Título: 50 art ideas: you really need to know
Autor: Susie Hodge
Sinopse: A visit to an art gallery can be a baffling experience a bewildering parade of paintings, sculptures, artists and movements with little perspective on how they all fit together. 50 Art Ideas you Really Need to Know is here to help. For all those who dont know their Degas from Dali or their Monet from their Mondrian, this informative and insightful guide discusses 50 of the most important and influential concepts in art from the Ancient Greeks to the present. Taking in the defining artistic moments in history, including the Baroque, the Renaissance and the Modern, this book also explores influential movements such as Romanticism, Cubism and Minimalism. Susie Hodges concise and insightful text is accompanied by a glossary explaining key terms, as well as brief mini-essays and informative biographies on major artists of the period. Featuring an informative array of images to illustrate key concepts and comprehensive timelines to place each movement in its context, this book provides a broad-ranging survey of the most significant developments in the world of art and design. It will delight anyone who has ever been mystified by artistic jargon and wants to gain a deeper, more thorough enjoyment of art. Susie Hodge has an MA in the History of Art by Research from Birkbeck, University of London. She is author of over 50 books, including studies of Impressionism, Victorian art, Picasso and Monet. She runs workshops and seminars and teaches part-time. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the author of The Great Artists.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “50 art ideas: you really need to know”, de Susie Hodge, publicado pela editora Quercus, em 2011 e com 208 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Quercus
Páginas: 208
Ano: 2011
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Linguagem: inglês
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ISBN13: 9780857385024
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Quercus oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por tramas densas e personagens complexos, muitas vezes imersos em conflitos pessoais e sociais. O catálogo privilegia narrativas que transitam entre o suspense, o thriller psicológico e dramas humanos, com ambientações que vão de grandes cidades contemporâneas a cenários rurais e históricos. Há um equilíbrio entre histórias mais narrativas, focadas em personagens e suas relações, e obras que exploram temas atuais e urgentes, como crises ambientais e questões sociais, apresentadas de forma direta e envolvente.
