A Theory of the Tache in Nineteenth-Century Painting

Name: A Theory of the Tache in Nineteenth-Century Painting
Brand: Routledge
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By Øystein Sjåstad

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Without question, the tache (blot, patch, stain) is a central and recurring motif in nineteenth-century modernist painting. Manet's and the Impressionists' rejection of academic finish produced a surface where the strokes of paint were presented directly, as patches or blots, then indirectly as legible signs. Cézanne, Seurat, and Signac painted exclusively with patches or dots. Through a series of close readings, this book looks at the tache as one of the most important features in nineteenth-century modernism. The tache is a potential meeting point between text and image and a pure trace of the artist's body. Even though each manifestation of tacheism generates its own specific cultural effects, this book represents the first time a scholar has looked at tacheism as a hidden continuum within modern art.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 192
Release Date:: 2014-07-23
Publication Date:: 2014-06-28
Publisher:: Routledge
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1472429443
ISBN13:: 9781472429445
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 458 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 15 cm

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