Detail produktu

Pictures of Czech Postmodernism - Jiří PřibáňThe essays in this book deal with those who currently figure among the most important Czech artists and whose work is internationally recognized. Most of them entered the art scene in the late 1980s on the crest of a powerful generational wave known as Czech postmodernism. Although this artistic drive ran parallel to revolutionary changes in Central and Eastern Europe, it would be grossly simplistic and misleading to view Czech postmodernism as a by-product of the…

Pictures of Czech Postmodernism - Jiří PřibáňThe essays in this book deal with those who currently figure among the most important Czech artists and whose work is internationally recognized. Most of them entered the art scene in the late 1980s on the crest of a powerful generational wave known as Czech postmodernism. Although this artistic drive ran parallel to revolutionary changes in Central and Eastern Europe, it would be grossly simplistic and misleading to view Czech postmodernism as a by-product of the disintegration of Communist regimes and exposure to the effects of West European culture. In fact, the story of Czech postmodernism is unique evidence that, in diverse social and political contexts, artists ultimately address issues of a general nature beyond politics and ideology. Kniha je souborem esejů o výtvarném umění české postmoderny a jeho filozofickém, společenském a historickém kontextu. Autor chápe výtvarné umění jako svrchovanou formu symbolického vyjadřování, v němž se projevují originální filosofické myšlenky nebo duchovní prožitky, politické názory a kulturní paměť, ale i hravost nebo nespoutaná imaginace vynálezců a kutilů. Jednotlivé eseje se zamýšlejí nad dílem Tomáše Císařovského, Jiřího Davida, Stanislava Diviše, Jana Merty, Petra Nikla, Petra Písaříka, Antonína Střížka a Jiřího Surůvky. Knihu doprovázejí ilustrace Karla Štědrého. Obsahuje 50 barevných reprodukcí.