Art: The Renaissance, the Baroque, the modern worldPrentice-Hall, 1985 - Art |
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Page 486
... Surface . The physical surface of any work of art is potentially eloquent . A painted surface has a texture ( from the Latin word for weave ) , which can sometimes be consistent and unaltered ; such is the case with Egyp- tian , Greek ...
... Surface . The physical surface of any work of art is potentially eloquent . A painted surface has a texture ( from the Latin word for weave ) , which can sometimes be consistent and unaltered ; such is the case with Egyp- tian , Greek ...
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... surface . In contrast to this pictorial quality , often very seductive , Johns's subjects have been rigidly serialized . One series was devoted to the American flag , either identified with the actual surface of the canvas , or built up ...
... surface . In contrast to this pictorial quality , often very seductive , Johns's subjects have been rigidly serialized . One series was devoted to the American flag , either identified with the actual surface of the canvas , or built up ...
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... surface , but that , in a representation using one - point PERSPECTIVE , converge toward a common vanishing point in the distance . PAGODA . In the Far East , a sacred tower or temple usually pyramidal in shape and profusely dec- orated ...
... surface , but that , in a representation using one - point PERSPECTIVE , converge toward a common vanishing point in the distance . PAGODA . In the Far East , a sacred tower or temple usually pyramidal in shape and profusely dec- orated ...
Contents
The Pioneers The Mexicans Abstract Expressionism The Reaction Against | 956 |
Richardson Sullivan and the Chicago School Art Nouveau and Expressionist | 965 |
GLOSSARY | 977 |
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