Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 -
|
Buy Now
Art in a Disrupted World - Poland 1939-1949 (Paperback)
Loot Price: R812
Discovery Miles 8 120
|
|
Art in a Disrupted World - Poland 1939-1949 (Paperback)
Series: New Histories of Art
Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days
|
With Art in a Disrupted World, art historian Agata Pietrasik
presents a study of artistic practices that emerged in Poland
during and after World War II. Pietrasik highlights examples of
artworks by a number of Polish-born artists that were created in
concentration camps and ghettos, in exile, and during the years of
social, political, and cultural disintegration immediately
following the war. She draws attention to the ethics of artistic
practice as a method of fighting to preserve one's own humanity
amid even the most dehumanizing circumstances. Breaking out of
entrenched historical timelines and traditional forms of narration,
this book brings together drawings, paintings, architectural
designs, and exhibitions, as well as literary and theatrical works
created in this time period, to tell the story of Polish life in
wartime. Employing an accessible, essayistic style, Pietrasik
offers a new look at life in the ten years following the outbreak
of World War II and features artists-including Marian Bogusz,
Jadwiga Simon-Pietkiewicz, and Jozef Szajna-whose work has not yet
found substantial audiences in the English-speaking world. Her
reading of the art and artists of this period strives to capture
their autonomous artistic language and poses critical questions
about the ability of traditional art history writing to properly
accommodate artworks created in direct response to traumatic
experiences.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.