Bergson in Britain : Philosophy and Modernist Painting, C. 1890-1914 / Charlotte de Mille.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Mille, Charlotte, author.

Series:

Refractions.

Refractions Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Philosophy.

Art.

Painting, British--19th century.

Painting, British.

Painting, British--20th century.

Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941--Influence.

Bergson, Henri.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.) : 13 B/W illustrations 7 colour illustrations 13 B&W and 7 colour images

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Demonstrates the central role of Bergson for modernist art and intellectual history in the UKBrings to light new evidence of British artists' direct engagement with Bergson, opening new avenues of research and interpretation for the artists Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, John Duncan Fergusson, and artist-writers Roger Fry and Wyndham LewisBased on archival material in Paris and US not previously accessed (Bibliotèque Jacques Doucet, Isabella Gardner Museum, Boston and Wyndham Lewis' marginalia in his editions of Bergson's texts at The University of Texas at Austin), in addition to primary sources in UK (Universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, London, and Strathclyde), and US (Universities of Cornell and Texas at Austin)Changes art history's standard readings of these artists as the evidence of their knowledge of and engagement with Bergson is irrefutableExplores concepts of duration, intuition, creativity; the image and perception as they were formulated by Bergson and understood by his contemporariesDemonstrates Bergson's relevance to key problematics for Art History: temporality, intuition, subjectivity, representation, the image.Charlotte de Mille shows that the reception of the philosophy of Henri Bergson by British artists and critics was far more wide spread and of far greater importance in the UK than has been previously thought.Based on archival material in Paris and the US, not all previously accessed, along with primary UK sources, she opens new avenues of research and interpretation on the work of artists Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, John Duncan Fergusson and artist-writers Roger Fry and Wyndham Lewis.De Mille demonstrates the profound impact of Bergson's work in UK culture immediately prior to World War One. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates philosophy, art criticism and art history. An Epilogue considers the proximity of Bergson's thought on temporality, perception, intuition and subjectivity to art history, from Alois Riegl and Aby Warburg, to practitioners today.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The 'Age of Bergson'

1. Bergson in Britain?

2. Metaphysics of Non-Representation: Bloomsbury's Bergson

3. New Spirits: Moina MacGregor

4. Rhythmist (E-)Utopias: Fergusson's Bergson and the Evolution of Creation

5. Blasted Devolution: Wyndham Lewis and Henri Bergson

Conclusion

Epilogue - 'a momentary displacement of our equilibrium'

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 09. Dez 2023)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-9240-1