The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art by Linda Dalrymple Henderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This revised edition of a work first published in 1983 details the impact and spread of non-Euclidean geometry and the idea of a fourth dimension into, mainly, early Twentieth Century art and thought. Henderson covers the gamut from philosophy topainting, literature to the plastic arts, and beyond. Along with a new index, there is an extensive hundred-page “Reintroduction” serving as the author’s reappraisal, history, and synopsis of this impressive work. Looking back on the three decades since publishing, Henderson considers the further impact of these concepts on art and culture in the late Twentieth Century. The work is well illustrated and it would have been nice had at least some of the numerous black and white plates been upgraded to color ones. This work is strongly persuasive that interpreting the fourth dimension theories and related topics was fundamental to the development of modern art...
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