Learning to Look at Paintings
(Sprache: Englisch)
Learning to Look at Paintings is an accessible guide to the study and appraisal of paintings, drawings and prints. Mary Acton shows how you can develop visual, analytical and historical skills in learning to look at and understand an image by...
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Learning to Look at Paintings is an accessible guide to the study and appraisal of paintings, drawings and prints. Mary Acton shows how you can develop visual, analytical and historical skills in learning to look at and understand an image by analysing how it works, what its pictorial elements are and how they relate to each other.
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2nd edition. A straightforward, accessible primer to the subject for those undertaking art or art history related study for the first time. Contains examples of contemporary art, taking one painting at a time so visual concentration is possible. Includes over 100 images.
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Introduction to the Second Edition List of Figures List of Plates Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Composition 2. Space 3. Form 4. Tone 5. Colour 6. Subject Matter 7. Drawing and its Purposes 8. Looking at Prints. Conclusion: The Use of Comparison as an Aid to Looking. Appendix 1: Some Questions to Ask Yourself When Standing in Front of a Painting Appendix 2: Glossary of Art Terms. References and Further Reading. Index
Autoren-Porträt von Mary Acton
Mary Acton was Course Director of the Undergraduate Diploma and Advanced Diploma in the History of Art at Continuing Education, University of Oxford. She continues to teach at Oxford University and works as a freelance lecturer, and Learning to Look at Paintings is based on her experience over many years as an art historian and teacher. She is the author of Learning to look at Modern Art (2004)
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Mary Acton
- 2008, 2nd edition, 304 Seiten, 30 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 13,8 x 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- ISBN-10: 0415435188
- ISBN-13: 9780415435185
- Erscheinungsdatum: 20.12.2008
Sprache:
Englisch
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'Each of the six chapters has a succint introduction and a short but useful summary... Recommended.' -- CHOICE
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'Each of the six chapters has a succint introduction and a short but useful summary... Recommended.' - CHOICE
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