Notable examples are two more of Apollinaire's Orphic Cubists: Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) and Francis Picabia (1879–1953). Both pursued a path that led them briefly to an associative abstraction in their paintings, before turning to ...
Since the early years of the 20th century, Western abstract art has fascinated, outraged and bewildered audiences. Its path to acceptance within the artistic mainstream was slow. Anna Moszynska traces...
Abstract Art
This work rejects the view that abstraction can be traced as a succession of stylistic trends, each set within its particular art-historical context.
Explains how abstract art originated and evolved, discusses major abstract artists and movements, and looks at the current revival of abstract painting
The book defines distinctions between types of abstract art that may seem similar and discoveries underlying correspondences between those that may seem different, enabling the reader to identify links between abstract works across ...
In his fresh take on abstract art, noted art historian Pepe Karmel chronicles the movement from a global perspective, while embedding abstraction in a recognizable reality.