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Bloomsbury Enchanted Ground - Surrealism and Modernism Book

Name: Bloomsbury Enchanted Ground - Surrealism and Modernism Book
Brand: Bloomsbury
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Explore the intersection of Surrealism and art history with Enchanted Ground by Bloomsbury. This award-nominated book examines how Surrealist writers challenged traditional modernist criticism. By looking at the works of artists like Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin, and Vincent van Gogh, the text reveals a different perspective on the transition from Impressionism to the 20th-century canon. Rather than focusing on standard formalist views, this study highlights how figures such as Andre Breton, Louis Aragon, and Rene Magritte viewed these artists through the lens of magic, alchemy, and esotericism. It provides a deep look into the concepts of occultism and precognition that influenced their appraisal of fin-de-siecle painting. This work is an essential resource for those interested in the history of art theory and the specific contributions of Surrealist thinkers like Pierre Mabille, Charles Estienne, and Rene Huyghe. It offers a unique way to understand how certain masters became central to the modern art movement through these unconventional and mystical approaches.

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Shortlisted for the R. Gapper Book Prize 2020, marking it as a highly recognized work in its field.

Analyzes the specific perspectives of Surrealist writers including Andre Breton and Louis Aragon.

Examines the transition of artists like Van Gogh and Gauguin into the 20th-century canon.

Explores art through the lenses of magic, alchemy, occultism, and esotericism.

Provides historical context on the challenge to modernist criticism by Surrealist thinkers.

Covers a wide range of influential figures such as Rene Magritte and Pierre Mabille.

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Brand: Bloomsbury
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1501337254
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > History & Criticism > Criticism
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 17 May 2018
Listed Since: 07 October 2017

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