Greek Interwar Art and Design (1922-1939): An Overview

ISBN-13: 9781527593657 / Angielski

Johannis Tsoumas

Opis

The interwar period is one of the most interesting eras in the historical course of the European and Greek arts, characterized by great diversity and marked by the birth of the ideology of Modernism, but also by the search for Greekness in every manifestation. The socio-political developments in Greece during the years 1922-1939 activated a search for the distinct characteristics of the nation through art, as in this way a single national and cultural identity could be established. The amalgamation of ancient, Byzantine and traditional Greek art with modern European trends proved to be particularly fruitful and creative, especially through the multifaceted effort of great representatives of literature, art and culture in general of the famous generation of the 1930s who managed to give their work the special features of Greekness in a critical period of modern Greek history. This book, abounding in historic evidence and rich illustration material, constitutes a fully documented overview of Greek interwar art and design. It not only projects the irrefutable proof of the continuity of Greek art and culture from ancient times until the first years of World War II, but also sheds light on the continuity of Hellenism as a single national entity which remained genuine and intact through the multitude of sufferings experienced in the course of its history.