The Puppet and the Modern
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8074670562 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Narrated with text by scholars Marie Jirásková and Pavel Jirásek, this richly illustrated, epic (456-page) volume begins in the Art Nouveau and Symbolist eras, tracing the development of Czech puppetry through its Expressionist incarnations and on to its radical reconception and renaissance as an art during the Cubist and Art Deco epochs. A truly revelatory publication, The Puppet and the Modern includes gorgeous color photographs of individual puppets drawn from public and private Czech puppet collections and supplements them with archival images of performances, sets, sketches, posters, programs, periodicals, illustrations and caricatures.. Czechoslovakia’s unique culture of puppet theater reached a glorious apex between about 1900 and 1950, and its visual style was integral to the development of modernist and contemporary theater and animation. The Puppet and the Modern looks at this incredibly fertile phase in puppetry in Bohemia and Moravia and traces the development of stage design and stage technologies, also focusing on the connection of artists from disciplines and styles
World On A String I really enjoyed this book and have only begun to skim the surface.the authors are immeshed in this world and are letting us peek under the curtain of historyvery nice and generous selections of photos throughout the agesnice book to savor when one has the time.. A diamond in the rough. The book is hugh and its content enormous. Just beginning to read it and absorb this hidden gem and its weight is something to behold. Review will be written in the near future. Review to follow