Gardners Art through the Ages A Global History
ADRIAN PIPER One video artist committed to using her art to effect social change—in particular, to combat pervasive racism—is Ad ...
puter graphic design can be changed quickly through an electronic program, allowing artists to revise or duplicate shapes in the ...
surprise,” and “Romantic love was invented to manipulate women.” The statements, which people could read from a distance, were i ...
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE ❚The art of the second half of the 20th century reflects cultural upheaval: the rejection of traditional ...
1026 Introduction Quoted in George Heard Hamilton,Painting and Sculpture in Europe, 1880–1940, 6th ed. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale ...
Notes 1027 Giorgio Vasari,Lives of the Painters, Sculptors, and Architects,translated by Gaston du C. de Vere (New York: Knopf, ...
1028 Notes Ibid., 238. Quoted in Edward Fry, ed.,Cubism (London: Thames & Hudson, 1966), 112–113. Quoted in Michael Hoog,R. ...
Notes 1029 Quoted in Walker Art Center: Painting and Sculpture from the Collection (Minneapo- lis: Walker Art Center, 1990), 43 ...
1030 à la grecque—French, “in Greek style.” a secco—Italian, “dried.” See fresco. abacus—The uppermost portion of the capital of ...
Glossary 1031 backstrap loom—A simple Andean loom featuring a belt or backstrap encircling the waist of the seated weaver. bai—A ...
1032 Glossary Carolingian (adj.)—Pertaining to the empire of Charlemagne (Latin, “Carolus Magnus”) and his successors. carpet pa ...
Glossary 1033 Conceptual Art—An American avant-gardeart movement of the 1960s whose premise was that the “artfulness” of art lay ...
1034 Glossary diaphragm arch—A transverse, wall-bearing arch that divides a vaultor a ceiling into compart- ments, providing a k ...
Glossary 1035 fleur-de-lis—A three-petaled iris flower; the royal flower of France. Floreale—See Art Nouveau. florin—The denomin ...
1036 Glossary hieroglyphic—A system of writing using symbols or pictures. high relief—See relief. High-Tech—A contemporary archi ...
Glossary 1037 kondo contained statuesof the Buddha and the bod- hisattvasto whom the temple was dedicated. Koran—Islam’s sacred ...
1038 Glossary metamatics—The name Swiss artist Jean Tinguely gave to the motor-driven devices he constructed to produce instant ...
Glossary 1039 oculus (pl.oculi)—Latin, “eye.” The round central opening of a dome.Also, a small round window in a Gothic cathedr ...
1040 Glossary pictograph—A picture, usually stylized, that repre- sents an idea; also, writing using such means; also, painting ...
Glossary 1041 quadrifrons—Latin, “four-fronted.” An archwith four equal facadesand four arcuated bays. quadro riportato—A ceilin ...
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