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4) Sculpture
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Enter The Madman's Gallery and discover an extraordinary, illustrated exhibition of the greatest curiosities from the global history of art, featuring one hundred magnificently eccentric antique paintings, engravings, illustrations, and sculptures, each with a fascinatingly bizarre story to tell"--
Author
Publisher
Parkstone Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
" From its prehistoric origins to the conceptual modernity of the 20th century, sculpture has literally and figuratively moulded the art world. Offering an integral vision of the evolution of forms across civilisations and epochs, 30 Centuries of Sculpture presents the masterpieces of sculpture that, with their intriguing silhouettes, have shaped the current notion of beauty. Sculptures can reflect an era, an artist, or his public; this gallery in...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Sculpture is the universal art. It has been practised by every culture throughout the world and stretches back into the distant past. The first surviving shaped stones may even predate the advent of language. The drive to form stone, clay, wood and metal into shapes evidently runs deep in our psyche and biology. This links the question 'What is sculpture?' to the question 'What is humanity?' In this wide-ranging book, two complementary voices - one...
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Ranging from ancient to contemporary sculpture, this book is the first study of the history of sculpture to present such an original and comprehensive approach. Taking the sculptures out of the museum context (and thus off of their proverbial pedestals), this volume presents a completely new view which affords enlightening comparisons between eras and genres. This remarkable work is indispensable for art lovers of all tastes and disciplines." --...