Jackson Pollack: Meaning And Significance (ICON EDITIONS)

Claude Cernuschi

ISBN 10: 0064309789 / ISBN 13: 9780064309783

Published by Basic Books, 1992

Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0064309789I5N10

Synopsis:

This concise study of Jackson Pollock provides a reliable survey of his life and work and an understanding of his paintings--their origins, meanings, and influence. Unlike other books on Pollock that deal extensively with his life or with formal analysis of his works, Cernuschi's is broadly interpretive, discussing and explaining concerns and meanings crucial to an understanding of Pollock's paintings.
The first part of the book surveys Pollock's life and work with particular attention to the artist's intentions and the interpretation of abstraction. The second part deals with the issues raised by Pollock's art above and beyond his intentions and how these issues intersect with the work of his contemporaries and with other intellectual currents. The final chapter discusses Pollock's influence and the importance of criticism in shaping this influence. It also deals with the problems of defining modernism and postmodernism.
Thoughtful and accessible, Cernuschi's study explains the complexity and meaning of Pollock's art for anyone interested in twentieth-century art and the pivotal position of Jackson Pollock in art since 1945. There are notes, a selected bibliography, and an index.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jackson Pollack: Meaning And Significance (...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket