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Mondrian: On the Humanity of Abstract Painting
In "On the Humanity of Abstract Painting," Schapiro systematically dismantles the criticism of abstraction as cold, detached, and inartistic. Instead, he proves that this art form is capable of great expressive and intellectual power, endowed with lyricism and grace. He proposes new ways of viewing and thinking about abstraction, in the end establishes it as "an obvious and necessary enrichment of our lives."
With " Order and Randomness in Abstract Painting," Schapiro analyses many of the painter's most important works, from The Red Mill to Broadway Boogie-Woogie. He articulates the subtleties of Mondrian's formal strategies and his innate lyricism. He proceeds to map Mondrian's relation to his predecessors, and shows that this archetypal abstractionist was in fact indebted to the formal compositional strategies of such leading late nineteenth century artists as Degas, Monet, Seurat, and Toulouse-Lautrec.
With " Order and Randomness in Abstract Painting," Schapiro analyses many of the painter's most important works, from The Red Mill to Broadway Boogie-Woogie. He articulates the subtleties of Mondrian's formal strategies and his innate lyricism. He proceeds to map Mondrian's relation to his predecessors, and shows that this archetypal abstractionist was in fact indebted to the formal compositional strategies of such leading late nineteenth century artists as Degas, Monet, Seurat, and Toulouse-Lautrec.
- GenresArtNonfiction
80 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1995
About the author
Meyer Schapiro
87 books17 followersMeyer Schapiro (23 September 1904 – 3 March 1996) was a Lithuanian-born American art historian.
Schapiro was a proponent of modern art, on which he published essays alongside books on Van Gogh and Cézanne. He was a founder of Dissent, along with Irving Howe and Michael Harrington. From 1966–1967 Schapiro was the Norton professor at Harvard University.
Schapiro was a proponent of modern art, on which he published essays alongside books on Van Gogh and Cézanne. He was a founder of Dissent, along with Irving Howe and Michael Harrington. From 1966–1967 Schapiro was the Norton professor at Harvard University.
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January 7, 2020
"A dimensão humana da arte reside também no artista, e não simplesmente naquilo que ele representa, embora o objeto representado possa se oferecer como a ocasião apropriada para a mais completa realização da sua arte." Schapiro é um excelente ensaísta. Em um livro muito, muito curto, por meio de apenas dois textos, ele analisa e defende a obra de Mondrian numa linguagem bem inteligível. Tenho bastante vontade de ler seus ensaios a respeito do impressionismo (pelo que sei o estilo que ele mais se interessa e domina teoricamente), mas a edição da Cosac é caríssima nos sebos e já está esgotada nas livrarias. Uma pena.
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