The complex phenomenon of color has received detailed attention from the perspectives of physics, chemistry, physiology, psychology, linguistics, and philosophy.However, the people who work most closely with color—artists—have rarely been canvassed for... Zobraziť viac
A fresh and vibrant account of the USA's New Deal art programmes, highlighting diversity, activism, social justice, and urgent lessons for today. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s landslide victory in the USA's 1932 presidential election gave him a mandate to... Zobraziť viac
A thorough international survey of the body's role in contemporary art, fully revised and updated. The Body in Contemporary Art presents an international survey of art made since 2000 that takes the body as its focus. Examining such areas as nature... Zobraziť viac
A new edition of Belinda Thomson's highly accessible survey, which brings together the latest research on this perennially popular art movement.The enduring popularity of Impressionism belies what the group of painters dubbed the Impressionists stood... Zobraziť viac
This authoritative book in the World of Art series offers a new perspective on the paintings of the Dutch Golden Age, authored by one of the world's foremost experts on Dutch art.Renowned art historian Gary Schwartz offers a fresh and contemporary... Zobraziť viac
An updated edition of this indispensable reference, surveying the history of textiles from 25,000 years ago to the present... Zobraziť viac
A richly illustrated survey of Matisse's impact on modern art that also examines his career, techniques, aesthetics and stages of artistic development. The work of Henri Matisse has been both a profound inspiration to his successors and a source of... Zobraziť viac
Expanded and revised in its sixth edition, The Art of Mesoamerica surveys the artistic achievements of the high prehispanic civilizations of Central America Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec and Aztec as well as those of their lesser-known... Zobraziť viac
