Monochrome - Painting in Black and White
by Lelia Packer
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- Paperback
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- Fine Condition
- ISBN 10
- 1857096134
- ISBN 13
- 9781857096132
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National Gallery London, 2017. Softcover. Fine Condition. Clean unmarked pages, firmly bound, long semi-visible hairline scratch on front cover. Both Lelia Packer and Jennifer Sliwka eloquently present a topic not much touched upon: monochromatic painting accomplished during the past several centuries in the west. They cover a wide thematic range that is well organised by topic and not chronological, the illustrations provided are a feast for the eyes, particularly the works of Mantegna, Jan van Eyck, Ingres, Degas and Richter among others. The approach is scholarly and well documented, each topic is investigated in terms of the Zeitgeist that inspired its development along with frequent references to technique behind each piece, all is written in a succinct and comprehensible manner. Monochrome being rich and varied as a subject the book can be expanded to fill several publications.Coming to the subjective part of this critique, what I most appreciate in this book is the opening of creative possibilities to any artist interested in practising monochromatic art. The two authors regularly refer to the artistic raison d'etre behind many monochromatic paintings, for example contemplating the aesthetics of the subject, its symbolic meaning, psychological states, exploring composition and perception, in other words a whole range of possibilities an artist may explore. Each of these aesthetic approaches is liberating and bears a spiritual character according to the authors, a powerful example is contemporary artist Vija Celmins' beautiful works.(Reader review) 240 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; ISBN/EAN: 9781857096132. Inventory No: dscf11409. . 9781857096132
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- Bookseller
- Denton Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- dscf11409
- Title
- Monochrome - Painting in Black and White
- Author
- Lelia Packer
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1857096134
- ISBN 13
- 9781857096132
- Publisher
- National Gallery London
- Date Published
- 2017
- Keywords
- BZDB229 Art & Design; Monochrome Painting in Black and White Lelia Packer
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