Mikhail Larionov: Rayonism and Radiant Matter

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10.2991/icassee-18.2018.73How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Mikhail Larionov; radiant matter; rayonism; russian avant-garde; abstract art; the intersection of scientific and occult ideas

Abstract

The article focuses on several aspects of the theory and practice of rayonism in the work of Mikhail Larionov, which have to date remained at the periphery of art historians’ interest. The bringing together of positivist science and occultism was one of the most paradoxical “avant-garde” features of fin-de-siècle culture. Like many European avant-garde artists, Larionov created the concept of rayonism based on the scientific and occult mythology of his time. The concept of painterly rayonism appeared in the context of research and practical experiments into the visualisation of invisible radiation.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Ekaterina Bobrinskaya
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TI  - Mikhail Larionov: Rayonism and Radiant Matter
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Art Studies: Science, Experience, Education (ICASSEE 2018)
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