02490nam 2200541 a 450 991077893220332120230913234008.01-280-49392-597866135891561-86189-741-3(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|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWater and art a cross-cultural study of water as subject and medium in modern and contemporary artistic practice /David ClarkeLondon Reaktion Books20101 online resource (298 pages)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 artWater in art.704.943704.9437Clarke David J(David James),1954-1483738MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778932203321Water and art3808386UNINA