Principles of neo-plastic art Grundbegriffe der neuen gestaltenden Kunst. English Doesburg, Theo van 1883-1931 creator Trenker, Sarah translator. text bibliography sz 2020 2020 monographic eng ger print 39 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portrait ; 24 cm + 1 supplement (4 unnumbered pages ; 23 x 18 cm) Theo van Doesburg was a jack of all trades: painter, writer, architect, typographer, and art theorist. In this volume of the Bauhausbücher, he attempts to make elementary concepts in the visual arts generally comprehensible. He was addressing the ?modern artist? of his day, who had to deal with both shifting social paradigms and a changing understanding of art and art theory. Van Doesburg describes theory as a necessary consequence of creative practice. Artists, he says, ?do not write about art but from within art.? Theo van Doesburg ; translation by Sarah Trenker. English edition published by Lars Müller, based on the first German edition. The German original Grundbegriffe der neuen gestaltendren Kunst was published in 1925 by Albert Langen Verlag München. Includes bibliographical references. Bauhaus. Bauhaus. Art Philosophy Art, Modern 20th century Form (Aesthetics) Art, Modern Art Philosophy Form (Aesthetics) 1900-1999 fast N6490 .D5513 2020 N68 .D6413 2020 709.04 Bauhausbücher ; 6 9783037786291 3037786299 pda,print OHX 201205 20250318223534.8 in00004445644 eng