showcases all of the key artistic movements of the 20th century, from Fauvism to Pop Art, featuring illustrative examples of some of the most renowned works of the era along with illuminating companion essays by expert critics and art historians. A vivid window into the collective psyche of the modern world's great artists, Art of the 20th Century is a must-have for any fan of contemporary art.

Contents:

Introduction; A New View of the World - Technology and the Natural Sciences Change the Mechanistic World View; Expression and Fragmentation; Matisse and the Wild Beasts in Paris: The Fauves and the Autonomy of Colour; Paula Modersohn-Becker and Tranquillity in Worpswede; Futurism: The Dynamisation of the Image; Expressionism and the Search for Contemporary Form; Cubism, Materiality, and Collage; Abstractions; The Russian Avant-Garde; De Stijl: The Uniformity of the Painting Surface; The Bauhaus; One Turn of the Screw Tighter During World War I; Dada and Its Surroundings

Explosive Visual LanguageVeristic Tendencies; Surreal and Magical: Between the World Wars; Pittura Metafisica; Surrealism; Magical Realism and the New Objectivity; Degenerate Art; Sculpture in the First Half of the 20th Century; First Steps; The Fragmentation of Shape; Material Constructions; Bauhaus and De Stijl; Readymade and Surreal Objects; Homogenous as Nature; Architecture in the First Half of the 20th Century; An Introductory Note; The U.S.A.; Europe During the First Two Decades; The'30s: Moscow, San Francisco, Nuremberg; New Beginnings on the International Scene after World War II

The RealistsNew York and Abstract Expressionism; Europe and Abstract Expressionism; Abstract Expressionist Sculpture; The Sixties: Close to Real Life; Nouveaux Réalistes; Concrete Art; Op-Art and Kinetics: The View from the Centre; Pop Art; Nouvelle Figuration and New Realism; Photorealism; A Long Intermission: What You See Is What You See; Minimal Art; Conceptual Art; Sensitisation of the Senses; Campaigns, Happenings, Fluxus; Joseph Beuys; Arte Povera: Organic Energy; Natural Processes; Spurensicherung: Material Memory; Land Art: Ethereal Energies; Upheaval and Awakening

From the '60s to the '80sThe New Expressivity; Painting as Painting - An Everlasting Language; Media; Video and New Media; Photography: A Brief Look Back and Ahead; In the Wake of the Turn of the Millennium: Unknown Possibilities; Sculpture and Readymades; Painting and Installations toward the End of the Millennium; Architecture in the Second Half of the 20th Century; The First Two Decades after World War II; Cultural Buildings from the Late '50s to the Mid-'70s; Further Development of the Skyscraper: Four Examples; Parisian Cultural Buildings in the François Mitterrand Period

Postmodernism and DeconstructionA New Sensibility; Berlin after Reunification; Architecture in the New Millennium; A Brief Look Back and Ahead; The Gigantic Dimensions of Architecture in the Emirates; The Future: Subtle Architecture; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 5, 2016).

ISBN:

9781785259302

178525930X

9781785257230

1785257234

OCLC:

945874262