Ocean State Libraries

"Taking a critical view of such conventional categorizations as the 'Rococo', the 'Neo-Classical', and the 'Romantic', Matthew Craske creates a totally new and vivid picture of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century art in Europe. He engages with crucial thematic issues such as changes in 'taste' and 'manners' and the impact of enlightenment notions of progress. At the same time he goes well beyond the usual geographical limits of surveys to take...

"An exploration of the revolutionary birth of Modern art in the tumultuous decade brought to a shattering close by WWI"--

An introductory overview of the art, artists and artistic movements of this period and the social, economic, philosophical and political debates that helped shape them.

"With Salvador Dal as its figurehead, the great ship of Surrealism traversed the turbulent seas of the early 20th century with sails billowing with dreams and desires. Inspired by the psychoanalytical practice of Sigmund Freud, the Surrealists championed the unconscious as the domain of truth, uninhibited by the standards or expectations of society.With techniques ranging from hypnotism to nocturnal walks to automatic writing, the likes of Andr Breton,...