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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 251 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
The history of modern art has generally been understood as a grand leap away from tradition, religion, and conventional norms, yielding decidedly secular art. Yet a majority of the prominent modern artists in every period had strong interests in the spiritual dimension of life, which they expressed in the new art forms they created. The Spiritual Dynamic in Modern Art draws on direct statements by scores of leading artists - cited from little known historical documentation as well as contemporary interviews - to demonstrate that spirituality, far from being inconsequential in the terrain of modern art, is generative. This magisterial overview insightfully presents, for the first time, a chronological survey of the major art movements that weaves together spiritual profiles of numerous leading artists and situates their stories within the cultural context of each period. The result is a significantly expanded understanding of the cultural history of modern art. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The 19th Century: Expressing Christian Themes in a Newly Secular World -- Mid-1880s through 1918: The Quest to Save Civilization from 'Materialism' Through a New Art Informed by Esoteric Spirituality -- 1919-1939: The Reaction against Prewar Esoteric Spirituality -- 1945 to the Present: Allusive Spirituality -- 1945 to the Present: Spirituality of Immanence -- 1945 to the Present: Rocked in the Bosom of Abraham. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Spirituality in art.
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Spirituality in art. |
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Art, Modern.
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Art, Modern. |
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ART -- History -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Art history reconsidered, 1800 to the present |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Spretnak, Charlene, 1946- Spiritual dynamic in modern art. First edition 9781137350039 (DLC) 2014016800 (OCoLC)880672142 |
| ISBN |
9781137342577 (electronic book) |
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1137342579 (electronic book) |
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9781137350039 |
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