The Logic of Ecstasy : : Canadian Mystical Painting, 1920-1940 / / Ann Davis.
Twentieth-century art has usually been analysed in terms of intellectual aesthetic principles. But several important artists of this century were motivated less by aesthetic ideas than by spiritual values. Ann Davis considers the work of five of the most dynamic and innovative Canadian painters of t...
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Davis, Ann, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Logic of Ecstasy : Canadian Mystical Painting, 1920-1940 / Ann Davis. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016] ©1992 1 online resource (217 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Heritage Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. From Conventional Religion to Mysticism -- CHAPTER TWO. Whitman and Transcendentalism -- CHAPTER THREE. Theosophy and the Fourth Dimension -- CHAPTER FOUR. Nature, Space, and Movement -- Notes -- Illustrations -- Photo credits -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Twentieth-century art has usually been analysed in terms of intellectual aesthetic principles. But several important artists of this century were motivated less by aesthetic ideas than by spiritual values. Ann Davis considers the work of five of the most dynamic and innovative Canadian painters of the period: Bertram Brooker, Emily Carr, Lawren Harris, Jock Macdonald, and Fred Varley. She shows how these artists strove to work with mystical forms, those involved a transcendent, direct, selfless, unitive experience of God or ultimate reality.None of these artists was motivated solely by mystical concerns, but each was deeply interested in such matters. In focusing on those works, writings, as well as painting, which do reflect their fascination with spiritual issues, we are able to se how these artists tried, in very individual ways, to delineate their visions of eternal life. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Mysticism and art Canada. Painting, Canadian. Painting, Modern 20th century. DISCOUNT-C. ART / Canadian. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 9783110490947 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442681668 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442681668 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442681668.jpg |
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