Ideas in Sensuous Form: The International Symbolist Movement

The Symbolist movement spanned European nations and creative genres in the final decades of the nineteenth century. First writers, then visual artists, sought to “clothe the idea in sensuous form,” as Jean Moréas wrote in his 1886 Symbolist manifesto. More a sensibility than a single artistic style, Symbolism evoked feeling, meaning, and intangible qualities rather than describing the visible world. Drawn from the Blanton’s collection of works on paper, this exhibition examines Symbolism’s development and its conceptual and aesthetic innovations, which would have a lasting impact on twentieth-century art.

This exhibition is organized by Claire Howard, Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, Blanton Museum of Art

Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 10:00am to 5:00pm

Blanton Museum of Art (BMA)
200 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD E, Austin, Texas 78705

Event Type

Arts & Humanities

Departments

All Departments

Target Audience

Students, Staff, Faculty, Alumni, Families, General Public

Website

https://blantonmuseum.org/rotation/id...

Cost

Included with museum admission; Free for members and UT students, faculty, and staff.

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