Robert Delaunay was one of the leading artists working in Paris in the early decades of the twentieth century; and his paintings have been admired ever since as among the earliest purely abstract works.With Resisting Abstraction; the first English-language study of Delaunay in more than thirty years; Gordon Hughes mounts a powerful argument that Delaunay was not only one of the earliest artists to tackle abstraction; but the only artist to present his abstraction as a response to new scientific theories of vision. The colorful; optically driven canvases that Delaunay produced; Hughes shows; set him apart from the more ethereal abstraction of contemporaries like Kandinsky; Mondrian; Kazimir Malevich; and Frantiscaron;ek Kupka. In fact; Delaunay emphatically rejected the spiritual motivations and idealism of that group; rooting his work instead in contemporary science and optics. Thus he set the stage not only for the modern artists who would follow; but for the critics who celebrated them as well.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. very pleasedBy Donna ReedI teach piano and i am sure my students will use it it has so many pages for grade 1 then goes to 1 1/2 then the last section is for grade 2 I plan to find recital songs in it3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. My husband liked this bookBy Ringolover5My husband liked this book. Hes about 6 months into his piano lessons and was able to pick it up fairly easily. One thing to note though; we found out from his piano teacher that some songs arent written in the original key. Theyre written in a key thats easier to learn so you may get the "dirty eye" from classical piano enthusiasts; lol. But theyre still fun to learn.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good book for more advanced players!By Mother and daughterIt is designed for someone who can read notes and basic keys. Too advanced for me but good piece!!
