Fibreart Montage Combining Quilting, Embroidery & Photography with Embellishments |
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| Author:
| Montano, Judith Baker |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9818860-1-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Publisher: | Dragon Threads
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.95 |
Book Description:
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The Image of Christ in Modern Art explores the challenges presented by the radical and rapid changes of artistic style in the 20th century to artists who wished to relate to traditional Christian imagery. In this highly illustrated book, Harries looks at some of the artists associated with the birth of modernism such as Epstein and Rouault as well as those with a highly distinctive understanding of religion such as Chagall and Stanley Spencer. Through a beautiful range of images and...
More DescriptionThe Image of Christ in Modern Art explores the challenges presented by the radical and rapid changes of artistic style in the 20th century to artists who wished to relate to traditional Christian imagery. In this highly illustrated book, Harries looks at some of the artists associated with the birth of modernism such as Epstein and Rouault as well as those with a highly distinctive understanding of religion such as Chagall and Stanley Spencer. Through a beautiful range of images and insightful text, Harries explores the continuing challenge as to how that which is visual can in some way indicate the transcendent.