Primitivism and Modern Art Colin Rhodes
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| ‘A sound introduction to this complicated subject’ | | – The Independent on Sunday |
| 'Useful, concise and timely' | | – The Times Literary Supplement |
Primitivism and Modern Art is a revealing account of the crucial relationship between the ‘primitive’ and the most influential developments in modern art.
Many modern artists looked both to the art and to the world-view of the 'primitive' as a means of challenging established beliefs, but the 'primitive to which they turned was as varied as the movements in modern art.
Colin Rhodes breaks new ground, drawing on a wide and diverse range of material, from high art to popular entertainment and from Darwin to Freud: the critical overview he presents supercedes all previous studies on the subject.
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|  |  |  |  |  | ISBN 0500202761 |  | ISBN-13 978-0500202760 |  |  |  | 21.0 x 14.9 cm |  | Paperback |  | 216pp |  | 179 illustrations, 27 in colour |  | First published 1994 |  |  |  | £7.95 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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