Vorticism was the only British avant-garde movement to make an original contribution to European Modernism. Founded in 1914 by Wyndham Lewis, and christened by Ezra Pound, the movement was a sustained act of aggression against the moribund and moderate Victorianism that Lewis and Pound saw as stifling the artistic energies of the new generation in England. Vorticism's relatively brief life is successfully captured in this, the first fully-illustrated guide to the movement in English in over 25 years. It includes a chapter ...
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Vorticism was the only British avant-garde movement to make an original contribution to European Modernism. Founded in 1914 by Wyndham Lewis, and christened by Ezra Pound, the movement was a sustained act of aggression against the moribund and moderate Victorianism that Lewis and Pound saw as stifling the artistic energies of the new generation in England. Vorticism's relatively brief life is successfully captured in this, the first fully-illustrated guide to the movement in English in over 25 years. It includes a chapter by Richard Cork on Vorticist sculpture, other chapters discuss painting, literary Vorticism, women in Vorticism, and Vorticist aesthetics.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Founded in 1914 by Wyndham Lewis and christened by Ezra Pound, the Vorticism movement was a sustained act of aggression against the moribund Victorianism seen as stifling to artistic energies. This illustrated guide to the movement covers topics including sculpture, painting and aesthetics. ISBN: 1840146478 Pages: 144 Fine in fine dust jacket.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1100grams, ISBN: 9781840146479.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1050grams, ISBN: 9781840146479.
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Fine in Near Fine Plus jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears. tight binding.; 144pp., 40 color plates. 63 b/w illustrations. five essays by various contributors.
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First edition, 2000. 144 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Cloth. Fine in dustjacket. Founded in 1914 by Wyndham Lewis and christened by Ezra Pound, the Vorticism movement was a sustained act of aggression against the moribund Victorianism seen as stifling to artistic energies. Inspired by the example of F.T. Marinetti and the Futurists, the Vorticists were nevertheless harshly critical of the Futurists' naive enthusiasm for modernity. They created their own style of geometric abstraction to celebrate the new consciousness of humanity in a mechanized urban environment. But their splintered and discordant style also measured the cost of the psychic disruption that modernity caused. This illustrated guide to the movement covers topics including sculpture, painting, literary Vorticism, women in Vorticism and Vorticist aesthetics.
