Totem the untold story of sculpture
"A story-driven meditation on the oldest art form and what it reveals about memory, creativity, and being human"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Canongate,
2026.
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| Summary: | "A story-driven meditation on the oldest art form and what it reveals about memory, creativity, and being human"-- Provided by publisher. 'Groundbreaking' KATY HESSEL 'Lively and passionate' SIR ANTONY GORMLEY 'A revelation' KATE BRYAN For forty thousand years, we have been carving and moulding, shaping and chiselling, feeling our way and sensing our place in the world through sculpture. In this accessible, story-led journey into the heart of sculpture, renowned art historian and curator Jo Baring explores creativity, memory and why we have been driven to make art in this medium since the very beginning of humanity. She examines sculptures from the pre-historic Lion Man figure found in a German cave, to an ancient Mayan pyramid that conjures a serpent made of shadows and icons of the Italian Renaissance such as Michelangelo's devastating Pietà€. Along the way, we encounter in a fresh light the work of twentieth century and contemporary giants such as Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Constantin Brà‚ncusi, Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama and Antony Gormley, among others. Lyrical and beautifully illustrated, Totem is a celebration of art, those creating it and those it means something to. |
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| Physical Description: | 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780063571099 0063571099 9781837265237 1837265232 9780063571105 0063571102 |
