Annotated Bibliography - on purism
"Purism, Paris 1918." Collection Online.
It is a short description of Purism as a movement, the major players like Le Corbusier and Ozenfant, and it's widespread influence after World War 1.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 2015. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/movements/195234
"Matteson Art." Purism -.
States the influence of Cubism and Purism with Renee Magritte and the Purist ideals of pure, clean, integral forms that compliment each other and interact on the painting and the machine-like aesthetic.
Matteson Art, 2015. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
http://www.mattesonart.com/purism.aspx
"Purism." Tate.org.
The glossary term defines Purism and it's machine-like aesthetic and wishes to give technology a timeless appeal. The forms were to be represented with basic shapes and stripped of detail to give them power.
Tate.org, n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/purism
Hoffman, Anna. "Le Corbusier: Modernist Visionary, Controversial Genius - Retrospect." Apartment Therapy.
The article is about Le Corbusier and his thoughts on architecture and how he believed a home should be a machine for living. That there should be standards and rules that applied to each house that integrated forms and maximized function. The Villa Savoye was his first success and he reapplied the formula to each structure he worked on.
Apartment Therapy, 2015. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/le-corbusier-modernist-visiona-97845
The Vernacular, Modernism, and Le Corbusier
Francesco Passanti
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
The article speaks about Le Corbusier's travels through the Balkans and how he observes their interactions with their artifacts so that he may design a house that would maximize interaction and use of the space. Corbusier chose to embrace the vernacular of other civilizations in order to learn and inform his style that he develops with Villa Savoye.
Vol. 56, No. 4 (Dec., 1997), pp. 438-451
http://www.jstor.org/stable/991313?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
"Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) Purist Painting with Bottles." Christie's.
Roy Lichtenstein chose to do his own rendition of a purist work in order to alter perception but still pay homage to the machine-like quality of the style that he can represent with his Pop Art. The image gives impressions of bottles and glasses without actually painting those forms, making this piece irreverant.
N.p., 2015. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
Schwarzze. "Melibibula." Livejournal.
Ozanfana Sharshun was influenced by Le Fauconnier which led him into Cubism and then Purism where he created his work “Elastic Landscape” which glorified simplicity.
N.p., 4 Nov. 2010. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
http://schwarzze.livejournal.com/256550.html
Le Corbusier, Giedion, and the Villa Savoye: From Consecration to Preservation of Architecture
Panayotis Tournikiotis
Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism
Villa Savoye was the first modern piece of architecture that was in France. Le Corbusier fought for the design to be used for the League of Nations. Instead, he built this family home, although he had little hope for France to adopt his new style and prayed that American money might found more of his architecture.
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Winter 2007), pp. xii, 1-11
http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/stable/25835008?...
The Villa Savoye and the Modernist Historic Monument
Kevin D. Murphy
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
The Villa Savoye was rendered a historical site by the French Government during the revolutionary period after World War 1, but since it was owned by a family of no special status, the requirements for keeping it restored and protected had to be changed. It was derelict by the 1950's, but Mdme. Savoye contacted Le Corbusier and was able to work with him to petition to preserve the spot and keep it around for generations to come and observe and enjoy the modernist design.
Vol. 61, No. 1 (Mar., 2002), pp. 68-89
http://www.jstor.org/stable/991812?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Fernand Leger
The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly
An overview of a showing of Fernand Leger's artwork at The Art Institute of Chicago. He is on the caliber of Picasso and Matisse as being an influential artist from France. “The Readers” and “The Builders” being some of his more famous works exemplify the Purist style and use a precise and machine-like quality to glorify modernity and technology.
Vol. 47, No. 2 (Apr. 1, 1953), pp. 21-29
http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/stable/4112593?...
Green, Christopher. "The Experience of Modernity and the "New Spirit"" Art in France: 1900-1940.
Leger's landscapes and paintings were along with the “new spirit” that Le Corbusier and Ozenfant were defining with their Purism movement from 1920-1925. Even the composition of still-lives from Purists are carefully planned to exhibit the maximum value in the geometry of a subject.
New Haven, CT: Yale UP, 2000. 157. Print.
https://books.google.com/books?id=vlY6SLmg...
Still Life Filled with Space
JILL SHAW
Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies
Le Corbusier and Ozenfant created Purism as a reaction to the ornamentalist style of Cubism. They sought to create pure form and modernity in design and did so together as well as with Leger. “Still Life Filled with Space” is one of Corbusier's more notable paintings, although he is more well known for architecture. This painting is very different from traditional Purist pieces due to the heavy application of paint and the transparent objects he creates, but still manages to retain the machine-like quality they boasted.
Vol. 35, No. 2, NOTABLE ACQUISITIONS at the Art Institute of Chicago (2009) , pp. 68-69, 95
Published by: The Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.jstor.org/stable/40652417
"The Mechanic. Fernand Léger 1920." National Gallery of Canada.
“The Mechanic” by Fernand Leger is a prime example of Purim with the symbloic and representative mechanic with his machinery, bringing mankind into the future and inspiring hope in technology and its progression.
National Gallery of Canada, 2015. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artwork.php?mkey=6966
"The Mechanic." WikiaArt. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
http://www.wikiart.org/en/fernand-leger/the-mechanic-1920#supersized-artistPaintings-196277
"Fernand Leger (1881-1955)." Fernand Leger: French Cubist Painter, Inventor of Tubism.
Fernand Leger was first trained as an architect in Basse-Normandie, France where his father was a cattle farmer. He was highly influenced by French Impressionists. He began to experiment in Analytical Cubism but used more tubular shapes instead of the fragmented sharp shapes of Picasso. His legacy lies with Cubism, Futurism, Purism, and De Stijl, and responded to more movements than any other artist.
Encyclopedia of Visual Arts, n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/famous-artists/fernand-leger.htm