Oxford Sketchbook
Title | Oxford Sketchbook PDF eBook |
Author | Graham Byfield |
Publisher | Didier Millet,Csi |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9789814155052 |
Many facets of Oxford are recorded here, as Graham Byfield strolls with his sketchpad through college gateways, courtyards and gardens, along broad streets and narrow alleyways, into great ceremonial buildings and cosy medieval pubs.
Drawing the Line
Title | Drawing the Line PDF eBook |
Author | Erich Hatala Matthes |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 2022 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 019753757X |
Do the moral lives of artists affect the aesthetic quality of their work? Is it morally permissible for us to engage with or enjoy that work? Should immoral artists and their work be "canceled"? Matthes employs the tools of philosophy to offer insight and clarity to these ethical questions. He argues that it doesn't matter whether we can separate the art from the artist, because we shouldn't
The Dictionary of Art
Title | The Dictionary of Art PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Beauty and Art
Title | Beauty and Art PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Prettejohn |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2005-05-05 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0191516511 |
What do we mean when we call a work of art `beautiful`? How have artists responded to changing notions of the beautiful? Which works of art have been called beautiful, and why? Fundamental and intriguing questions to artists and art lovers, but ones that are all too often ignored in discussions of art today. Prettejohn argues that we simply cannot afford to ignore these questions. Charting over two hundred years of western art, she illuminates the vital relationship between our changing notions of beauty and specific works of art, from the works of Kauffman to Whistler, Ingres to Rossetti, Cézanne to Jackson Pollock, and concludes with a challenging question for the future: why should we care about beauty in the twenty-first century?
The Oxford Drawing Book
Title | The Oxford Drawing Book PDF eBook |
Author | Nathaniel Whittock |
Publisher | |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 1852 |
Genre | Drawing |
ISBN |
Medieval Art
Title | Medieval Art PDF eBook |
Author | Veronica Sekules |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2001-04-26 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780192842411 |
This refreshing new look at Medieval art conveys a very real sense of the impact of art on everyday life in Europe from 1000 to 1500. It examines the importance of art in the expression and spread of knowledge and ideas, including notions of the heroism and justice of war, and the dominant view of Christianity. Taking its starting point from issues of contemporary relevance, such as the environment, the identity of the artist, and the position of women, the book also highlights the attitudes and events specific to the sophisticated visual culture of the Middle Ages, and goes on to link this period to the Renaissance. The fascinating question of whether commercial and social activities between countries encouraged similar artistic taste and patronage, or contributed to the defining of cultural difference in Europe, is fully explored.
Twentieth Century Design
Title | Twentieth Century Design PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan M. Woodham |
Publisher | Oxford Paperbacks |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1997-04-10 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780192842046 |
A look at the wider issues of design and industrial culture throughout Europe, Scandinavia, North America, and the Far East. The book explores the way in which 20th-century designs such as the Coca-Cola bottle have affected our culture more than those considered true classics