David Hockey's a History of Pictures From the Cave to the Computer Screen
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
11.08.2020
Verlag
Abrams harry n /seulement USASeitenzahl
372
Maße (L/B/H)
23,6/16,9/3,5 cm
Gewicht
1074 g
Farbe
Cool Grey
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-4197-5028-1
From cave paintings and Renaissance masterpieces to photography, film, and the digital images that fill our screens today, acclaimed artist David Hockney presents his groundbreaking exploration of how pictures changed the way humanity sees the world.
Featuring a revised final chapter with additional works by Hockney, this paperback edition of A History of Pictures remains a significant contribution to the discussion of how artists represent reality.
In A History of Pictures, celebrated artist David Hockney joins acclaimed art critic Martin Gayford for a fascinating journey through the history of image-making. Spanning tens of thousands of years, the book examines how artists, photographers, filmmakers, and innovators have developed new ways to represent reality, tell stories, and shape human perception.
Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of images, this ambitious and accessible volume brings together cave paintings, Renaissance art, Japanese prints, photography, cinema, and digital media in a single visual conversation. Hockney and Gayford reveal unexpected connections between artistic traditions and modern technologies, showing how every new image-making tool-from paint and perspective to cameras and computers-has transformed the way people understand the world.
Rather than offering a traditional survey of art history, A History of Pictures explores a larger question: how do pictures work? Through insightful commentary and visual comparisons, the authors explain how artists create the illusion of space, movement, emotion, and reality-and why images remain among humanity's most powerful forms of communication.
For readers of John Berger's Ways of Seeing, E.H. Gombrich's The Story of Art, and David Hockney's Secret Knowledge. this landmark work offers a fresh way of looking at art, photography, film, and visual culture. Whether you are an artist, designer, photographer, student, museum-goer, or simply curious about how images shape our lives, this book provides a compelling guide to the evolution of seeing itself.
Published in collaboration with David Hockney, this richly illustrated volume preserves many of the artist's most important ideas about perception, creativity, and the history of pictures, making it an essential addition for admirers of his work and legacy.
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