Abstract Art
WtFor Colin
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Contents
Preface 7
Observing the World: Paths to
Abstraction 1910-14 1
Looking inwards: Investigations
1912-20, ss
Social Ideals: Constructing the
Future 1920-39, n
Abstractions in Europe: 1939-56 119,
Focus on Expression: USA
1938-56 ue
Objective Approaches:
‘Abstract art since 1956 a
Afterword 29Abstractions in Europe: 1939-56
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Srunton, where the inpule hed come from the arts themes
a ed tnevably tothe Brackeing of diferent ae,
‘One af thesienges branch of abract att hol sway in Pais
fkerthe War ws geometric at ln 3 Ney van Doesburg (Theosiow) helped organi he historic exhibition “Art Conee athe
Galen Denise Ren: This browhe roger geomet atts such
Domes, Heri, Mondrian. Kanda, Taber, Arp and Peviner,
and showed that by tht me, Concrete Art had Become weal
‘Synonymous with geometries. The felowing yes an nganetion
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and by the thied Slo, work was cheb stu om 1 Geren,
Countries y 196 intemal dinesion and exter cng had ced
complete reorganisation of the Salon tw poly became es
Testricvespalting only that the work shown should be asset
fd i tok anew name: ‘Rates Nowvellex~ Nowveles Reais
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ams showed that geometric at waa formidable cen ox Wat
France eventhough sich work had an encntalynosalge favour
Iarking back to te developments ofthe inter-war yeas Wath
pening in 1930 of an abstract studio in he rue Se la Grade:
Ghoumre (tome of addons, seademic ai KeMethat
abractrt mighteven bem dange of becoming eqaly ganda
the sme year the erie Charen Essen wrote 3 Doo sipnifianty
ted Ln sat tun aan?
However in pale wih the dominating imple of geometric
another abst tives ad sed begun fo develop, and
‘parton came wo be made between cold (geomet) and warn
"Baton. "Warm sbsacon, art developed in Pat beyond
‘vas given confiing petra of sams by enti ng to deny
‘nd abel de new eneny in vatous anes: Naresh
28 Faanaion Irie, tame, Part informe, mation a re
prolfracd st difeen atte were ncorponted int one more of
the extepories tn contrat to the geometric ats the Bene
tendency they sited wastowardsan expesiveabtacton, nd this
style gained incemtional crtency during the second al of the
la Pars the more expresive tendencies were in part inypited by
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