Principles of Neo-Plastic Art: Bauhausbucher 6, 1925
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The De Stijl protagonist's elucidation of the basics of neoplasticism. Painter, writer, architect, typographer, art theorist and leader of the De Stijl movement, Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was one of the great modernist polymaths, and in this volume of the Bauhausbucher, he attempts to make elementary concepts in the visual arts generally comprehensible for a broad audience. Van Doesburg's book addresses the "modern artist" of his day, who had to deal with both shifting social paradigms and a changing understanding of art and art theory. Unifying a range of disciplines, van Doesburg describes theory as a necessary consequence of creative practice: artists, he says, "do not write about art but from within art." Principles of Neo-Plastic Art is a revolutionary synthesis of practice and theory. 32 illustrations
Author: Theo van Doesburg
Format: Hardback, 68 pages, 180mm x 230mm
Published: 2020, Lars Muller Publishers, Switzerland
Genre: The Arts: General & Reference
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The De Stijl protagonist's elucidation of the basics of neoplasticism. Painter, writer, architect, typographer, art theorist and leader of the De Stijl movement, Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was one of the great modernist polymaths, and in this volume of the Bauhausbucher, he attempts to make elementary concepts in the visual arts generally comprehensible for a broad audience. Van Doesburg's book addresses the "modern artist" of his day, who had to deal with both shifting social paradigms and a changing understanding of art and art theory. Unifying a range of disciplines, van Doesburg describes theory as a necessary consequence of creative practice: artists, he says, "do not write about art but from within art." Principles of Neo-Plastic Art is a revolutionary synthesis of practice and theory. 32 illustrations
Principles of Neo-Plastic Art: Bauhausbucher 6, 1925