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Art, Word and Image
Hunt, John Dixon; Lomas, David; Corris, Michael
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Description for Art, Word and Image
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Art, Word and Image examines the use of words (or language) in art, most often painting. This book asks what it means when a painting is 'invaded' by language - how do the two forms converse and combine, and what messages are intended for the viewer? Whether the picture frame is encroached upon by doodlings, as with Adolf Wolfli's seemingly irrational scribbles, or a plea to spirituality is blazoned across a vast canvas, as in the moving images of Colin McCahon, we can be sure that words here have a special meaning, one beyond normal language and communication. Art, Word ... Read more
Art, Word and Image examines the use of words (or language) in art, most often painting. This book asks what it means when a painting is 'invaded' by language - how do the two forms converse and combine, and what messages are intended for the viewer? Whether the picture frame is encroached upon by doodlings, as with Adolf Wolfli's seemingly irrational scribbles, or a plea to spirituality is blazoned across a vast canvas, as in the moving images of Colin McCahon, we can be sure that words here have a special meaning, one beyond normal language and communication. Art, Word ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861895202
SKU
V9781861895202
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99-15
About Hunt, John Dixon; Lomas, David; Corris, Michael
John Dixon Hunt is Professor of the History and Theory of Landscape at the University of Pennsylvania. He is editor of the journal Word and Image, and author of many books including Nature Over Again: The Garden Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay (Reaktion Books, 2008). David Lomas is Reader in Art History at the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, ... Read more
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