Sleep of reason, the: primitivism in modern european art and aesthetics, 1725–1907
Auteur :
Connelly, Frances S.
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271013053
Date de publication :
19 déc. 1994
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
558 g
Format :
Sewn
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this work on what constitutes "primitive" art, Frances Connelly argues that "primitive" art was not a style at all, but a cultural construction by modern Europeans, a cluster of concepts principally forged during the Enlightenment concerning the nature of the origins of artistic expression.