Cubism
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Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: pages can have minimal notes and/or underlining in grey lead
One of the most radical and transformative movements in the history of Western art, Cubism shattered centuries of pictorial convention and rewired the way the world understood visual representation. Philip Cooper's authoritative study chronicles the rise of this revolutionary aesthetic, tracing its origins in the bold experiments of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in early twentieth-century Paris, through to its proliferation across Europe and its profound influence on modern art, design, and architecture. With clarity and precision, the text unpacks the movement's two principal strands — Analytic and Synthetic Cubism — illustrating how artists dismantled perspective and reassembled reality from multiple simultaneous viewpoints, creating works of startling intellectual and visual power. Part of Phaidon's celebrated Colour Library series, this volume presents a rich selection of full-colour reproductions alongside Cooper's incisive critical commentary, making it an indispensable reference for students, collectors, and enthusiasts of modernism alike. The author argues compellingly that Cubism was not merely a stylistic departure but a fundamental philosophical rupture — a reimagining of what art could be and do. For anyone seeking to understand the seismic shifts of twentieth-century culture, this concise yet comprehensive guide poses a quietly provocative question: if reality can be seen from all angles at once, what does it mean to see at all?
Author: Philip Cooper
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: pages can have minimal notes and/or underlining in grey lead
One of the most radical and transformative movements in the history of Western art, Cubism shattered centuries of pictorial convention and rewired the way the world understood visual representation. Philip Cooper's authoritative study chronicles the rise of this revolutionary aesthetic, tracing its origins in the bold experiments of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in early twentieth-century Paris, through to its proliferation across Europe and its profound influence on modern art, design, and architecture. With clarity and precision, the text unpacks the movement's two principal strands — Analytic and Synthetic Cubism — illustrating how artists dismantled perspective and reassembled reality from multiple simultaneous viewpoints, creating works of startling intellectual and visual power. Part of Phaidon's celebrated Colour Library series, this volume presents a rich selection of full-colour reproductions alongside Cooper's incisive critical commentary, making it an indispensable reference for students, collectors, and enthusiasts of modernism alike. The author argues compellingly that Cubism was not merely a stylistic departure but a fundamental philosophical rupture — a reimagining of what art could be and do. For anyone seeking to understand the seismic shifts of twentieth-century culture, this concise yet comprehensive guide poses a quietly provocative question: if reality can be seen from all angles at once, what does it mean to see at all?