The Experimenters

Chance and Design at Black Mountain College

Autori

• Eva Diaz

Parametri

• 256 pagine
• 9 ore di lettura

• Architettura e urbanistica
• Arte
• Arte / Cultura
• Design
• Saggistica

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The book delves into the transformative educational practices at Black Mountain College during the 1940s and 1950s, highlighting the influence of key instructors Josef Albers, John Cage, and R. Buckminster Fuller. It explores how their emphasis on experimentation over personal expression reshaped artistic creation, encouraging students to engage with art through innovative studio projects. This approach redefined the interplay of chance, order, and design, significantly impacting the evolution of modern art and the careers of numerous renowned artists associated with the college.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2014

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