Water and art : a cross-cultural study of water as subject and medium in modern and contemporary artistic practice / / David Clarke
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| Autore: |
Clarke David J (David James), <1954->
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| Titolo: |
Water and art : a cross-cultural study of water as subject and medium in modern and contemporary artistic practice / / David Clarke
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Reaktion Books, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (298 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 704.943 |
| 704.9437 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Water in art |
| 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.: | 9910778932203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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