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Published by Brand: Hayward Gallery Publishing, 2001
ISBN 10: 1853322105ISBN 13: 9781853322105
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. This beautifully illustrated book provides a unique consideration of the magnificent tradition of Indian sculpture and offers valuable insight into the inspiration behind it. Much of Indian sculpture is sacred in purpose, embodying religious beliefs and philosophical ideals. It is at the same time deeply sensual, celebrating the human body in all its astonishing variety, and has been used to portray the gods and goddesses of Hinduism, as well as the saviors and saints of Buddhism and Jainism. The fusion of earthly and transcendent realms is conveyed by transformations, poses, and gestures whose symbolism is understood by every adherent of these great religions.Produced to accompany the traveling exhibition of the same name, Human and Divine highlights the achievements of a dynamic artistic tradition and explains what Indian sculpture means and why it looks as it does. The sculpturesmade from stone, bronze, terracotta, marble, ivory, and woodare drawn from British public and private collections and date from ancient times to the early twentieth century.Balraj Khanna outlines the early history of Indian sculpture and places it in its cultural and religious context. George Michell describes the various forms and styles that have developed in the different regions of India and explains the significance of specific works.
Published by Brand: Hayward Gallery Publishing, 1994
ISBN 10: 1853321257ISBN 13: 9781853321252
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated edition. Book by Dali.
Published by Brand: Hayward Gallery Publishing, 2007
ISBN 10: 1853322601ISBN 13: 9781853322600
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Good. The comic book the cartoon strip and the singlepanel gag are recurring motifs in twentiethcentury art providing a platform for narrative political critique graphic clarity and of course fun Cult Fiction Art Comics examines the work of artists who produce comics and cartoons as part of their practice as well as those who employ the language of the comic in their work borrowing from stylistic sources across high and low culture Accompanying a UK exhibition tour and designed by Fantagraphics art director Jacob Covey this catalogues bold layout complements the artworks included in its pages An essay by Paul Gravett a writer and curator who has worked in comics publishing and promotion for over 20 years illuminates the longstanding love affair between fine art and comics emphasizing contemporary practitioners in Britain and the US including Laylah Ali Glen Baxter Daniel Clowes Liz Craft R Crumb Adam Dant Julie Doucet Debbie Dreschler Marcel Dzama Mark Kalesniko Kerstin Kartscher Killoffer Chad McCail Paul McDevitt Kerry James Marshall Kim Pace Raymond Pettibon Olivia Plender Jon Pylypchuk James Pyman Joe Sacco David Shrigley Posy Simmonds Richard Slee Carol Swain Stphane Blanquet Melinda Gebbie Alan Moore and Travis Millard Specially commissioned selfportraits and questionandanswer forms filled out by hand by all contributing artists make Cult Fiction oneofakind.
Published by Brand: Hayward Gallery Publishing, 2007
ISBN 10: 1853322598ISBN 13: 9781853322594
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: New. The English poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827) was uncommonly aware of the evils of slavery in his time, having illustrated Narrative of a Five Year's Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam (1791), John Stedman's firsthand account of the brutal suppression of a slave revolt in South America. But for Blake, the interest was not only in physical but mental enslavement. The ubiquity of "mind-forg'd manacles" (as he put it in his great poem "London") in a rapidly industrializing Europe compelled some of his most dramatic and complex text and images. With over 60 color reproductions from Blake's illuminated books, watercolors and engravings, all from the collection of The British Museum, William Blake and Slavery: Mind-forg'd Manacles presents a strong statement on this great artist's pungent and independent political vision. It includes an essay on the theme of slavery in Blake's visual imagery by the exhibition curator and leading Blake scholar David Bindman, as well as a text on Olaudah Equiano, an African ex-slave who campaigned for the abolition of slavery, by the novelist and literary critic Darryl Pinckney. This book commemorates both the bicentennial anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire, and the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of Blake's birth.
Published by Brand: Hayward Gallery Publishing, 2007
ISBN 10: 1853322598ISBN 13: 9781853322594
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. The English poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827) was uncommonly aware of the evils of slavery in his time, having illustrated Narrative of a Five Year's Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam (1791), John Stedman's firsthand account of the brutal suppression of a slave revolt in South America. But for Blake, the interest was not only in physical but mental enslavement. The ubiquity of "mind-forg'd manacles" (as he put it in his great poem "London") in a rapidly industrializing Europe compelled some of his most dramatic and complex text and images. With over 60 color reproductions from Blake's illuminated books, watercolors and engravings, all from the collection of The British Museum, William Blake and Slavery: Mind-forg'd Manacles presents a strong statement on this great artist's pungent and independent political vision. It includes an essay on the theme of slavery in Blake's visual imagery by the exhibition curator and leading Blake scholar David Bindman, as well as a text on Olaudah Equiano, an African ex-slave who campaigned for the abolition of slavery, by the novelist and literary critic Darryl Pinckney. This book commemorates both the bicentennial anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire, and the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of Blake's birth.
Published by Brand: Hayward Gallery Publishing, 2001
ISBN 10: 1853322105ISBN 13: 9781853322105
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Softcover. Condition: New. This beautifully illustrated book provides a unique consideration of the magnificent tradition of Indian sculpture and offers valuable insight into the inspiration behind it. Much of Indian sculpture is sacred in purpose, embodying religious beliefs and philosophical ideals. It is at the same time deeply sensual, celebrating the human body in all its astonishing variety, and has been used to portray the gods and goddesses of Hinduism, as well as the saviors and saints of Buddhism and Jainism. The fusion of earthly and transcendent realms is conveyed by transformations, poses, and gestures whose symbolism is understood by every adherent of these great religions.Produced to accompany the traveling exhibition of the same name, Human and Divine highlights the achievements of a dynamic artistic tradition and explains what Indian sculpture means and why it looks as it does. The sculpturesmade from stone, bronze, terracotta, marble, ivory, and woodare drawn from British public and private collections and date from ancient times to the early twentieth century.Balraj Khanna outlines the early history of Indian sculpture and places it in its cultural and religious context. George Michell describes the various forms and styles that have developed in the different regions of India and explains the significance of specific works.
Published by Brand: Hayward Gallery Publishing, 2007
ISBN 10: 185332258XISBN 13: 9781853322587
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Condition: new.