When Art Really Works C) Italian Renaissance masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Paintings that demonstrate revolutionary use of color by J. Turner Impressionist masterworks by Monet and Degas The action painting of Jackson Pollock The Pop Art of Andy Warhol, and many other memorab
| Title | : | When Art Really Works |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764147889 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2012-06-01 |
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What are the qualities that make an artwork great? A recognized painter Andy Pankhurst and art historian Lucinda Hawksley offer compelling answers to this question as they examine 80 historically important paintings and sculptures. All are works of art that stand out from the ordinary because of their originality, their ability to convey powerful emotions, their technical brilliance--distinctive qualities that unmistakably touch them with intimations of immortality. Discussions focus on examples from across the millennia, and include--
Editorial : About the Author Andy Pankhurst is a writer as well as a figurative painter with work represented in collections and museums in the U.K. and the United States. He teaches art at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, and is co-founder of The London School of Painting and Drawing.
Lucinda Hawksley is a lecturer in art history and literature at the Institute of English Studies, London, and at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
I may buy another copy to gift her!. Many of these small digest-type books are very shallow, but this one is terrific. It's a small book so you're not going to get lots and lots of information, but what's there is very good.
I've had it for a few months and keep meaning to give it to a young relative who likes art, but can't let go of it. Happy. Gorgeous pictures of fascinating art, and the categorizations and descriptions are really interesting
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