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The Collins big book of art: from cave art to pop art

by  David G Wilkins

Table Of Contents

  • How to look at art David G. Wilkins
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  • Harappan artisans are among the first to combine word and images, C.2700 BCE
  • The Chinese perfect the art of bronze casting, c.1200 BCE
  • In ancient Greece artists create ideal human figures, C. 430 BCE
  • The Buddha is carved for the first time in human form, C. CE1
  • CE 1-1000
  • Roman painters master a naturalistic approach to painting, C. CE 50
  • Early Christians depict Christ as a Good Shepherd, C. 300
  • The Teotihuacan civilization develops outstanding ritual sculptures, C. 400
  • The style of the ancient Celts influences northern European artisans, C. 600
  • Calligraphers use their artistic skills to communicate the word of God, C. 910
  • The chronology of art: 1000-1500
  • The chinese paint landscapes for spiritual inspiration, C. 1020
  • Italian artists develop and master the use of the rules of perspective, C. 1420
  • Oil provides artists with a magnificent new type of paint, C. 1430
  • Printing makes art accessible to a wider audience, C. 1490
  • 1500-1600
  • Queen Idia of Benin is commemorated in an idealized African sculpture, C.1500
  • Italy withnesses an explosion of artistic excellence, C. 1505
  • 1600-1700
  • Dutch art reflects the society's joy in everyday life, C. 1620
  • 1700-1800
  • In Britain, satirical art is used to comment on social behavior, 1733
  • Japanese color woodblock prints depict the real world with great technical expertise, C. 1760
  • 1800-1900
  • The invention of photography changes the role of the artist, C. 1830
  • The impressionists change the way artists paint the world around them, 1872
  • 1900-1960
  • The emergence of Cubism marks a revolution in western art, 1910
  • The new science of psychoanalysis inspires artists to paint from their imaginations, 1930
  • Pop art deflates the pretensions of the art world, 1964
  • Themes in art
  • Portraiture: Family portraits, self-portraits, portraits of couples, capturing the famous, portraits of power, portraits in action, eyes
  • Domestic life: Motherhood, entertaining, women at home
  • Leisure: Playing games, ancient sports, music, entertainers
  • Still life: Flowers, fruit, the modernstill life
  • The body: The reclining female, the ideal male, the body in motion
  • Landscape: Water, the four seasons, the power of nature, figures in the landscape
  • Rural life: Farm work, village life, poverty
  • The city: Venice, cityscapes
  • Urban life: The street, stores, working
  • Animals: Dogs, animals in Ritual, horses, birds
  • Religion: Sacred icons, the old testament, the birth of Christ, parables, the death of Christ, the last judgement, Saints, angels
  • Mythology: Venus, beasts, icarus eastern mythology
  • Allegory: civic allegory, personal allegory
  • Fantasy: Surrealism
  • Death: Murder
  • Literature: William Shakespeare's plays, nineteenth-century images of literature
  • History: Victims of history, recording historic events, ancient history
  • Politics: Royalty, politicians, people in politics
  • War: Soldiers
  • Social protest: Nineteenth century, twentieth century
  • Abstraction: Painting, sculpture

Subject

History / Catalogs / Art / Pop art

Details

Published New York : Collins Design, 2005
Language English
Material 528 p.
ISBN 0060832851 / 9780060832858
Location
N 5300 C712 2005
TCDC Bangkok - General Collection
N 5300 C712 2005
TCDC Bangkok - Closed Stack

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