Pavel Filonov. 125th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth (1883-1935). Compilation of Articles from the Academic Conference (Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, 2007)
St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 2007. sewn cl. Since his works began to be widely exhibited after the fall of the Soviet Union, Filonov has become recognized as the initiator of an original branch of the Russian avant-garde. His theory of craftedness (sdelannost’), analytical art, and universal flourishing (mirovoi rastsvet) led him and his pupils to create paintings that have no parallels in world art. In this book Russian and American scholars devote chapters to various aspects of his work: the evolution of his imagery in the pre-revolutionary and early Soviet period; methods of studying Filonov; Dionysius in the work of Filonov and V. Ivanov; Filonov’s lithographic illustrations for Khlebnikov’s poems, a masterpiece of book art; Filonov as the Don Quixote of the Russian avant-garde; clues to Filonov’s biography in the inscriptions on the back of his canvases; Filonov’s teaching and the School of Analytic art; and the difficulties of attributing works resulting from the collaboration of Filonov and his students. Together the the authors convey a many-sided understanding of a great but abstruse artist and his work.. 232 pp., 9 3/4 x 12 1/4 ins., 23 b-&-w illus., 113 color (most full-page plates), sewn cl., Rus. or ENGLISH. Item #1525
ISBN: 9783940761293
Price: $97.00