Beschreibung:
The artists' group Cobra (1948-1951) was the most important avant-garde0movement in post-war Europe following the Second World War. The founding0members came from Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. They comprised,0among others, Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Constant, Corneille and Karel Appel,0and their spontaneous and direct manner of painting, their rebellious theories0and broad spectrum of creative expression inspired many other artists.0The experiment was crucial to Cobra. The artists worked without a preordained0plan and with a great deal of fantasy and colour, much the same way as children.0During the creative process they let themselves be influenced by myths,0children's drawings, folk art, prehistory, Eastern calligraphy, primitive art and art0by mental patients. They also collaborated on one canvas, on one sheet of paper,0and combined words and images in a liberated way.0Cobra has been extremely meaningful especially to the Dutch art world and was0very influential in many European countries.0In Cobra. A Brief History, Willemijn Stokvis, Cobra expert and author of many0publications about the group, sketches a clear and concise account not only of0the movement's history, but also of the relationship of this European movement0to international events in art. The unique visual material with which this book is0furthermore illustrated makes it a gem for every devotee of modern art