Marc Chagall - 9780367506773

Taylor & Francis

Marc ChagallThe Artist as Peacemaker\nAuthor(s): Fred Dallmayr\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367506773, 978-0367506773\nSynopsis\nThis book follows Chagalls life through his art and his understanding of the role of the artist as a political being. It takes the reader through the different milieus of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries including the World Wars and the Holocaust to present a unique understanding of Chagalls artistic vision of peace in an age of extremes. At a time when all identities are being subsumed into a national identity, this book makes the case for a larger understanding of art as a way of transcending materiality. The volume explores how Platonic notions of truth, goodness, and beauty are linked and mutually illuminating in Chagalls work. A spiritual-humanist interpretation of his life and work renders Chagalls opus more transparent and accessible to the general reader.\n\nI.