Scotland and the Origins of Modern Art

Duncan Macmillan, Alexander McCall Smith

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Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
10 March 2023

A discussion of sensibility, sensation, perception and painting, Scotland and the Origins of Modern Art is an original work which argues that the eighteenth-century Scottish philosophy of moral sense played a central role in shaping ideas explored by figures such as Cézanne and Monet over one hundred years later.

Proposing that sensibility not reason was the basis of morality, the philosophy of

moral sense gave birth to the idea of the supremacy of the imagination. Allied to the belief that the imagination flourished more freely in the primitive history of humanity, this idea became a potent inspiration for artists. The author also highlights Thomas Reid's method in his philosophy of common sense of using art and artists to illustrate how perception and expression are intuitive. To be truly expressive, artists should unlearn what they have learned and record their raw sensations, rather than the perceptions that derive from them.

Exploring the work of key philosophical and artistic protagonists, this thought-provoking book unearths the fascinating exchanges between art, philosophy and literature during Enlightenment in Scotland that provided the blueprint for modernism.

By: Duncan Macmillan
Foreword by: Alexander McCall Smith
Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 24mm
ISBN: 9781848226333
ISBN 10: 1848226330
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Duncan Macmillan is Professor Emeritus of the History of Scottish Art at the University of Edinburgh, art critic for The Scotsman and author of numerous books including widely acclaimed Scottish Art: 1460-2000 (2000) and Scotland's Shrine: The Scottish National War Memorial (2014).

Reviews for Scotland and the Origins of Modern Art

'Subtle and rigorous analysis makes a convincing case that attributes that are now synonymous with Modernism-imagination, truth to individual feelings, prodding the dark recesses of the heart, liberation from convention-first came from north of Hadrian's Wall.' - Michael Prodger, Country Life