The Art of Looking Up
General:
Name: The Art of Looking Up
Format: epub
Size: 41.18 MB
Book:
Title: The Art of Looking Up
Author: Catherine McCormack
Language: English
Year: 2022
Subjects: Art, History, Travel, Nonfiction
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 9780711242173
Total pages: 240
Description:
The Art of Looking Up surveys 40 spectacular ceilings around the globe that have been graced by the brushes of great artists including Michelangelo, Marc Chagall and Cy Twombly.
From the floating women and lotus flowers of the Senso-ji Temple in Japan, to the religious iconography that adorns places of worship from Vienna to Istanbul, all the way to bold displays like the Chihuly glass flora suspended from the lobby of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas: this book takes you on a tour of the extraordinary artworks that demand an alternative viewpoint.
History of art expert Catherine McCormack guides you through the stories behind the artworks – their conception, execution, and the artists that visualised them. In many cases, these artworks also make bold but controlled political, religious or cultural statements, revealing much about the society and times in which they were created. Divided by these social themes into four sections -…
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