Greenberg, Editor) Kerryn (Author
Fahrelnissa Zeid
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849764568
- author:
- Greenberg, Editor) Kerryn (Author
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Tate Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 176
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 1.9 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Art, Architecture & Photography, Museums & Collections, Pompidou Centre,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Fahrelnissa Zeid was a pioneering Turkish artist whose abstract paintings blended influences from Islamic, Byzantine and Eastern art with bold colour and geometric dissonance. Born in Istanbul in 1901, she began her artistic career in Paris in the 1920s and went on to exhibit widely throughout her life. This book explores Zeid's development as an artist, tracing her journey from early works in Turkey to her later experiments with abstraction and return to figuration. It also examines her pivotal role in cross-pollinating artistic ideas across diverse regions and communities through her involvement with key groups and movements. With over 100 reproductions of Zeid's paintings, the catalogue showcases the depth and range of her work, including documentary photography from the period that provides new insight into the historical events that shaped her style.