Basic Design : The Dynamics of Visual Form

Desausmarez, Maurice; Kepes, Gyorgy (FRW)

ISBN 10: 071368366X / ISBN 13: 9780713683660

Published by A&C Black, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Design : The Dynamics of Visual Form
• Publisher: A&C Black
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071368366X
• ISBN 13: 9780713683660
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

A classic introduction to the fundamental elements of the visual arts.

Demystifying this complex subject, Maurice de Sausmarez shows students how - without art school facilities or expensive equipment - they can discover the elements of pictorial design and artistic expression and explore these for their own two- and three-dimensional work.

In this bestseller, in print since 1964, the work of recent students shows how the principles set down then still hold true today - making it an essential resource for all professional and amateur artists, students and teachers.

This second edition, revised by Maurice's widow and lecturer in art, includes a foreword by Gyorgy Kepes, Professor of Visual Design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Further illustrations have also been added to include more colour diagrams and examples of current work done by students in recent years.

About the Author

Maurice de Sausmarez (1915-1969) was Head of the Department of Fine Art at the University of Leeds, later Head of Fine Art at Hornsey College of Art, and then Principal of the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting in London. His own work is known and collected internationally.