| Front | Clive Bell |
|---|---|
| Back | 1881-1964 critic and art literature was influenced by the philosopher G. E. Moore's advocacy of the pleasure of human intercourse and the enjoyment of beautiful objects central figure for Bloomsbury group and married Vanessa Stephen , sister of V. Woolf in 1907 with Roger Fry, Bell was one of the first critics to herald the achievement of the post-impressionist Arthur Clive Heward Bell (16 September 1881 – 17 September 1964)[1] was an English art critic, associated with formalism and the Bloomsbury Group. He developed the art theory known as significant form. Soon after Bell met Roger Fry, he developed his art theory significant form. The two shared a passion for contemporary French art. Bell's book Art (1914) was the first publication of his theory, which he describes as "lines and colours combined in a particular way, certain forms, and relations of forms, that stir our aesthetic emotions." This form can be seen in art created by many members of the Bloomsbury Group, an example being Interior at Gordon Square by Duncan Grant. Political views Bell was at one point an adherent of absolute pacifism, and during the First World War was a conscientious objector, allowed to perform Work of National Importance by assisting on the farm of Philip Morrell MP, at Garsington Manor. In his 1938 pamphlet War Mongers, he opposed any attempt by Britain to use military force, arguing "the worst tyranny is better than the best war." However, by 1940 Bell was a supporter of the British war effort, calling for a "ceaseless war against Hitler". |
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