En 1919 Kurt Schwitters adoptó el término "Merz" como la marca de su movimiento unipersonal con el que había comenzado a nombrar, organizar y promover sus diversos proyectos: literatura Merz, collages Merz, escultura y arquitectura Merz y, como una forma especial de Merz, el arte-i.
A vivid and exciting account of royal collectors, art dealers, connoisseurs, and the rise of old master paintingsOld master paintings are among the most valuable and prestigious of the visual arts, and the best examples command the highest prices of any luxury commodity.
The classic study of the timeless relationship between literature and the visual artsIn his search for a common link between literature and the visual arts, Mario Praz draws on the abundant evidence of mutual understanding and correspondence they have long shared.
This book explores modern art in India, tracing its evolution from the setting-up of the Progressive Artists Group in the 1940s to the contemporary movements today.
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With a bias for action, this book offers valuable insights into the origins of the much-celebrated Danish design tradition and how it can be employed to create design solutions to address today's environmental crisis using the planetary boundaries as positive creative constraints.
Political Narratosophy offers a critically subversive rethinking of the political and philosophical significance of narrative, and why feminist epistemology and feminist social theory matters for the meaning of the 'self' and narrativity.
How ornamentation enables a direct and immediate encounter between viewers and art objectsBased on universal motifs, ornamentation occurs in many artistic traditions, though it reaches its most expressive, tangible, and unique form in the art of the Islamic world.
A magisterial exploration of poetry's place in the fine arts by one of the twentieth century's leading poetsIn this book, eminent poet Anthony Hecht explores the art of poetry and its relationship to the other fine arts.
The classic work on the sublime interplay between the arts and poeticsThis book explores the rich and complex relationship between art and poetry, shedding invaluable light on what makes each art form unique yet wholly interdependent.
"Las artes del cuerpo como celebración de la vida y el encuentro es una obra que reúne los resultados de investigación de diversos académicos latinoamericanos, europeos y asiáticos alrededor del cuerpo, como escenario de tensiones disciplinares que contribuyen a la comprensión epistemológica de la investigación basada en artes, la investigación-creación y la investigación semiótica-sensible.
Historical Pattern Archive 2 features a collection of women's period garment patterns taken from the Historic Clothing Collection at the University of Virginia.
From Object to Performance identifies, analyses, and critically contemplates the advent of a "e;performance mentality"e; and the gradual maturation of a "e;performative turn"e; in Israeli art.
La obra de Louis Marin (1931-1992), filósofo, historiador y semiólogo francés, se volvió una referencia esencial para entender las relaciones entre imágenes y textos, entre lo visible y lo legible.
La pregunta por los componentes básicos de la sociedad, aquello que la constituye en última instancia, es una cuestión clásica y, a la vez, constante en las ciencias sociales y humanas.
A lo largo de su experiencia laboral en Argentina y Chile, dentro del marketing turístico se ha especializado en la promoción de destinos turís- ticos como Puerto Rico, Islas Cayman y Chile, y en el diseño de nuevas experiencias turísticas.
How artists in the US starting in the 1960s came to use guerrilla tactics in performance and conceptual art, maneuvering policing, racism, and surveillance.
Anyone can learn to draw with these easy instructions and fun practice ideas Drawing For Dummies makes it easy to learn the basics of drawing and even master advanced techniques.
This comprehensive and authoritative one-stop resource examines the issue of food insecurity in the United States, including the various economic, social, political, and cultural factors that drive the problem.
"e;Author Nils Elmark tackles the life and times of several notable Americans - primarily aviator Eugene Bullard, poet Alan Seeger and North African adventurer David Wooster King - against their impact on the war and their personal exploits while never losing sight of the overall context in which these events occurred.
This comprehensive and authoritative one-stop resource examines the issue of food insecurity in the United States, including the various economic, social, political, and cultural factors that drive the problem.
"e;Fourteen writers take on perhaps the most important cultural issue of our time: figure out what we're talking about when we're talking about cat videos.
The similar cuisines of the Near East, Middle East, and North Africa stem from ancient cultures and variable climates, ranging from Mediterranean to desert.