Abstraction and Empathy: A Contribution to the Psychology of

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Abstraction and Empathy: A Contribution to the Psychology of Style

2014 Reprint of 1953 New York Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this text, Worringer identifies two opposing tendencies pervading the history of art from ancient times through the Enlightenment. He claims that in societies experiencing periods of anxiety and intense spirituality, such as those of ancient Egypt and the Middle Ages, artistic production tends toward a flat, crystalline "abstraction," while cultures that are oriented toward science and the physical world, like ancient Greece and Renaissance Italy, are dominated by more naturalistic, embodied styles, which he grouped under the term "empathy." As was traditional for art history at the time, Worringer's book remained firmly engaged with the past, ignoring contemporaneous artistic production. Yet in the wake of its publication-just one year after Pablo Picasso painted his masterpiece "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"-"Abstraction and Empathy" came to be seen as fundamental for understanding the rise of Expressionism and the role of abstraction in the early twentieth century.
Country USA
Brand Martino Fine Books
Manufacturer Martino Fine Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-02-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781614275879

Country	USA
Brand	Martino Fine Books
Manufacturer	Martino Fine Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-02-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781614275879

Abstraction and Empathy: A Contribution to the Psychology of Style

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