Inventions in the visual arts : from cave paintings to CAD / / Cory MacPherson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910158633603321
• Autore: MacPherson Cory
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017; �2017
• ISBN: 1-5026-2304-8
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Collana: Art and Invention
• Disciplina: 701.05
• Soggetti: Art and technology; Artists' tools; Artists' materials
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ch. 1. Cave painting -- ch. 2. Early sculpture -- ch. 3. The sketchbook -- ch. 4. Photography -- ch. 5. CAD -- ch. 6. Visions of the future.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a closer look at the development of cave paintings, sculptures, sketch books, cameras, and computer-aided design software. These inventions have surprising links to one another, which the book outlines in chronological order, and have forever changed the landscape of art--and beyond.