Wednesday 11 August 2010

Vorticism


Percy Wyndham Lewis

Percy Wyndham Lewis was an English author and painter who was the co-founder and editor of Blast. Blast is a magazine that is connected with Vorticism. This magazine was short lived the first edition published on the 2nd July 1914 and the second one a year later. In the years 19-13-15 Lewis developed a style of
geometric abstraction creating a movement combining Cubism and Futurist art which became known as Vorticism.

Below are a few examples of his work.


First edition of Blast front cover

A vorticist composition

Workshop

Timon of Athens

Vorticist composition (1915)

Red duet

Vortic design






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