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书籍信息
- 作者：Antony Gormley
- 出版时间：2020-11-17
- 定价：USD 60.00
- 页数：392
- ISBN：9780500022672
书籍介绍
Pairingoneoftheworld’sgreatestsculptorswithoneoftoday’sgreatestwritersonart,ShapingtheWorldtellsthestoryofhumanculturefromprehistorytothepresentthroughthemediumofsculpture.
Practicedbyeveryculturethroughoutthehistoryoftheworld,sculptureisauniversalartformthat’sdeeplyrootedinthehumanpsycheandmayevenpredatetheadventoflanguage.Inthiswide-rangingbook,internationallyrenownedsculptorAntonyGormleyanddistinguishedartcriticMartinGayfordconsidersculptureasanartformrelatedtohumanity’spotentialforthoughtandfeeling,aswellastooururgetobuild,makepictures,practicereligion,anddevelopphilosophicalthought.Theytakeintoaccountmaterialsandtechniquesandconsideroverarchingthemes,suchasspace,light,anddarkness.
Drawingonexamplesfromaroundtheglobe―rangingfromthestandingstonesatStenness,Orkney,datingfromaround3100BCE,andtheTerracottaArmyinChinatoRobertSmithson’sSpiralJettyandRichardSerra’ssteelstructures―ShapingtheWorldexploressculptureasaformofphysicalthoughtcapableofalteringthewaypeoplefeel.
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