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The Art of Looking Up
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Artikel-Nr:
9780711248465
Veröffentl:
2019
Einband:
WEB PDF
Seiten:
240
Autor:
Catherine McCormack
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable WEB PDF
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The Art of Looking Up is a desirable art book surveying 40 spectacular ceilings from around the world, including those that have graced the brushes of artists including Michelangelo, Marc Chagall, and Cy Twombly. Catherine McCormack tells the stories surrounding each ceiling, which often make bold but controlled political, religious, or cultural statements, revealing much about the society and times in which they were created.
The Art of Looking Up surveys spectacular ceilings around the globe that have been graced by the brushes of great artists including Michelangelo, Marc Chagall and Cy Twombly.
From the lotus flowers of the Senso-ji Temple in Japan, to the religious iconography that adorns places of worship from Vienna to Istanbul, all the way to Chihuly's glass flora suspended from the lobby of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas – this book takes you on a tour of theextraordinary artworks that demand an alternative viewpoint.
Art historian Catherine McCormack guides you throughthe stories behind the artworks – their conception, execution, and the artists that visualised them. In many cases, these works make bold but controlled political, religious or cultural statements, revealing much about the society and times in which they were created. Divided by these social themes into four sections – Religion, Culture, Power and Politics – andpictured from various viewpoints in glorious colour photography, tour the astounding ceilings of these and more remarkable locations:
From the lotus flowers of the Senso-ji Temple in Japan, to the religious iconography that adorns places of worship from Vienna to Istanbul, all the way to Chihuly's glass flora suspended from the lobby of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas – this book takes you on a tour of theextraordinary artworks that demand an alternative viewpoint.
Art historian Catherine McCormack guides you throughthe stories behind the artworks – their conception, execution, and the artists that visualised them. In many cases, these works make bold but controlled political, religious or cultural statements, revealing much about the society and times in which they were created. Divided by these social themes into four sections – Religion, Culture, Power and Politics – andpictured from various viewpoints in glorious colour photography, tour the astounding ceilings of these and more remarkable locations:
- Vatican Palace, Rome, Italy
- Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, UK
- Louvre Museum, Paris, France
- Dali Theatre-Museum, Figueres, Catalonia
- Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba
- Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA
Four eight-pagefoldout sections showcase some of the world's most spectacular ceilings in exquisite detail.
First and foremost, this is avisual feast, but also adesirableart book that challenges you to seek out fine art in more unusual places and question the statements they may be making.
First and foremost, this is avisual feast, but also adesirableart book that challenges you to seek out fine art in more unusual places and question the statements they may be making.