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Inspired by the Sheldon Museum of Art's holdings in geometric abstraction, this book introduces adventurous new thinking about a visual approach that has captivated both artists and viewers for more than a century. Four richly illustrated essays explore the European genesis of geometric abstraction, its translation into an American context, and its current direction.

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"The Geometric Unconscious is an excellent addition to the literature about abstract art."—Craig Adock, Great Plains Quarterly

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Dreaming in Geometric Abstraction
Jorge Daniel Veneciano
Penumbral Geometry, Part 1: Staging Abstraction
"Impeccable Order": Geometric Abstraction in Historical Perspective
Sharon Kennedy
Illuminated Geometry, Part 1: The Tradition
Euclidean Geometry, Part 1: The Linear
The Crisis in Geometry
Peter Halley
Penumbral Geometry, Part 2: Afro Geo
Euclidean Geometry, Part 2: The Solids
New Directions in Geometric Abstraction
Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe
Penumbral Geometry, Part 3: Soft Geometry
The Geometric Unconscious and the Esoteric Life of Modern Art
Jorge Daniel Veneciano
Illuminated Geometry, Part 2: The Light
Euclidean Geometry, Part 3: Constructivist Solids
Checklist of the Exhibition
List of Contributions
Index of Artists and Works


The Geometric Unconscious

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      Publisher University of Nebraska Press
      Published 1 July 2012
      ISBN-13 9780803240926
      978-0803240926
      ISBN-10 0803240929
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Inspired by the Sheldon Museum of Art's holdings in geometric abstraction, this book introduces adventurous new thinking about a visual approach that has captivated both artists and viewers for more than a century. Four richly illustrated essays explore the European genesis of geometric abstraction, its translation into an American context, and its current direction.

      Trade Review
      "The Geometric Unconscious is an excellent addition to the literature about abstract art."—Craig Adock, Great Plains Quarterly

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Introduction: Dreaming in Geometric Abstraction
      Jorge Daniel Veneciano
      Penumbral Geometry, Part 1: Staging Abstraction
      "Impeccable Order": Geometric Abstraction in Historical Perspective
      Sharon Kennedy
      Illuminated Geometry, Part 1: The Tradition
      Euclidean Geometry, Part 1: The Linear
      The Crisis in Geometry
      Peter Halley
      Penumbral Geometry, Part 2: Afro Geo
      Euclidean Geometry, Part 2: The Solids
      New Directions in Geometric Abstraction
      Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe
      Penumbral Geometry, Part 3: Soft Geometry
      The Geometric Unconscious and the Esoteric Life of Modern Art
      Jorge Daniel Veneciano
      Illuminated Geometry, Part 2: The Light
      Euclidean Geometry, Part 3: Constructivist Solids
      Checklist of the Exhibition
      List of Contributions
      Index of Artists and Works


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