Wyndham Lewis On Art: Collected Writings 1913-1956
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Few figures in the history of modernism provoked as much controversy, or possessed as much brilliance, as Wyndham Lewis — painter, polemicist, and founding force behind the Vorticist movement. Wyndham Lewis on Art: Collected Writings 1913–1956 gathers over four decades of his most incisive critical prose, spanning the explosive early years of the European avant-garde through to the mid-twentieth century, presenting a uniquely combative and visionary perspective on painting, aesthetics, and the cultural upheavals of his era. Edited and introduced by Walter Michel and C. J. Fox, this essential anthology chronicles Lewis's relentless intellectual war against sentimentality, abstraction for its own sake, and the cultural mediocrity he believed threatened genuine artistic achievement. Lewis writes with the fierce clarity of a man who believed that art was not decoration but a civilising force, and his essays — whether attacking the Bloomsbury Group or championing the hard, geometric energies of Vorticism — crackle with a wit and ferocity that remains bracingly alive. Thames and Hudson's authoritative edition presents these texts in a scholarly yet accessible framework, making it an indispensable volume for students of modernism, art history, and the broader intellectual currents of the twentieth century. For anyone seeking to understand how one of Britain's most uncompromising minds saw the art of his age, this collection delivers a provocation that still demands a response.
Author: Wyndham Lewis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Thames and Hudson
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Few figures in the history of modernism provoked as much controversy, or possessed as much brilliance, as Wyndham Lewis — painter, polemicist, and founding force behind the Vorticist movement. Wyndham Lewis on Art: Collected Writings 1913–1956 gathers over four decades of his most incisive critical prose, spanning the explosive early years of the European avant-garde through to the mid-twentieth century, presenting a uniquely combative and visionary perspective on painting, aesthetics, and the cultural upheavals of his era. Edited and introduced by Walter Michel and C. J. Fox, this essential anthology chronicles Lewis's relentless intellectual war against sentimentality, abstraction for its own sake, and the cultural mediocrity he believed threatened genuine artistic achievement. Lewis writes with the fierce clarity of a man who believed that art was not decoration but a civilising force, and his essays — whether attacking the Bloomsbury Group or championing the hard, geometric energies of Vorticism — crackle with a wit and ferocity that remains bracingly alive. Thames and Hudson's authoritative edition presents these texts in a scholarly yet accessible framework, making it an indispensable volume for students of modernism, art history, and the broader intellectual currents of the twentieth century. For anyone seeking to understand how one of Britain's most uncompromising minds saw the art of his age, this collection delivers a provocation that still demands a response.