| De Stijl and Dutch Modernism Contributor(s): White, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719061628 ISBN-13: 9780719061622 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: The name De Stijl, title of a magazine founded in the Netherlands in 1917, is now used to identify the abstract art and functional architecture of its major contributors: Mondrian, Van Doesburg, Van der Leck, Oud, Wils and Rietveld. De Stijl achieved international acclaim by the end of the 1920s and its paintings, buildings and furniture made fundamental contributions to the modern movement. This book is the first to emphasize the local context of De Stijl and explore its relationship to the distinctive character of Dutch modernism. It examines how the debates concerning abstraction in painting and spatiality in architecture were intimately connected to contemporary developments in the fields of urban planning, advertising, interior design and exhibition design. The book describes the interaction between the world of mass culture and the fine arts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Dewey: 709.492 |
| Series: Critical Perspectives in Art History |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.7" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: De Stijl was the title of a magazine founded in the Netherlands in 1917 and is now used to identify the abstract art and functional architecture of its major contributors: Mondrian, Van Doesburg, Van der Leck, Oud, Wils and Rietveld. This book is the first to emphasize the local context of De Stijl and explore its relationship to the distinctive character of Dutch modernism. Examines the connection between debates concerning abstraction in painting and spatiality in architecture and contemporary developments in the fields of urban planning, advertising, interior design and exhibition design. Describes the interaction between the world of mass culture and the fine arts. |