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Young Poland

The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890-1918
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Showcasing the extraordinary achievements of the proponents of Polish modernism from the 1890s to 1918, this ground-breaking book brings together pioneering research with beautiful imagery. Mloda Polska, or Young Poland, embraced the integration of fine and applied arts, motivated by a desire to establish a distinctive national style at a time of political uncertainty. Patriotic values were expressed through a diverse visual language that was fuelled by national identity, but also looked beyond Poland to Western Europe and the influences of Impressionism, Expressionism, Symbolism, Art Nouveau, while also displaying parallels with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Young Polands painting has been discussed within an international arena, but its decorative arts and architecture has yet to enjoy broad exposure. Here, for the first time, the considerable achievements of the movements applied artists will be discussed, both from a national and international perspective. Highlighting Young Polands integration of fine and decorative arts, the movements ideological, stylistic and formal commonalities with British Arts and Crafts, and the vision of Ruskin and Morris, will be drawn out to provide fascinating insights for Western and Eastern audiences alike.

Introduction to the Young Poland Movement; 1. Reception of the British Arts & Crafts Movement in Poland and Britain, and Inspirations in Polish Arts & Design; 2. Fellow Arts & Crafts Reformers Stanislaw Wyspianski and William Morris; 3. Decoration of the Franciscan Church as the Apex of Polish Arts & Crafts; 4. Wyspanskis Unrealised Decorative Scheme for Wale Cathedral; 5. Stanislaw Witkiewicz, Zakopane Style and the House under the Firs; 6. Karol Klosowski, the Last MlodaPolska Maker and his Silent Villa as a Total Work of Art; 7. Cracow Workshops and the Omega Workshops; 8. Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska: A Mood Polska Artist and Poet; 9. Iconic Interiors and Furniture; 10. Textiles; 11. Ceramics; 12. Childrens Toys and Christmas decorations; 13. The Polish Book Beautiful and the Kelmscott Press; 14. Paintings and Drawings

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