Spiritualism and art…

The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting, 1890-1985
Edited by Maurice Tuchman

Around 1910, groups of artists moved away from representational art toward abstraction, preferring symbolism. They made an effort to draw upon deeper and more varied levels of meaning, the most pervasive being spiritualism. This book demonstrates that the genesis and development of abstract art were inextricably tied to spiritual ideas current in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sixteen essays explore such topics as music, romanticism, mysticism, and the occult and their relationship to abstract art. Among the many artists discussed are Kandinsky, Munch, Redon, Arp, Klee, O’Keeffe, Mondrian, and Marsden Hartley.

1986, 436 pages, 523 illustrations (122 in full color), 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches.
Paper, ISBN: 0875871305

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I am an independent writer and editor based in Tucson, Arizona. I publish LANDLINE at jaybabcock.substack.com Previously: I co-founded and edited Arthur Magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) and curated the three Arthur music festival events (Arthurfest, ArthurBall, and Arthur Nights) (2005-6). Prior to that I was a district office staffer for Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a DJ at Silver Lake pirate radio station KBLT, a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications, an editor at Mean magazine, and a freelance journalist contributing work to LAWeekly, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vibe, Rap Pages, Grand Royal and many other print and online outlets. An extended piece I wrote on Fela Kuti was selected for the Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000 anthology. In 2006, I was somehow listed in the Music section of Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Power" issue. In 2007-8, I produced a blog called "Nature Trumps," about the L.A. River. From 2010 to 2021, I lived in rural wilderness in Joshua Tree, Ca.