Yevgenia Petrova et al.
Russian Futurism and David Burliuk, "The Father of Russian Futurism".
Saint Petersburg: Palace Editions, 2000. First edition. 3930775913 239 pages.
Large-format volume, measuring approximately 10.25" x 13.25", is bound in gray cloth, with stamped darkened gray lettering to spine and front cover. Book and dust jacket are like new.
The subject of Russian Futurism is familiar only to experts, and based on highly limited material. No other movement appears to have evoked quite the same public response, having, as it does, social roots. Referred to as 'the art of the future' by the Russian press in 1908 - a year before the official appearance of the word - this book focuses on the works of some forty-two artistic 'revolutionaries' featuring vibrant examples of their work, which serve to inspire the imagination. The work of David Burliuk - central and original figure in the Russian Futurist movement - is featured alongside more than 200 colour reproductions of paintings by more than forty Futurists. Accompanied by critical and historical essays, a chronicle of events and artists' biographies.