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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| 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/ |