Primitivism and modern art /

Rhodes, Colin

Primitivism and modern art / Colin Rhodes - [London] : Thames and Hudson, [1994] - 216 p. : ill. ; 21cm - World of Art . - World of art .

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A fascination with the primitive lies at the heart of some of the most influential developments in Westem art produced between 1890 and 1950 - a time that witnessed both the heroic period of modern art and the apogee and decline of the West's colonial power. Many groups have been labelled primitive, including the so-called tribal peoples from Africa, Oceania and North America, but also prehistoric cultures, European peasants, the insane and children. Through the lens of their own society, many modern artists looked both to the art and to the worldview of the primitive as a means of challenging established beliefs, but the primitive to which they turned was as varied as the movements of modern art

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Primitivism in art
Art, Modern--19th century
Art, Modern--20th century
History of art
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999