Josef Čapek?s Interpretation of Primitivism

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Josef Čapek?s Interpretation of Primitivism
Original language description
Josef Čapek´s writings from between 1914 and 1920 present a distinctive conception of primitivism, which was, beginning in the early twentieth century, of fundamental importance for the development of modern trends in the fine arts, in connection with the essential change in understanding the term "art". Two manuscript version of the essay Umění přírodních národů (The art of primitive peoples) from 1914 to 1916 and the article "Sochařství černochů" (Negro sculpture) from 1918 are amongst the first European critical attempts to interpret ethnic art. Čapek presents the "art of the savages" (divošské umění) as fully fledged art, and he tries to analyse its principles of expression. He compares them to current trends in art. The essays from the volume Nejskromnější umění (The humblest art, 1919?20), which consider other dimensions of primitivism, present a particular definition and expansion of the term "art". In contrast to academic virtuosity, Čapek here emphasizes values of hitherto per
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AL - Art, architecture, cultural heritage
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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