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Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism

Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism

Art Between the Wars

by Paul WoodBriony Fer and David Batchelor
Paperback
Publication Date: 03/06/1993

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This book begins by considering responses by French artists to the First World War, showing how Purism, Dada, and early Surrealism are related to the ethos of post-war reconstruction. The authors then discuss the language of construction in places as dissimilar as France, Germany, and the Soviet Union; the contrasting demands of the utility and decoration of objects and paintings; and the relationship of surrealism to questions of sexuality and gender and to Freudian theory. The book concludes by addressing the widespread debate over realism in art: whether it represents an alternative to the elitism of the avant-garde or whether avant-garde art should play a role in the development of a modern realism.
ISBN:
9780300055191
9780300055191
Category:
Art & design styles: Surrealism & Dada
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03-06-1993
Language:
English
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
371
Dimensions (mm):
255x193x21mm
Weight:
1.04kg
Paul Wood

Dr Paul Wood spent more than a decade in some of New Zealand's toughest prisons. But his educational pursuits, dovetailed with a journey of personal exploration and change, would see him leave prison with an awareness of the fundamental issues people face when trying to create change in their lives. He is now a consultant in the field of leadership and organisational psychology.

He is the director of Switch Coaching and Consulting, and What's Your Prison?, a unique personal development approach created by Paul that helps people identify and break out of their mental prisons. In addition to his coaching and consulting, Paul is a speaker, blogger, Huffington Post author and has guest lectured at the University of Auckland, the University of Canterbury, Massey University, and Victoria University on topics as such emotional intelligence, effective leadership and best-practice psychometric use.

Briony Fer

Briony Fer, Professor of History of Art at University College London.

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