Symbolist Art in Context

Symbolist Art in Context
Author: Michelle Facos
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2009-03-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520255828

The Symbolist art movement of the late 19th century forms an important bridge between Impressionism and Modernism. But because Symbolism emphasizes ideas over objects and events, it has suffered from conflicting definitions. In this book, Michelle Facos offers a comprehensive description of this challenging subject.

Art in Context

Art in Context
Author: Jack A. Hobbs
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Total Pages: 382
Release: 1980
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning
Author: Pamela Sachant
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 614
Release: 2023-11-27
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a deep insight and comprehension of the world of Art. Contents: What is Art? The Structure of Art Significance of Materials Used in Art Describing Art - Formal Analysis, Types, and Styles of Art Meaning in Art - Socio-Cultural Contexts, Symbolism, and Iconography Connecting Art to Our Lives Form in Architecture Art and Identity Art and Power Art and Ritual Life - Symbolism of Space and Ritual Objects, Mortality, and Immortality Art and Ethics

Art in Context

Art in Context
Author: David E. W. Fenner
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2008
Genre: Aesthetics
ISBN: 0804011044

Fenner presents an overview of the arguments about the importance of considering relevant context in determining the merit of a work of art.

Contemporary Painting in Context

Contemporary Painting in Context
Author: Anne Ring Petersen
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2010
Genre: Art and society
ISBN: 8763525976

These essays examine the transformation and expansion of the field of painting in relation to the more general lines of development in culture and visuality. The book is divided into five parts, with each of them pursuing a distinct line of inquiry.

Late Antiquity

Late Antiquity
Author: Jens Fleischer
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2001
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9788772896397

Twelve international papers, from a conference held at the University of Aarhus in 1997, which explore the iconography and styles of Late Antique art and architecture. The papers argue that Late Antiquity existed as a distinct period in its own right and that it exhibited both transformation and continuity.

Ancient Near Eastern Art in Context

Ancient Near Eastern Art in Context
Author: Jack Cheng
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9004157026

Through her published works and in the classroom, Irene J. Winter has served as a mentor for the latest generation of scholars of Mesopotamian visual culture. The various contributions to this volume in her honor represent a cross section of the state of scholarship today. Topics by the twenty authors include palatial and temple architecture, royal sculpture, gender in the ancient Near East, and interdisciplinary studies that range from the fourth millennium BCE to modern ethnography and cover Sumer, Assyria, Babylonia, Iran, Syria, Urartu, and the Levant. Reflections on Winter's scholarship and teaching accompany her bibliography. The volume will be useful for scholars who are curious about how visual culture is being used to study the ancient Near East.

The One and the Many

The One and the Many
Author: Grant H. Kester
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2011-09-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0822349876

DIVExamines questions of agency, artisanship, and identity in relation to collaborative art practice./div

Art, Context and Criticism

Art, Context and Criticism
Author: John Kissick
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1996
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Employing a chronological approach, this beautifully illustrated text can serve as a brief one semester introduction to art history, or as a core text in art appreciation.

Responding to Art

Responding to Art
Author: Robert Bersson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Total Pages: 716
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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