The politics of aesthetic harmony : neo-impressionism, science, and anarchism

Author

Roslak, Robyn S.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art bulletin. 1991, Num. 3, Vol. 73, p. 381-390

ISSN

0004-3079

Abstract (en)

The stylistic and political concerns of the Neo-Impressionists are brought together by re-interpreting their scientific aesthetic as an analogue to the ideal social configuration imagined by the anarchists. Artists and anarchists alike were intent on creating and justifying as "natural" conditions of aesthetic and social harmony, using the laws and vocabulary of late 19th c. French chemistry. It was this shared scientific ground as manifested in paint and politics that provided much of the basis for their well-known mutual respect.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- France
• Neo-Impressionism
• Chemistry
• Anarchism
• France
• 1800-1900
• Painting
• Science
• Society
• Aesthetics
• Comparison

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- France
• Néo-impressionnisme
• Chimie
• Anarchisme
• France
• 1800-1900
• Peinture
• Sciences
• Société
• Esthétique
• Comparaison

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19921001-00429818

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