The Modern Scot

Modernism and Nationalism in Scottish Art, 1928-1955

Tom Normand (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-72840-0 (ISBN)

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This title was first published in 2000: An investigation of Scottish art between 1928 and 1955 to bring into focus the multifaceted project that was Scottish modernism. At the core of this work lies the contention that Scottish modernism was underpinned by a desire to express a national consciousness. It was this ambition which became the defining feature of radical Scottish art, setting the parameters of its relationship with the idea of a coherent and international modern movement. With the foundation of the National Party of Scotland in 1928, Scottish intellectuals began to consider the nature of national identity and the characteristics of a national art. The "Scottish Renaissance Movement", under the voluble leadership of Hugh MacDiarmid, set out to articulate these interests, developing a vernacular poetry and literature. For Scottish artists, the way forward was harder to identify, as they fought to reconcile the demands for a Scottish national art with the stylistic revolution of international modernism. Tom Normand examines the competing claims of nationalism and modernism as they affected Scottish art.

Tom Normand

Introduction - Scotland, nationalism and modernism; windows in Thrums; the modern Scot; William McCance and Scottish modernism; J.D. Ferguson and Celtic nationalism; the discourse on Scottish art; conclusion - nationalism, modernism and art.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.07.2018
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 233 mm
Gewicht	294 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-72840-3 / 1138728403
ISBN-13	978-1-138-72840-0 / 9781138728400
Zustand	Neuware