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Fortuny
Time, Space, Light
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It situates Fortuny’s work within historical contexts including his connections with Proust, Wagnerian opera, and Italian fascism, while revealing how his collections and library inspired his innovation.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in arts and culture, particularly those fascinated by multidisciplinary artists, art history, and the interplay of creativity and historical context.
Uncovers the extraordinary breadth of designer Mariano Fortuny, including and beyond his fashion output, alongside the personal and political catalysts that inspired him
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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871–1949) was a polymath who experimented in a variety of media, including electric lighting, stage design, photography, the development of pigments, and textile and garment design. Yet his vision as a painter, persistently attuned to light and colour, shaped all his artistic endeavours.
Fortuny: Time, Space, Light examines Fortuny’s Venetian workspaces, clothing designs, stage lighting inventions, and paintings to find unifying themes of revivalism, memory, light, magic, and secrecy that run throughout his wide-ranging career. It features new archival discoveries, including unseen artworks and unpublished personal writings, as well as a new analysis of Fortuny’s paintings, never-before discussed in an English-language publication.
In addition to providing historical context and visual analysis of his work, the book delves into the relationships between Fortuny and Proust, Wagnerian opera, and Italian fascism. It also aims to illuminate more of Fortuny’s personal motivations through new archival evidence and unpublished notes to explore how his object collection and library were used as catalysts for his innovative creations.
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Apollo praises the biography for its insightful exploration, stating, “This biography teases out the common themes in his many endeavours.”
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780300254150
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 13 September 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Illustration: 149 color + b-w illus.
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 216.0mm
Height: 270.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 192
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About the Author
Wendy Ligon Smith is a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the University of Virginia.
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