Author: Shane McCausland Publisher: Hong Kong University Press ISBN: 9888139436 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 385
Book Description
The essays in this volume address a diverse range of issues in China’s narrative art and visual culture mainly from the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) to the present. These studies attend to the complex ways in which images circulate in pictorial media and across boundaries between ‘high art’ and popular culture—images in paintings, prints, stone engravings and posters, as well as in film and video art. In addition, the authors examine the roles of ancient exemplary stories and textual narratives, as well as their reiteration in the visual arts in early modern and modern social and political contexts. The volume is divided into three sections: Representing Paradigms, Interpreting Literary Themes and Narratives, and the Medium and Modernity. While the essays in each section deal with concerns in the field of China’s art history, an editors’ introduction serves to position the topic of narrative art and to introduce definitions and genre issues which run through the book. As a whole, the volume invites reflection on the intrinsic nature of narratives and their pictorial lives, and presents new research which challenges established views and paradigms.
Author: Lois Farfel Stark Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group ISBN: 1626344728 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Best Non Fiction 2019 National Indie Excellence Award Winner Nautilus Book Awards, Gold #1 Amazon Best Seller in Architecture History & Periods Amazon Best Seller in Art Subjects & Themes Seeing the World Through Shape How do humans make sense of the world? In answer to this timeless question, award winning documentary filmmaker, Lois Farfel Stark, takes the reader on a remarkable journey from tribal ceremonies in Liberia and the pyramids in Egypt, to the gravity-defying architecture of modern China. Drawing on her experience as a global explorer, Stark unveils a crucial, hidden key to understanding the universe: Shape itself. The Telling Image is a stunning synthesis of civilization’s changing mindsets, a brilliantly original perspective urging you to re-envision history not as a story of kings and wars but through the lens of shape. In this sweeping tour through time, Stark takes us from migratory humans, who imitated a web in round-thatched huts and stone circles, to the urban ladder of pyramids and skyscrapers, organized by hierarchy and measurements, to today’s world of interconnected networks. In The Telling Image Stark reveals how buildings, behaviors, and beliefs reflect humans’ search for pattern and meaning. We can read the past and glimpse the future by watching when shapes shift. Stark’s beautifully illustrated book asks of all its readers: See what you think.
Author: Leonard S. Marcus Publisher: Dutton Juvenile ISBN: 9780525464907 Category : Authors Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of interviews with fourteen artists and writers of picture books who, regardless of their country of origin, have had a major impact in the United States.
Author: Shane McCausland Publisher: Editions Scala ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
Each of the 35 narrative and figure paintings selected from the Shanghai Museum and featured in this exquisite book, retell a story from Chinese legend, folklore or history. Album leaf, fan, handscroll and hanging-scroll paintings demonstrate the dynamic
Author: Jeffrey Friedman Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 255
Book Description
The past few years have featured such blockbusters as Super-Size Me, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, March of the Penguins, and An Inconvenient Truth. And as news articles proclaim a new era in the history of documentary films, more and more new directors are making their first film a nonfiction one. But in addition to posing all of the usual challenges inherent to more standard filmmaking, documentaries also present unique problems that need to be understood from the outset. Where does the idea come from? How do you raise the money? How much money do you need? What visual style is best suited to the story? What are the legal issues involved? And how can a film reach that all-important milestone and find a willing distributor? Epstein, Friedman, and Wood tackle all of these important questions with examples and anecdotes from their own careers. The result is an informative and entertaining guide for those just starting out, and an enlightening read for anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes look at this newly reinvigorated field of film.
Author: Susan Conklin Thompson Publisher: Corwin Press ISBN: 1412964598 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 153
Book Description
Photo essays can document many things, including a historical event, a family's history, journeys, and personal experiences. This title offers teachers ways to involve children in creating photo essays and discusses the role photography can play in allowing children to communicate their ideas, experiences, and emotions.
Author: Robert R. Ingpen Publisher: Minedesign ISBN: 9780698400115 Category : Illustrated children's books Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of reproduced paintings and sketches from the best known works of Robert Ingpen. Includes a catalogue of reproduced illustrations and the illustrator's own descriptions of his work.
Author: V. A. Kolve
Author: Shane McCausland
Author: Lois Farfel Stark
Author: Leonard S. Marcus
Author: Shane McCausland
Author: Jeffrey Friedman
Author: Susan Conklin Thompson
Author: V. A. Kolve
Author: Robert R. Ingpen
Author: Diane Kredensor