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![]() | The Rebirth of Painting in the Late Twentieth Century by Donald Kuspit ISBN-10: 9780521662185 ISBN-10: 0-521-66218-4 ISBN-13: 9780521662185 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-66218-5 Hardcover 2000-04-13 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price | |
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Product Description The Rebirth of Painting in the Twentieth Century examines the continued validity and variety of painting in the post-modern era. Bringing a psychological perspective to the issues, Donald Kuspit argues that painting remains the premier medium of the visual arts, in terms of its potential for innovation and influence on other modes of art making. Discussing a range of representational and abstract painting in the United States and Europe by artists such as Gregory Amenoff, Vincent Desidiero and Odd Nerdrum, Kuspit also examines works by Picasso, Mondrian, Pollock, Johns, and Soutine, among others, with an eye to reevaluating their art historical significance. This study also includes psychosocial studies of various cultural issues that affect painting, including feminism, and Jewishness. | ||
Book Description Donald Kuspit's work examines the continued validity and variety of painting in the post-modern era. Bringing a psychological perspective to the issues, he argues that painting remains the premiere medium of the visual arts, in terms of its potential for innovation and influence on other modes of art making. | ||
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An artful critic Kuspit is perhaps the premium art critic of the day. In his book "Cult of the Avant Garde Artist", Kuspit searches desperately for meaning which he doesn't find outside of decadence. Kuspit reasons that the art by the 90s has stretched originality so far that there was nothing left but appropriation and therefore decadence. My opinion is, that Kuspit was having a crisis over something he must love as he's dedicated his life to it, but didn't understand, which would be even more frustrating as someone who is suppose to explain it to others. This confusion can be forgiven for the critic as the modern art era has, in its most defining The only fault I find with either book is my own belief that Kuspit in his search for understanding Boggle your mind and read the book. Please, read it only if you`re tough-minded as it may cause headaches, irritation, and discontent, but don't be alarmed as these are only subconscious author | ||