LEADER 02510nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910818764903321 005 20240516115319.0 010 $a1-280-49392-5 010 $a9786613589156 010 $a1-86189-741-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000084077 035 $a(EBL)851018 035 $a(OCoLC)775302667 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000642737 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12282995 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642737 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10652339 035 $a(PQKB)11022286 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC851018 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL851018 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10538340 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358915 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000084077 100 $a20120404d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWater and art $ea cross-cultural study of water as subject and medium in modern and contemporary artistic practice /$fDavid Clarke 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (298 pages) 311 0 $a1-86189-662-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWater 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; Index 330 $aRestless, 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 d 606 $aWater in art 615 0$aWater in art. 676 $a704.943 676 $a704.9437 700 $aClarke$b David J$g(David James),$f1954-$01602943 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818764903321 996 $aWater and art$94106509 997 $aUNINA