02548nam 2200565 a 450 991045792410332120200520144314.01-280-49392-597866135891561-86189-741-3(CKB)2550000000084077(EBL)851018(OCoLC)775302667(SSID)ssj0000642737(PQKBManifestationID)12282995(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642737(PQKBWorkID)10652339(PQKB)11022286(MiAaPQ)EBC851018(Au-PeEL)EBL851018(CaPaEBR)ebr10538340(CaONFJC)MIL358915(EXLCZ)99255000000008407720120404d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWater and art[electronic resource] a cross-cultural study of water as subject and medium in modern and contemporary artistic practice /David ClarkeLondon Reaktion Books20101 online resource (298 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86189-662-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Water and Art Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Place of Water in European Art; 2. Monet and the Surface of Water; 3. Paths to Dissolution: Water and Abstract Art; 4. Raining, Drowning and Swimming: Fu Baoshi and Water; 5. The Watery Turn in Contemporary Chinese Art; References; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexRestless, protean, fluid, evanescent-despite being a challenge to represent visually, water has gained a striking significance in the art of the twentieth century. This may be due to the fact that it allows for a range of metaphorical meanings, many of which are particularly appropriate to the modern age. Water is not merely a subject of contemporary art, but also a material increasingly used in art-making, giving it a distinct dual presence. Water and Art probes the ways in which water has gained an unprecedented prominence in modern Western art and seeks to dWater in artElectronic books.Water in art.704.943704.9437Clarke David548865MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457924103321Water and art2170599UNINA