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Peter Greenaway: Museums and Moving Images (Essays in Art and Culture)
David Pascoe
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Description for Peter Greenaway: Museums and Moving Images (Essays in Art and Culture)
Paperback. In all his films, Peter Greenaway shows obsessive attention to detail, exaggerating the archaic and fabricating his plots out of an artificial realm of caricature and pastiche. This book examines his vision from a number of perspectives and traces a shift of sensibility in his work. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
In all his films, Peter Greenaway shows obsessive attention to detail, exaggerating the archaic and fabricating his plots out of an artificial realm of caricature and pastiche. This book examines his vision from a number of perspectives and traces a shift of sensibility in his work. A painter by training, Greenaway has made his reputation as a controversial film-maker with a strong visual style. The book focuses on his work as an artist, curator and writer, as well as a film-maker, and is illustrated with stills from his films.
In all his films, Peter Greenaway shows obsessive attention to detail, exaggerating the archaic and fabricating his plots out of an artificial realm of caricature and pastiche. This book examines his vision from a number of perspectives and traces a shift of sensibility in his work. A painter by training, Greenaway has made his reputation as a controversial film-maker with a strong visual style. The book focuses on his work as an artist, curator and writer, as well as a film-maker, and is illustrated with stills from his films.
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Series
Essays in Art & Culture
Condition
New
Weight
390g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861890054
SKU
V9781861890054
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About David Pascoe
David Pascoe is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Glasgow and author of Airspaces (Reaktion, 2001) and Aircraft (Reaktion, 2003).
Reviews for Peter Greenaway: Museums and Moving Images (Essays in Art and Culture)
Pascoe tirelessly explicates the numerology and mytho-mania that are the film-maker's organising principles Guardian A supremely intelligent, utterly tuned-in, definitive exploration of the ultimate British auteur's back catalogue, helpfully illustrated at every opportunity... illuminating Empire