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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeremy Howard , Irena Bužinska , Z.S. Strother , Professor Richard WoodfieldPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.816kg ISBN: 9781472439741ISBN 10: 1472439740 Pages: 318 Publication Date: 18 March 2016 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations, Note on Images, About the Authors, Acknowledgements, Part I, Part II Translations, Bibliography, IndexReviews'Vladimir Markov and Russian Primitivism: A Charter for the Avant-Garde is a stellar contribution to the literature on primitivism and its complex relationship to the formation of the European avant-garde. A combination of new translations of Markov's seminal texts and critical assessments by Irena Buzinska, Jeremy Howard, and Z.S. Strother, this text expands our understanding of how non-Western art traditions were regarded in the early twentieth-century and, in the process, underscores the myriad uses and perceptions of the primitive in currency before the First World War. Markov's texts offer to contemporary readers different and surprising examples of European entanglements with primitivism. In addition to further cementing the primacy of primitivism to the formation of European modernism, the authors' discussions effectively position Markov's central position in these important developments.' Steven Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles, USA 'Both academically serious and captivating, this collection probes global problems of culture while simultaneously investigating distinct details of human life. For too long Voldemars Matvejs (Vladimir Markov) has remained in the shadow of his contemporaries. Finally, he is awarded his rightful place in the history of Russian and European Avant-Garde and of twentieth century art. Here, the historical and national context which formed Matvejs' aesthetics has been explored alongside its empirical sources. Furthermore, his Primitivism has been synthesised with theories of contemporaries such as Roerich, Kandinsky, Goncharova, Filonov, Shevchenko and Rozanova, and conjoined with the subsequent critical discourse. Special attention has been afforded to Matvejs' unique photographic heritage. The authors convincingly reveal that his photographs of African, Polynesian and North Asian sculpture go beyond illustration to intrinsic analysis of representation, demonstrating how his photographic strategy and technique (multiplicity of angles, close-ups, portraitism , order of display and comparison) led to new understandings of the principles of the artistic image, as well as to the development of a new, non-classical artistic ideal. For the first time, Matvejs' ideas have been captured with completeness and profundity, making the prime significance of this book the appearance of Matvejs' own voice .' Dr. Irina Karasik, Contemporary Art Department, The State Russian Museum 'Vladimir Markov and Russian Primitivism: A Charter for the Avant-Garde provides a much-needed examination of the career and work of Vladimir Markov, or Voldemars Matvejs, the Latvian-born cultural theorist, most famous for his pioneering work on African art. This volume challenges histories of primitivist dialogue between the West and its other , bringing out the complexity of Markov's identity and intellectual affiliations as a Latvian raised to speak German, working in St Petersburg. If the reception of African art in the early twentieth century is seen to be mediated by the colonial ambitions of the major Western powers, this collection of essays complicates and enriches our understanding of this by their focus on Eastern Europe and Russia, and their connections to Asia, proposing a model of cultural syncretism rather than hegemonic encounter.' Jon Wood, Henry Moore Institute, and co-editor The Sculpture Journal 'Vladimir Markov and Russian Primitivism: A Charter for the Avant-Garde is a stellar contribution to the literature on primitivism and its complex relationship to the formation of the European avant-garde. A combination of new translations of Markova (TM)s seminal texts and critical assessments by IrA na BuA3/4inska, Jeremy Howard, and Z.S. Strother, this text expands our understanding of how non-Western art traditions were regarded in the early twentieth-century and, in the process, underscores the myriad uses and perceptions of the primitive in currency before the First World War. Markova (TM)s texts offer to contemporary readers different and surprising examples of European entanglements with primitivism. In addition to further cementing the primacy of primitivism to the formation of European modernism, the authors' discussions effectively position Markova (TM)s central position in these important developments.' Steven Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles, USA 'Vladimir Markov and Russian Primitivism provides a much-needed examination of the career and work of Vladimir Markov, or Voldemar Matvejs, the Latvian-born cultural theorist, most famous for his pioneering work on African art. This volume challenges histories of primitivist dialogue between the west and its a othera (TM), bringing out the complexity of Markova (TM)s identity and intellectual affiliations as a Latvian raised to speak German, working in St Petersburg. If the reception of African art in the early twentieth century is seen to be mediated by the colonial ambitions of the major Western powers, this collection of essays complicates and enriches our understanding of this by their focus on Eastern Europe and Russia, and their connections to Asia, proposing a model of cultural syncretism rather than hegemonic encounter.' Jon Wood, Henry Moore Institute, and co-editor The Sculpture Journal. Author Information"Jeremy Howard is Senior Lecturer, School of Art History, University of St Andrews, UK; IrA""na BuA3/4inska is Curator, Latvian National Museum of Art, Latvia; Z.S. Strother is Riggio Professor of African Art, Columbia University, USA." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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