Classicism’s prehistory begins in the Middle East in the 4th Millennium; from this point developing – via oral resurgences – in Egypt, Crete, Greece, Rome and Europe where it dominates – if challenged by the Picturesque – until the middle of the 19th century, when it slides into becoming a costume from when a new way, called Modernism, emerges; the two competing over the next century in a sort of peace, based on the failure of the tabula rasa and on discovering the vitality of the city as a beneficent chaos. There follows a sort of free-for-all, the weak and the strong embraced in a sort of dance.
Buried in this overview are passions of great intensity: Leonardo’s “Vitruvian man”, Bugs Bunny and Duchamp’s “bottle-rack”.
Enough time has elapsed to review this development, to understand this long tradition, to see how this tradition re-emerges as Modernism within Post-Modern Classicism at the end of the 20th century.
In the 21st century, all bets are off!
Details
- Publication Date
- Jan 4, 2019
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780359326082
- Category
- History
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Tom Killian
Specifications
- Pages
- 116
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)