(Finally) Understanding Art. 100 Key Words Through Art History.
A. PARKS John.

(Finally) Understanding Art. 100 Key Words Through Art History.

Pyramid
Regular price €27,90 €0,00 Unit price per
N° d'inventaire 24093
Format 22 x 26
Détails 208 p., numerous color illustrations, publisher's hardcover.
Publication Paris, 2021
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782350173481

100 keywords throughout art history

This book presents 100 key notions, concepts or techniques, which span history and artistic disciplines.

Starting from a simple question, "What could a primitive art statuette, a Renaissance painting or a contemporary art performance have in common?", the author draws up a list of major principles that can be found in all the plastic arts and in all eras.

These are thus notions of composition, themes or intentions that are developed throughout the pages. So many biases that ultimately make a creation a work of art.

The reader will encounter the greatest figures in world art, discover major trends, and understand the secrets of the most fascinating works. In this book, Rubens rubs shoulders with Picasso, Jeff Koons coexists with Raphael, and video art has its place alongside oil painting.

Both an educational work, an artistic encyclopedia and a source of inspiration, (Finally) Understanding Art will delight artists, teachers, art school students, but also all amateurs, passionate about the subject.

100 keywords throughout art history

This book presents 100 key notions, concepts or techniques, which span history and artistic disciplines.

Starting from a simple question, "What could a primitive art statuette, a Renaissance painting or a contemporary art performance have in common?", the author draws up a list of major principles that can be found in all the plastic arts and in all eras.

These are thus notions of composition, themes or intentions that are developed throughout the pages. So many biases that ultimately make a creation a work of art.

The reader will encounter the greatest figures in world art, discover major trends, and understand the secrets of the most fascinating works. In this book, Rubens rubs shoulders with Picasso, Jeff Koons coexists with Raphael, and video art has its place alongside oil painting.

Both an educational work, an artistic encyclopedia and a source of inspiration, (Finally) Understanding Art will delight artists, teachers, art school students, but also all amateurs, passionate about the subject.