{"title":"Ashley Lazevnick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAshley Lazevnick\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate relationship between artistic expression and cultural experience. Her works delve into how creativity shapes and reflects human perception, inviting readers to consider the delicate balance of form and meaning in the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough thoughtful analysis and compelling narratives, Lazevnick's writing engages with themes of precision and imagination. Those interested in the intersections of art, philosophy, and culture will find her work both illuminating and enriching.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fantasies-of-precision-by-ashley-lazevnick-9781517913144","title":"Fantasies of Precision","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRedefining the artistic movement that helped shape American modernism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early decades of the twentieth century, a loose contingent of artists working in and around New York City gave rise to the aesthetic movement known as precisionism, primarily remembered for its exacting depictions of skyscrapers, factories, machine parts, and other symbols of a burgeoning modernity. Although often regarded as a singular group, these artists were remarkably varied in their subject matter and stylistic traits. \u003cem\u003eFantasies of Precision\u003c\/em\u003e excavates the surprising ties that connected them, exploring notions of precision across philosophy, technology, medicine, and many other fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBookended by discussions of the landmark First Biennial Exhibition of Painting at the Whitney Museum in 1932, this study weaves together a series of interconnected chapters illuminating the careers of Charles Sheeler, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Charles Demuth. Built on a theoretical framework of the writing of modernist poets Marianne Moore and William Carlos Williams, \u003cem\u003eFantasies of Precision\u003c\/em\u003e outlines an \"ethos of precision\" that runs through the diverse practices of these artists, articulating how the broad range of enigmatic imagery they produced was underpinned by shared strategies of restraint, humility, and slowness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuestioning straightforward modes of art historical classification, Ashley Lazevnick redefines the concept that designated the precisionist movement. Through its cross-disciplinary approach and unique blend of historiography and fantasy, \u003cem\u003eFantasies of Precision\u003c\/em\u003e offers a comprehensive reevaluation of one of the defining movements of artistic modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463026688236,"sku":"9781517913144","price":74.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781517913144-fantasies-of-precision.jpg?v=1775026279"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ashley-lazevnick.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}