Water and art [[electronic resource] ] : a cross-cultural study of water as subject and medium in modern and contemporary artistic practice / / David Clarke

• Autore: Clarke David
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion Books, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Disciplina: 704.943; 704.9437
• Soggetto topico: Water in art
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Restless, 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Water and art
• ISBN: 1-280-49392-5; 9786613589156; 1-86189-741-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457924103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II