How Art is Made

The Craft Behind the Masterpieces

Debra N Mancoff (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2023
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-0-7112-8509-5 (ISBN)

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How Art Is Made looks at renowned works of art from across the centuries and around the globe and asks the intriguingly simple question – how were these works actually made?

Divided into two sections – materials and methods – each chapter showcases a single work of art which demonstrates the mastery and innovative use of a single material or method, from oil paint, pastel and pencil, to woodcut, litho and impasto. Each work is presented as the centerpiece of a capsule history, while comparative works are also included to help amplify our understanding.

How, for example, did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel fresco, or Turner become such a master of watercolour? How did Warhol turn so effectively to screen printing, and how does Yayoi Kusama create such beguiling 'infinity rooms'?

The book enhances the experience of looking at great works of art and guides us to a deeper understanding of how they were created and why we regard them as so important.

Debra N. Mancoff received her doctorate in Art History from northwestern University and taught at the Art institute of Chicago. She is currently a Scholar in Residence at the Newberry library in Chicago. She writes for The Art Quarterly, The Royal Academy Magazine and The Art Newspaper and is the author of numerous books on European and American art and culture.

Introduction
Gold
Mosaic
Encaustic
Ink
Charcoal
Chalk
Pencil
Opaque Watercolour
Tempera
Fresco
Oil
Transparent Watercolour
Pastel
Methods
Relief, Lost Wax Casting, Perspective, Foreshortening, Light and Shadow, Monochrome, Brushwork, Impasto, En Plein Air, Drip and Flow, Woodcut, Engraving, Etching, Colour Woodblock Printing, Lithography, Screen Printing, Collage, Graffiti, Immersive Spaces
Endnotes
Further Reading
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	03.10.2023
Zusatzinfo	150+ colour photos
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
ISBN-10	0-7112-8509-8 / 0711285098
ISBN-13	978-0-7112-8509-5 / 9780711285095
Zustand	Neuware