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The Art of Time, the Art of Place
Dr Ruth Dorot
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Hardcover. Draws a comparison between two Jewish artists of the twentieth-century: Polish-born magician story-teller Isaac Bashevis-Singer (1904-1991) and Russian-born creator of visual magic Marc Chagall (1887-1985). Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 2ACY; ACX; AFC; AGB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 830.
This book draws a comparison between two of the most prominent Jewish artists in the twentieth-century: Polish-born magician story-teller Isaac Bashevis-Singer (1904-1991) and Russian-born creator of visual magic Marc Chagall (1887-1985). In addition to their East European Jewish background both were exposed to Western culture. Chagall absorbed such turn-of-the-century avant-garde styles as Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstract Art, Surrealism; from these he created a unique blend, to which he brought the various Russian influences he had absorbed and his own special highly imaginative and inventive personal style. Bashevis-Singer brought to his works philosophical, psychological, scientific, medical and legal knowledge. While both ... Read more
This book draws a comparison between two of the most prominent Jewish artists in the twentieth-century: Polish-born magician story-teller Isaac Bashevis-Singer (1904-1991) and Russian-born creator of visual magic Marc Chagall (1887-1985). In addition to their East European Jewish background both were exposed to Western culture. Chagall absorbed such turn-of-the-century avant-garde styles as Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstract Art, Surrealism; from these he created a unique blend, to which he brought the various Russian influences he had absorbed and his own special highly imaginative and inventive personal style. Bashevis-Singer brought to his works philosophical, psychological, scientific, medical and legal knowledge. While both ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
830g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845194093
SKU
V9781845194093
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About Dr Ruth Dorot
Dr Ruth Dorot is lecturer in art history at Bar-Ilan University and Ariel University Center in Israel, and is involved in various enrichment programs for the general public. She has served as curator of exhibitions, including "The Psalms in Letters and Colors" and sits on the editorial board of professional journals. She is the author of the well-received Galut Vehitgalut ... Read more
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