Surrealism and the visual arts
Subtitle: theory and reception
By: Kim Grant.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9780521836555
Subjects: Surrealism; Art, Modern -- 20th century; Art criticism -- France -- History -- 20th century; Ut pictura poesis (Aesthetics)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-394) and index.
Table of contents: title: Poetry in the theory and criticism of modern painting in France. The tradition of poetry and lyricism in French art criticism; title: Modern paintings as poetic language; title: The discovery of lyricism; title: Andre Breton and modern art; title: Establishing a surrealist visual art. Defining surrealism; title: Defining surrealist visual art; title: Surrealism and painting I: the foundation of surrealist art; title: La Peinture Surréaliste: the presentation and reception of surrealist art; title: Surrealism and painting II: materialism and morality; title: The threat of surrealist art. Initiating the challenge; title: Surrealism and painting III: avoiding automatism; title: Appropriating automatism; title: Realism and surrealism; title: Poetry made concrete. Defying painting; title: Remaking reality; title: Automatic style; title: Surrealism as an institution.