Sleep of reason, the: primitivism in modern european art and aesthetics, 1725–1907

Auteur :
Connelly, Frances S.
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271018270
Date de publication :
15 sept. 1998
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.