Raymond Jonson and the Spiritual in Modernist and Abstract Painting (Routledge Research in Art History)

By: Herbert R. Hartel, Jr.

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Synopsis: This is the most thorough and detailed monograph on the artwork of Raymond Jonson. He is one of many artists of the first half of the twentieth-century who demonstrate the richness and diversity of an under-appreciated period in the history of American art. Visualizing the spiritual was one of the fundamental goals of early abstract painting in the years before and during World War I. Artists turned to alternative spirituality, the occult, and mysticism, believing that the pure use of line, shape, color, light and texture could convey spiritual insight. Jonson was steadfastly dedicated to this goal for most of his career and he always believed that modernist and abstract styles were the most effective and compelling means of achieving it.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 222 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781351778022
Related ISBNs:: 9781032339238, 9781315200095, 9781138712546
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/04/23
Copyrighted By:: Taylor and Francis
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Outdoors and Nature, Religion and Spirituality, Education
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.