Rebels And Precursors: The Revolutionary Years Of Australian Art
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the turbulent decades of the 1930s and 1940s, a generation of bold Australian artists dared to break with tradition, igniting a cultural revolution that would forever reshape the nation's creative identity. Rebels and Precursors chronicles this extraordinary chapter in Australian art history, mapping the fierce intellectual and aesthetic battles waged by visionary painters — among them Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Albert Tucker, and Joy Hester — who drew on European modernism to forge a distinctly Australian avant-garde sensibility. Richard Haese presents a richly researched narrative that situates these artists within the broader political and social upheaval of wartime Australia, arguing that their rebellion was as much ideological as it was artistic. His authoritative and vivid prose illuminates the interconnected worlds of bohemian Melbourne — the cafes, the manifestos, the bitter rivalries, and the passionate alliances — that gave birth to a movement of lasting international significance. This landmark work of Australian cultural history leaves the reader asking a provocative question: what does it truly mean to create something radical in a society still finding its own voice?
Author: Richard Haese
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the turbulent decades of the 1930s and 1940s, a generation of bold Australian artists dared to break with tradition, igniting a cultural revolution that would forever reshape the nation's creative identity. Rebels and Precursors chronicles this extraordinary chapter in Australian art history, mapping the fierce intellectual and aesthetic battles waged by visionary painters — among them Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Albert Tucker, and Joy Hester — who drew on European modernism to forge a distinctly Australian avant-garde sensibility. Richard Haese presents a richly researched narrative that situates these artists within the broader political and social upheaval of wartime Australia, arguing that their rebellion was as much ideological as it was artistic. His authoritative and vivid prose illuminates the interconnected worlds of bohemian Melbourne — the cafes, the manifestos, the bitter rivalries, and the passionate alliances — that gave birth to a movement of lasting international significance. This landmark work of Australian cultural history leaves the reader asking a provocative question: what does it truly mean to create something radical in a society still finding its own voice?