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The stone and the thread : Andean roots of abstract art / by César Paternosto ; translated by Esther Allen.

By:

Paternosto, César

Contributor(s):

Allen, Esther, (, 1962-)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Austin : University of Texas Press , 1996.Edition: 1st edDescription: 272 p. : illus. ; 29 cmISBN:

9780292765658

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

LAS 709.85 PAT

LOC classification:

F3429.3.S39 P3813 1996

Review: "Shows that precolumbian tectonic forms (especially as found in sculpture and weaving) appear to be an overlooked source, or anticipation, of much of the art of the 20th century. Second part of book deals with artifacts as American art and addresses reception of ancient tectonics in the 20th century. Emphasizes intense relationship that some members of the New York School (particularly Barnett Newman and Adolph Gottlieb) had during 1940s with the aboriginal arts of the North American part of the hemisphere and thus the affinities between their work and the work of the older Torres García in Montevideo, at the other end of the continent.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 709.85 PAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012084

Includes bibliographical references (p.253-262) and index.

"Shows that precolumbian tectonic forms (especially as found in sculpture and weaving) appear to be an overlooked source, or anticipation, of much of the art of the 20th century. Second part of book deals with artifacts as American art and addresses reception of ancient tectonics in the 20th century. Emphasizes intense relationship that some members of the New York School (particularly Barnett Newman and Adolph Gottlieb) had during 1940s with the aboriginal arts of the North American part of the hemisphere and thus the affinities between their work and the work of the older Torres García in Montevideo, at the other end of the continent.

Translated from the Spanish to English.

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