
Realisation - From Seeing to Understanding
The Origins of Art
Julian Spalding(Author)
Wilmington Square Books (Publisher)
Published on 12. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-908524-45-4 (ISBN)
Description
Our world view has changed from a flat earth under the dome of heaven to a planet spinning in the universe. We perceived the world as a body, like ours, then as a tree, a pyramid, an altar, and finally as a veil which became a window through which we peered only to discover ourselves on a sphere, a bubble which might burst at any moment. Our changing views are interpreted through iconic images of the remote and more recent past: the Venus of Willendorf, the Pyramids, Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, the Scream, Sydney Opera House, and the Guggenheim, Bilbao.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for The Art of Wonder: 'It does for art what Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time did for science - a thoroughly good read.' Washington Daily News 'Written with a beautiful lucidity - ' A.C. Grayling, The Art NewspaperMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bitter Lemon Press
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
224 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-908524-45-4 (9781908524454)
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E-Book
04/2015
Wilmington Square Books
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Person
Julian Spalding was director, successively of Sheffield and Manchester Art Galleries, and latterly of the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. He has written over a dozen books on art historical subjects and curated many exhibitions.