Body of Art is the first book to explore the various ways the human body has been both an inspiration and a medium for artists over hundreds of thousands of years. Unprecedented in its scope, it examines the many different manifestations of the body in art, from Anthony Gormley and Maya Lin sculptures to eight-armed Hindu gods and ancient Greek reliefs, from feminist graphics and Warhol’s empty electric chair to the blue-tinted complexion of Singer Sargent’s Madame X. It is the most expansive examination of the human body in art, spanning western and non-western, ancient to contemporary, representative to abstract and conceptual.

Details

Type

Book

Place of publication

London

Year

2015

Number of pages

440 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9780714869667

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

709 Aar

Volumes

1

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