by Weisberg, Becker, De Haan, Jackson, Silvermann
L’illusion de la réalité, peinture, photographie, théâtre et cinéma naturalistes, 1875-1918 (book)
$177.00
1 in stock
This post is also available in: Français (French)
L’illusion de la réalité / The Illusion of Reality, naturalistic painting, photography, theater and cinema, 1875-1918 (book) by Gabriel P. Weisberg, Edwin Becker, Maartje De Haan, David Jackson, Willa Silvermann.
Mercator Fund. 223 pages. 2010. Very good condition. In French.
Capturing realistic images on canvas has been a cornerstone of Western art since the development of scientific perspective in the Renaissance. But at the end of the 19th century, some artists, not content with following this path, also strove to create images that reflected the reality of the new industrialized world unfolding around them. This naturalistic art focuses on the lives of ordinary people in a time of great social, economic and cultural transformation. Poverty and injustice are recurring themes, as are the social responses to these issues through public education and a reinvigorated religious faith. Many artists also emphasize the disappearance of traditional agrarian culture and the political convulsions caused by working conditions in factories. The Illusion of Reality explores the relationship between several means of artistic expression that take advantage of naturalist aesthetics: painting, theater, literature, but also photography and cinema. This work offers a new interpretation of the way in which naturalist artists attempted to understand and explain the rapid and profound changes of their time, through an aesthetic that would powerfully inspire modern artists.
Related products
Updating…
