The Avant-Garde Icon: Russian Avant-Garde Art and the Icon Painting Tradition
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0853319758 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
'A fine selection of illustrations (90 colour, 40 black-and-white) and the enthusiastic commentary of Andrew Spira provide a beautiful overview of the icon tradition and the cultural inheritance of the avant-garde movement Andrew Spira manages, quite successfully, to convey the cultural and artistic legacy of the Russian icon. Furthermore, such a wide array of stunning and beautifully reproduced illustrations is rarely seen.' European History Quarterly . The general narrative is both entertaining and academically pertinent
Five Stars big book.
It includes a history of the avant-garde in Russia, the psychology between 1917 and the 1950s and the impact of the spirituality of Russian orthodoxy.. Although artists repudiated their heritage in line with the political and social climate, their work shows the unmistakable influence of iconic paintings. This book looks at the relationship between traditional icon painting and the art of the Russian avant garde. Important artists such as Malevich and Tatlin are considered and their oeuvres examined to identify the stylistic borrowing from icons
Andrew Spira is Course Director at Christie's Education. . He previously worked as a curator in the metalwork department of the Victoria and Albert Museum