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Italian divisionism. (Report from Europe).(Brief Article)
Less well known than French impressionism, the artistic movement known as divisionism was an Italian response to the impressionists and post-impressionists. Like their French counterparts, the Italians were fascinated with capturing the effects of light. The divisionist technique, which owed much to Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, was grounded in the construction of images from small dashes of pure color that would blend when viewed from a distance.
Despite close links with impressionism, divisionism was an autonomous movement. One distinguishing feature emanated from the concern to strike a balance between formal and narrative concerns, for example combining the study of light and ...
- DON'T MISS... Ten Years of the Estorick Collection
- Magazine article from: New Statesman Anonymous January 21, 2008 700+ words
DON'T MISS... Ten Years of the Estorick Collection The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art celebrates a decade...Runs from 16 January to 6 April at the Estorick Collection, Sga Canonbury Square, London Ni. www...
- Russian fables.(A Slap in the Face! Futurists in Russia Exhibition at the...
- Magazine article from: Design Week Stones, John March 15, 2007 700+ words
...1912, lends it name to an upcoming exhibition at the Estorick Collection of Modern Art in London's Islington, dedicated to the...Futurists in Russia runs from 28 March to 10 June at the Estorick Collection Collection of Modern Art, 39a Canonbury Square, London...
- News in Pictures: Sunrise appear at Estorick Collection.
- Magazine article from: Design Week December 14, 2006 700+ words
L'alba (Sunrise) by Virgilio Retrosi is appearing at the Estorick Collection in London's Islington from 10 January to 19 March as part of an exhibition of Italian satirical cartoons from World War I. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors
- Diary: July 2003.
- Magazine article from: Apollo Woolmer, Susannah July 1, 2003 700+ words
...How's my driving. 16 July-14 September. Shakespeare in art. 16 July-19 October Estorick Collection, Painting light: Italian Divisionism 1885-1910. Until 7 September Fan Museum, A fanfare for the sun king. Until 21 September...
- Diary: August 2003.
- Magazine article from: Apollo Woolmer, Susannah August 1, 2003 700+ words
...Humphrey Ocean: How's my driving. Until 14 September. Shakespeare in art. Until 19 October Estorick Collection, Painting light: Italian Divisionism 1885-1910. Until 7 September Fan Museum, A fanfare for the sun king. Until 21 September...
- REVIEW: Zigzag vibe.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Design Week Richardson, Anna July 2, 2009 700+ words
...of Missoni designs. The gallery spaces at London's Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art frame the exhibition in a typical...Workshop Missoni: Daring to be Different is at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 39a Canonbury Square, London...
- Capturing movement.(Unique Forms: The Drawing and Sculpture of Umberto Boccioni)
- Magazine article from: Spectator Lambirth, Andrew January 24, 2009 700+ words
...Forms: The Drawing and Sculpture of Umberto Boccioni Estorick Collection, 39a Canonbury Square, N1, until 19 April The year...reassessment of Futurism at the Tate in June. Meanwhile, the Estorick Collection has got in first with a small but select show devoted...
- Moving pictures: the rationale behind Italian Futurism may be backward by...
- Magazine article from: Design Week Markovitz, Gayle January 19, 2001 700+ words
...dealer in second-hand clothes." It's ironic that the Estorick Collection should look back at this frenetic and reckless historical...and Photography, curated by Giovanni Lista, is at the Estorick Collection, 39a Canonbury Square, London N1, from 24 January to...