눈길을 사로잡는 에드워드 호퍼의 그림이 표지로 되어 있어 바로 관심을 가졌다. 멋드러진 제목과는 다르게 편집 수준은 조금 아쉬웠다. 기본적으로 예술, 특히 그림/이미지에 대한 이야기를 하는데, 설명이 너무 길다는 것도 단점이다. 다만 역시 예술의 역학을 꾸준히 읽어나가기에 좋은 책이다. 표지는 Paperback 정도는 아니고 하드커버보다는 말랑말랑한 나름 튼튼한 재질.
What are the qualities that make an artwork great? A recognized painter Andy Pankhurst and art historian Lucinda Hawksley offer compelling answers to this question as they examine 80 historically important paintings and sculptures. All are works of art that stand out from the ordinary because of their originality, their ability to convey powerful emotions, their technical brilliance--distinctive qualities that unmistakably touch them with intimations of immortality. Discussions focus on examples from across the millennia, and include--
The Lascaux cave paintings (circa. 15,000 B.C)
Italian Renaissance masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
Paintings that demonstrate revolutionary use of color by J.M.W. Turner
Impressionist masterworks by Monet and Degas
The action painting of Jackson Pollock
The Pop Art of Andy Warhol, and many other memorable artists and their works
The book is filled with color illustrations
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