
The Human Touch
Making Art, Leaving Traces
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Published on 31. January 2021
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-913645-05-2 (ISBN)
Description
Touch is our first sense. Through touch we make art, stake a claim to what we own and those we love, and express our faith, beliefs, and anger. Touch is how we leave our mark and find our place in the world; touch is how we connect. Drawing on artworks spanning four thousand years and stretching across the globe, this book offers new ways of looking at the fundamental role of touch in the human experience. In a series of essays, the authors explore anatomy and skin; the relationship between the brain, hand, and creativity; touch, desire, and possession; ideological touch; and reverence and iconoclasm. Nearly two hundred lavish illustrations accompany the text, including drawings, paintings, prints, and sculpture by Raphael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Carracci, Hogarth, Turner, Rodin, Degas, and Kollwitz, along with work by contemporary artists Judy Chicago, Frank Auerbach, Richard Long, the Chapman Brothers, and Richard Rawlins. The events of 2020 have made us newly alive to the preciousness and the dangers of touch, making this a particularly timely exploration of our most fundamental sense.
Reviews / Votes
...'The Human Touch' is a melancholy triumph. * Apollo 02/06/2021 * A timely exhibition showcasing objects that explore touch - across millennia and in all its associations - is accompanied by a publication that reminds us just how important a sense it is... * Art Quarterly 12/05/2021 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
192 color plates
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 287 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1140 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913645-05-2 (9781913645052)
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Persons
Elenor Ling is curator of paintings, drawings, and prints at the Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge. Suzanne Reynolds is curator of manuscripts and printed books at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Jane Munro is keeper of paintings, drawings, and prints at the Fitzwilliam Museum.