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Focusing on early abstract painting in Europe, the book investigates the concept of purity and its historical and theoretical implications. Mark A. Cheetham delves into how these artistic movements intersect with ideas of purity, offering insights into the evolution of abstract art and its philosophical underpinnings. Through this exploration, the work sheds light on the cultural and aesthetic values that shaped the development of modern art.
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The Rhetoric of Purity, Mark A. Cheetham
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- The Rhetoric of Purity
- Subtitle
- Essentialist Theory and the Advent of Abstract Painting
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mark A. Cheetham
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 220
- ISBN13
- 9780521477598
- Category
- Art / Culture
- Description
- Focusing on early abstract painting in Europe, the book investigates the concept of purity and its historical and theoretical implications. Mark A. Cheetham delves into how these artistic movements intersect with ideas of purity, offering insights into the evolution of abstract art and its philosophical underpinnings. Through this exploration, the work sheds light on the cultural and aesthetic values that shaped the development of modern art.