This book contains theoretical works by Pavel Filonov, one of the most enigmatic artists of the Russian avant-garde, including his letters, memoirs about him, and works devoted to the analysis of his work.
The artist, like no other, rigorously formulated the principles of his analytical method: a painting develops like a living organism—from the particular to the general, as if growing through cell division, each with its own complex organization. Filonov's scale encompasses the entire universe, from the atom to infinity, from the past to the future.
For students of creative arts and other humanities majors.