L' homme-Machine - l'utopie d'un Homme Nouveau? : Regards Sur la Masculinité Dans les Oeuvres des Artistes Français et Allemands de L'avant-Garde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

èrejean, Catherine., author.

Series:

Materialität und Produktion Series

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Art, French--20th century.

Art, French.

Art, German--20th century.

Art, German.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025.

Language Note:

In French.

Biography/History:

Catherine Frèrejean, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf/Aix-Marseille Université.

Summary:

This scholarly work explores the representation of masculinity in French and German avant-garde art from 1914 to 1926, focusing on the interplay between mechanization, the human body, and societal transformation. It examines the impact of World War I on the perception of the human body, highlighting themes such as militarization, prosthetics, and the utopian ideal of a 'new man.' The book investigates the influence of technological advancements, industrialization, and social ideologies on artistic depictions of the human form, analyzing the works of key artists like Fernand Léger, Otto Dix, Francis Picabia, and Hannah Höch. The text also delves into issues of gender, sexuality, and the commodification of the body, offering a critical perspective on how modernity redefined human identity and societal roles. Targeted at an academic audience, this book bridges art history, sociology, and cultural studies to provide a comprehensive analysis of the intersection between art, technology, and social change. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Table des matières

Introduction

Chapitre 1 Fernand Léger et Otto Dix : regards croisés sur le corps mécanique militarisé en France et en Allemagne

Chapitre 2 Dada New York et Dada Berlin : le corps comme machine sexuelle - objet sous tensions et sous dominations

Chapitre 3 Robert Delaunay et Willi Baumeister : la machine-athlète - le corps au service d'une collectivité régénérée

Conclusion

Épilogue

Bibliographie

Crédit photo.

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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ISBN:

9783111239507

3111239500

OCLC:

1482263196