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Page 423
... figures in different styles of sculpture are formulated with reference to axes and the four cardinal planes : for example , the principle of axiality already referred to ; the principle of frontality , which governs the design of ...
... figures in different styles of sculpture are formulated with reference to axes and the four cardinal planes : for example , the principle of axiality already referred to ; the principle of frontality , which governs the design of ...
Page 434
... figures in frozen , casual atti- tudes are placed in interiors ; and rooms built of mir- rors , such as Kusama Yayoi's " Endless Love Room " and Lucas Samaras ' " Mirrored Room , " in both of which the spectator himself , endlessly ...
... figures in frozen , casual atti- tudes are placed in interiors ; and rooms built of mir- rors , such as Kusama Yayoi's " Endless Love Room " and Lucas Samaras ' " Mirrored Room , " in both of which the spectator himself , endlessly ...
Page 739
... figures are characteristic of the Sherbro , Bullom , and Temne peoples of the coastal and northern regions . Fine examples of these figures , which were bought or commissioned by Portuguese traders during the 16th cen- tury , are still ...
... figures are characteristic of the Sherbro , Bullom , and Temne peoples of the coastal and northern regions . Fine examples of these figures , which were bought or commissioned by Portuguese traders during the 16th cen- tury , are still ...
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