Abstract Art in the Late Twentieth Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521004534)

These essays on abstract painting by eleven of its most incisive critics trace the development of such critical issues as hard-edge painting, deductive and serial structure, monochrome abstraction, the psychological analogy, regionalism, and the "death of painting" in Postmodernism. The introduction and commentary by Frances Colpitt situates the essays historically and examines their philosophical sources and influences, from formalism and phenomenology to structuralism and poststructuralism. What emerges is a coherent and optimistic picture of abstract painting--the definitive contribution of modern art.

Author: Frances Colpitt
ISBN-10: 0521004535
ISBN-13: 9780521004534
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2002
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.62h x 6.40w x 0.46d