The simple truth : the monochrome in modern art / Simon Morley.
| Author/creator |
Morley, Simon, 1966- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London : Reaktion Books, 2020. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2020 |
| Description | 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introductions -- Setting -- Reception -- Colour -- Ground -- Spiritual -- Indefinable -- Nothingness -- Experiential -- Zen -- Material -- Format -- Sign -- Idea -- Allegorical -- New Media-- Dansaekhwa -- Contemporary -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "The monochrome - a single-colour work of art - is highly ambiguous. For some it epitomizes purity, and is art reduced to its essence. For others it is just a stunt, the emperor's new clothes. Why are monochromes so admired, yet such an easy target of scorn? Why does a monochrome look so simple when it is so challenging to comprehend? And what is it that drives artists to create such works? In this illuminating book Simon Morley unpacks the meanings of the monochrome as it developed internationally, from the early twentieth century to the present day. In doing so he further explores questions such as how artists have understood what they make, how critics variously interpret it and how art is encountered by viewers."--book jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography and index. |
| ISBN | 9781789142310 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1789142318 hardcover |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | ND196 .M67 M67 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |