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Adrian Durham Stokes (27 October 1902 – 15 December 1972) was a British art critic with a speciality in early Renaissance sculpture and the aesthetics of stone-carving. He helped to turn the traditional Cornish fishing-port of St. Ives into an internationally acclaimed centre of modern art.
- 27 October 1902
- Magdalen College, Oxford
- 15 December 1972 (aged 70)
- British
Adrian Stokes (1902 - 72) is the critic of the visual arts writing in English who has most influenced the thought and practice of artists themselves and of other writers on art.
The volume explores the crucial experiences through which this architectonic awareness evolved; traces the influence upon Stokes of places, texts and personalities, and examines how his theory of art developed and matured.
- London
- 1st Edition
Learn about Adrian Stokes, a leading art critic who helped establish St. Ives as a modern art centre. Explore his paintings of landscapes, still lifes and sculptures.
Adrian Stokes (1902–72) — aesthete, critic, painter and poet — is linked to John Ruskin and Walter Pater as one of the greatest aesthetic thinkers in this English empirical tradition. This paper explores his insights on the reciprocity of colour and form in relation to architecture.
- Stephen Kite
- 2004
Adrian Stokes (1902 - 72) is the critic of the visual arts writing in English who has most influenced the thought and practice of artists themselves and of other writers on art.
The volume explores the crucial experiences through which this architectonic awareness evolved; traces the influence upon Stokes of places, texts and personalities, and examines how his...
