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The book that coined the concept of 'Significant Form' in modern art.
Book details
Publisher
Dover Publications
Publication date
1914 (repr.)
Edition
reprint
Language
English
Print length
176*
Item weight
230 lbs
Dimensions
13.5 × 1.2 × 21.5 in
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Description
In Art (1914) Clive Bell advances his formalist theory: the value of an artwork lies in its 'significant form' - the relations of lines, colors and shapes that provoke 'aesthetic emotion' - not in its subject or imitation. A key reference for understanding abstract and modernist art.
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Publisher: Dover Publications | Published: 1914 (repr.) | Edition: reprint | Language: English | Pages: 176* | ISBN-13: 9780000000019
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