Les Demoiselles drsquo;Avignon: five young women that changed modern art forever. Faces seen simultaneously from the front and in profile; angular bodies whose once voluptuous feminine forms disappear behind asymmetric lines - with this work; Picasso revolutionised the entire history of painting. Cubism was thus born in 1907. Transforming natural forms into cylinders and cubes; painters like Juan Gris and Robert Delaunay; led by Braque and Picasso; imposed a new vision upon the world that was in total opposition to the principles of the Impressionists. Largely diffused in Europe; Cubism developed rapidly in successive phases that brought art history to all the richness of the 20th century: from the futurism of Boccioni to the abstraction of Kandinsky; from the suprematism of Malevich to the constructivism of Tatlin.Linking the core text of Guillaume Apollinaire with the studies of Dr. Dorothea Eimert; this work offers a new interpretation of modernityrsquo;s crucial moment; and permits the reader to rediscover; through their biographies; the principal representatives of the movement.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Gets You Thinking Positive ThoughtsBy Ellen M. ShapiroThere are many books about how to start a design business: pages and pages crammed with advice about C-Corp or S-Corp; Partnership or Limited Liability Company; about how to find a real estate broker; accountant and attorney; sign a lease; keep accurate time sheets and billing records.This book shoves all that stuff aside in favor of a refreshing visual approach. It puts you inside about 50 design offices; small to medium; mostly in the U.S.; but all around the world -- and puts your imagination to work; not your calculator.In each 4- to 6-page section you take a virtual photographic studio tour led by a friendly; helpful firm principal. During which youll see the space; meet the people and their work; and get answers to questions like: "What prompted you to start the studio?" and "How much freedom do you allow individual designers?" While youre soaking this all in; youre probably looking at the pictures and asking yourself questions; too; questions like: "Can I see myself in this kind of environment?" "Do I have what it takes to organize a space like this; manage the whole operation?" "Will I be happy taking on the responsibilities of owner?" "Will I be able to successfully supervise the people who depend on me?" "Do I have the talent to produce work of this quality; work that will make both us designers and our clients happy?" "Will I be able to get (and keep) enough clients long-term to keep the operation going?"Most instructive are the answers from firm principals with different temperaments and styles -- how they honor their individuality and make their choices work for them. Designer A supervises 23 people; has account managers and teams. Designer B works solo in a quirky little space he found after realizing he hated being a team player. This book illustrates that theres room for talented designers of all stripes; ages; backgrounds; and levels of entrepreneurial ambition.You might also be asking yourself: "Is it going to be fun?" If so; then you might think about calling the real estate broker. This book really does makes it look like fun. Or maybe the work on the pages looks so good that youll want to skip the business-startup stuff and try to get a job in one of these studios. Its all good.
