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Highlights
- A fascination with an artwork's materiality remains one of the hallmarks of the visual arts and modernism during the 20th century.
- About the Author: Painter and writer Craig G. Staff teaches at the University of Northampton (England).
- 208 Pages
- Art, History
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About the Book
"Examines the role of materiality within the context of modernist painting. The book encompasses a number of historical and artistic contexts including the Russian avant-garde, Greenberg's aesthetic positivism, the significance of gesture in Abstract Expressionism and the art criticism of Michael Fried. Strong addition to scholarship on the nature of painting in the last century"--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
A fascination with an artwork's materiality remains one of the hallmarks of the visual arts and modernism during the 20th century. This critical text examines the role of materiality primarily within the context of modernist painting, focusing on those instances in which paintings come to be defined by their physical means. The book encompasses a number of different historical and artistic contexts including the Russian avant-garde, Clement Greenberg's aesthetic positivism, the significance of gesture in Abstract Expressionism and the art criticism of Michael Fried.
About the Author
Painter and writer Craig G. Staff teaches at the University of Northampton (England).Dimensions (Overall): 9.37 Inches (H) x 7.3 Inches (W) x .52 Inches (D)
Weight: .64 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: History
Genre: Art
Number of Pages: 208
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Craig G Staff
Language: English
Street Date: May 10, 2011
TCIN: 93780595
UPC: 9780786447145
Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-8013
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.52 inches length x 7.3 inches width x 9.37 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.64 pounds
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