Author: John BergerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Art and revolution, Ernst Neizvestny and the role of the artist in the U. S. S. R.
Author: John BergerArt and Revolution
Author: John BergerArt and Revolution
Author: John BergerPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307794318
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In this prescient and beautifully written book, Booker Prize-winning author John Berger examines the life and work of Ernst Neizvestny, a Russian sculptor whose exclusion from the ranks of officially approved Soviet artists left him laboring in enforced obscurity to realize his monumental and very public vision of art. But Berger's impassioned account goes well beyond the specific dilemma of the pre-glasnot Russian artist to illuminate the very meaning of revolutionary art. In his struggle against official orthodoxy--which involved a face-to-face confrontation with Khruschev himself--Neizvestny was fighting not for a merely personal or aesthetic vision, but for a recognition of the true social role of art. His sculptures earn a place in the world by reflecting the courage of a whole people, by commemorating, in an age of mass suffering, the resistance and endurance of millions. "Berger is probably our most perceptive commentator on art.... A civilized and stimulating companion no matter what subject happens to cross his mind."--Philadelphia Inquirer
Art and Revolution: Ernst Neizvestny and the Role of the Artist in the U.S.S.R by John Berger
Author: John BergerArt and Revolution
Author: Art and revolution
Author: John Peter BergerArt and revolution
Author: John BergerArt and Revolution
Author: John BergerPublisher: Orion Media
ISBN: 9780297764175
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Art and Revolution
Author: John BergerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In this book, John Berger examines the life and work of Ernst Neizvestny, a Russian sculptor whose exclusion from the ranks of officially approved Soviet artists left him laboring in enforced obscurity to realize his monumental and very public vision of art. But Berger's account goes well beyond the specific dilemma of the pre-glasnost Russian artist to illuminate the very meaning of revolutionary art. In his struggle against official orthodoxy - which involved a face-to-face confrontation with Khrushchev himself - Neizvestny was fighting not for a merely personal or aesthetic vision, but for a recognition of the true social role of art. His sculptures earn a place in the world by reflecting the courage of a whole people, by commemorating, in an age of mass suffering, the resistance and endurance of millions.
Soviet Emigre Artists
Author: Marilyn RueschemeyerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315288915
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The blind mendicant in Ukrainian folk tradition is a little-known social order, but an important one. The singers of Ukrainian epics, these minstrels were organized into professional guilds that set standards for training and performance. Repressed during the Stalin era, this is their story.