Abstraction and illumination: the sublime and Kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko

This study will examine the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko in relation to the aesthetics of the sublime and the Zoharic Creation account. It will draw most heavily from Pseudo-Longinus’ Peri Hypsous, paying particular attention to its elevation of the early verses of Genesis. References...

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Main Author: Brown, Rosslyn
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63853/
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description This study will examine the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko in relation to the aesthetics of the sublime and the Zoharic Creation account. It will draw most heavily from Pseudo-Longinus’ Peri Hypsous, paying particular attention to its elevation of the early verses of Genesis. References will also be made to the Burkean and Hegelian conceptions of sublimity
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spelling nottingham-638532025-02-28T15:07:39Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63853/ Abstraction and illumination: the sublime and Kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko Brown, Rosslyn This study will examine the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko in relation to the aesthetics of the sublime and the Zoharic Creation account. It will draw most heavily from Pseudo-Longinus’ Peri Hypsous, paying particular attention to its elevation of the early verses of Genesis. References will also be made to the Burkean and Hegelian conceptions of sublimity 2020-12-11 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63853/1/RBDraft%20complete.pdf Brown, Rosslyn (2020) Abstraction and illumination: the sublime and Kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham. Newman Barnett 1905-1970; Rothko Mark 1903-1970; Abstract expressionism; Cabala; Creation in art
spellingShingle Newman
Barnett
1905-1970; Rothko
Mark
1903-1970; Abstract expressionism; Cabala; Creation in art
Brown, Rosslyn
Abstraction and illumination: the sublime and Kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko
title Abstraction and illumination: the sublime and Kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko
title_full Abstraction and illumination: the sublime and Kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko
title_fullStr Abstraction and illumination: the sublime and Kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko
title_full_unstemmed Abstraction and illumination: the sublime and Kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko
title_short Abstraction and illumination: the sublime and Kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko
title_sort abstraction and illumination: the sublime and kabbalistic creation motifs in the artworks of barnett newman and mark rothko
topic Newman
Barnett
1905-1970; Rothko
Mark
1903-1970; Abstract expressionism; Cabala; Creation in art
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63853/