Art: The Whole Story

Art: The Whole Story

by RichardCork (Author), StephenFarthing (Author)

Synopsis

If you've ever found yourself transfixed by a Renaissance painting, fascinated by an Inca textile, or filled with wonder by an exquisite piece of Ming porcelain, this is the book for you. Venture inside its pages and discover exactly what the great artistic periods and movements of the world were all about. Written by an experienced international team of artists, art historians and curators, this absorbing and beautiful book gives you priceless insights into the world's most iconic images. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of artistic development period by period, with the illustrated, in-depth text covering every genre of art, from painting and sculpture to conceptual art and performance.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 20 Sep 2010

ISBN 10: 050028895X
ISBN 13: 9780500288955
Book Overview: An accessible and vibrant guide to the most important developments in the history of art all over the world

Media Reviews
'Perfectly designed as a one-stop reference guide: one to dip in and out of, rather than read from cover to cover ... indispensable' - Artists & Illustrators
'Stephen Farthing has done an amazing job of packing a comprehensive, if concise, history of world art into a hefty but manageable tome' - RA Magazine
'The perfect present for someone preparing for an art-history course at university. It's a bargain, too' - Sunday Times
Author Bio
Stephen Farthing is a painter and the Rootstein Hopkins Research Professor of Drawing at the University of the Arts, London.