11%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Geometric Unconscious: A Century of Abstraction
Sheldon Museum Of Art
€ 51.99
€ 46.38
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Geometric Unconscious: A Century of Abstraction
Paperback. Adventurous new thinking about a visual approach that has captivated both artists and viewers for more than a century. Editor(s): Veneciano, Jorge Daniel. Series: American Transnationalism: Perspectives from the Sheldon Museum of Art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 99 plates, 39 figures. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 303 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Inspired by the Sheldon Museum of Art’s holdings in geometric abstraction, this book introduces adventurous new thinking about a visual approach that has captivated both artists and viewers for more than a century. Four richly illustrated essays explore the European genesis of geometric abstraction, its translation into an American context, and its current direction, charting the style’s aesthetic, intellectual, and social implications.
Sharon L. Kennedy’s essay draws on the Sheldon’s collection to trace the style’s beginnings and its various transformations by twentieth-century American artists. Peter Halley invokes contemporary theory in rethinking how postmodern artists engage with geometry while challenging ... Read more
Inspired by the Sheldon Museum of Art’s holdings in geometric abstraction, this book introduces adventurous new thinking about a visual approach that has captivated both artists and viewers for more than a century. Four richly illustrated essays explore the European genesis of geometric abstraction, its translation into an American context, and its current direction, charting the style’s aesthetic, intellectual, and social implications.
Sharon L. Kennedy’s essay draws on the Sheldon’s collection to trace the style’s beginnings and its various transformations by twentieth-century American artists. Peter Halley invokes contemporary theory in rethinking how postmodern artists engage with geometry while challenging ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
American Transnationalism: Perspectives from the Sheldon Museum of Art
Condition
New
Weight
1154g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803240926
SKU
V9780803240926
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Sheldon Museum Of Art
Jorge Daniel Veneciano is the director of the Sheldon Museum of Art. He is the coeditor of Fabulous Harlequin: ORLAN and the Patchwork Self (Nebraska, 2010) and the editor of Neo-Constructivism: Art, Architecture, and Activism and Play’s the Thing: Reading the Art of Jun Kaneko.
Reviews for The Geometric Unconscious: A Century of Abstraction
"The Geometric Unconscious is an excellent addition to the literature about abstract art."—Craig Adock, Great Plains Quarterly