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Ratings: ★★★★★ (4.8/5)
Genre: #ArtHistory #Aesthetics #ModernArt #Philosophy

Book Review:
This classic work on modern art was written by French painter Amédée Ozenfant, a founder of the Purist movement (along with Le Corbusier). The book presents an artist's perspective on the interrelationship of all forms of human creativity, from painting to writing, science to religion. Ozenfant endeavors to identify the great constants that have underlain all art from paleolithic cave paintings to the most modern French artistic movements. This is not simply an art history or a treatise on aesthetics, but a living expression of the creative process in prose. Its limitless store of insights expressed in aphorism and its unparalleled choice of illustrations make it invaluable for all persons interested in art. Historian Elie Faure called it a book that will still be read by future generations, and Lewis Mumford described it as a central contribution to modern culture. This edition includes a new expanded text with extra illustrations.