Sumatraism Explained

Sumatraism is an avant-garde art movement created by Serbian writer Miloš Crnjanski. Crnjanski had set the principles of Sumatraism during World War I, and proclaimed it in his 1920 text Explanation of Sumatra.^{[1] [2]}

Crnjanski based Sumatraism under the influence of Expressionism and Futurism, introducing his vision of cosmic harmony. His concept included the most important topics of contemporary avant-garde art: primal force, the conflict between civilization and nature, and the hope for a new beginning.^[2]

External links

• Web site: The Explanation of Sumatra. 2014-07-26. 2015-04-04. The Travel Club. The Travel Club. Crnjanski. Miloš. Miloš Crnjanski. 1920. Pašćanović. Lazar.

Notes and References

1. Book: Николић . Љиљана . Милић . Босиљка . Читанка са књижевнотеоријским појмовима за III разред средње школе . 1989 . January 2007 . Завод за уџбенике . Belgrade . sr . 978-86-17-14339-6 . 328 . Речник књижевнотеоријских појмова . Суматраизам је поетски, филозофски, животни став који је Милош Црњански прокламовао у свом песничком фесту Објашњење "Суматре" (СКГ, 1920). .
2. Book: Cornis-Pope . Marcel . Neubauer . John . History of the literary cultures of East-Central Europe . 2004 . John Benjamins . Amsterdam/Philadelphia . 90-272-3452-3 . 412 . Poeticizing prose in Croatian and Serbian Modernism . https://books.google.com/books?id=pV6sFB-KuU8C&q=sumatraism&pg=PA412 . Influenced by Expressionism and Futurism, Crnjanski postulated already during World War I the principles of avant-garde program, for which he introduced the term Sumatraism in 1920. His concept covered the most important topoi of contemporary avant-garde art: primal force, the conflict between civilization and nature, and the hope for a new beginning. Sumatraism was based on a vision of cosmic harmony. .