Constructed Abstract Art In England After The Second World War: A Neglected Avant-garde - Couverture rigide

Grieve, Alastair

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 030010703X ISBN 13 : 9780300107036

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Much admired as a realist painter, English artist Victor Pasmore surprised the art world in 1948 by suddenly directing his efforts toward the making of constructed abstract art. Pasmore was followed by Kenneth and Mary Martin, Adrian Heath, and the sculptor Robert Adams, and the group was later joined by John Ernest and Gillian Wise. This book follows the development of this major avant garde group and explores why they have received so little attention until now.

Alastair Grieve draws on personal discussions with these artists over many years and on extensive archival materials, including ephemeral catalogues which are difficult to find today. He offers much new information about the group and their theories, the Continental roots of their constructed abstract art, and their links with such contemporaries as American relief artist Charles Biederman and English constructivist Stephen Gilbert. The book features over 300 illustrations, many in color, and a full chronology and bibliography.

Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alastair Grieve is reader in the history of art, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 030010703X
• ISBN 13: 9780300107036
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible