A History of Pictures

A History of Pictures

Author: David Hockney,

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Description

The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the ‘Mona Lisa’ beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting?

Additional information

Weight 2.006 kg
Dimensions 22.5 × 28.6 cm
Product Form

Hardback
No of Pages

360
Language

English
Width

225
Width - Unit Code

mm
Height

286
Height - Unit Code

mm
BIC Text

History of art / art & design styles
Publisher Name

Year first publish

2016
Descriptive Detail - Contributor Type

By (author)
Descriptive Detail - Contributor Person Name

David Hockney
Descriptive Detail - Contributor2 Type

By (author)
Descriptive Detail - Contributor2 Person Name

Martin Gayford
2016
Thames & Hudson Ltd
9780500239490
Hardback
225 x 286 mm
360 pages

The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the ‘Mona Lisa’ beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting?

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The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the ‘Mona Lisa’ beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting?

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