Concrete Art
-
To be alerted about this style, do a search for 'Concrete Art'
|
About Concrete Art
Description of Concrete Art |
Concrete Art
Term coined by Theo van Doesburg in 1930 to refer to a specific type of non-figurative painting and sculpture. Van Doesburg defined the term in the first and only issue of Art Concret, which appeared in April 1930 with a manifesto, The Basis of Concrete Art, signed by van Doesburg, Otto G. Carlsund, Jean Hélion and the Armenian painter Leon Tutundjian (1905–68). In the manifesto it was stated that ‘The painting should be constructed entirely
... (view more)
Grove Art excerpts - Electronic ©2003, Oxford Art Online
We're Hiring!
