Young Poland : the Polish Arts and Crafts movement, 1890-1918 / edited by Julia Griffin and Andrzej Szczerski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dudkiewicz, Julia, editor.

Szczerski, Andrzej, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Młoda Polska (Art movement).

Arts and crafts movement--Influence.

Arts and crafts movement.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), color maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Lund Humphries, 2020.

Summary:

Showcasing the extraordinary achievements of the proponents of Polish modernism from the 1890s to 1918, this ground-breaking book brings together pioneering research with beautiful imagery. Mloda Polska, or Young Poland, embraced the integration of fine and applied arts, motivated by a desire to establish a distinctive national style at a time of political uncertainty. Patriotic values were expressed through a diverse visual language that was fuelled by national identity, but also looked beyond Poland to Western Europe and the influences of Impressionism, Expressionism, Symbolism, Art Nouveau, while also displaying parallels with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Young Poland's painting has been discussed within an international arena, but its decorative arts and architecture has yet to enjoy broad exposure. Here, for the first time, the considerable achievements of the movement's applied artists will be discussed, both from a national and international perspective. Highlighting Young Poland's integration of fine and decorative arts, the movement's ideological, stylistic and formal commonalities with British Arts and Crafts, and the vision of Ruskin and Morris, will be drawn out to provide fascinating insights for Western and Eastern audiences alike.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-236) and index.

ISBN:

9781848224537

1848224532

OCLC:

1222800193