The De Stijl protagonist’s elucidation of the basics of neoplasticism
Painter, writer, architect, typographer, art theorist and leader of the De Stijl movement, Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was one of the great modernist polymaths, and in this volume of the Bauhausbücher, he attempts to make elementary concepts in the visual arts generally comprehensible for a broad audience.
Van Doesburg’s book addresses the “modern artist” of his day, who had to deal with both shifting social paradigms and a changing understanding of art and art theory. Unifying a range of disciplines, van Doesburg describes theory as a necessary consequence of creative practice: artists, he says, “do not write about art but from within art.”
Principles of Neo-Plastic Art is a revolutionary synthesis of practice and theory.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 7 x 9 in. / 68 pgs / 1 color / 31 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $40.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $56 ISBN: 9783037786291 PUBLISHER: Lars Müller Publishers AVAILABLE: 1/12/2021 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA
Theo van Doesburg: Principles of Neo-Plastic Art Bauhausbücher 6
Published by Lars Müller Publishers. Edited by Walter Gropius, László Moholy-Nagy.
The De Stijl protagonist’s elucidation of the basics of neoplasticism
Painter, writer, architect, typographer, art theorist and leader of the De Stijl movement, Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was one of the great modernist polymaths, and in this volume of the Bauhausbücher, he attempts to make elementary concepts in the visual arts generally comprehensible for a broad audience.
Van Doesburg’s book addresses the “modern artist” of his day, who had to deal with both shifting social paradigms and a changing understanding of art and art theory. Unifying a range of disciplines, van Doesburg describes theory as a necessary consequence of creative practice: artists, he says, “do not write about art but from within art.”
Principles of Neo-Plastic Art is a revolutionary synthesis of practice and theory.
