Contemporary Art and the Baroque. Featuring the work of six international artists, this publication examines a recurring facet of contemporary artistic production material excess, accumulation, bravado, asymmetry, and theatricality. The impact of such art is decidedly visual and primeval, with artists creating powerfully immersive environments aimed at enticing, challenging and even unsettling viewers. Three essays discuss ornamentation, hybridity, material sensibilities, transformation and the sublime in contemporary art ...
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Contemporary Art and the Baroque. Featuring the work of six international artists, this publication examines a recurring facet of contemporary artistic production material excess, accumulation, bravado, asymmetry, and theatricality. The impact of such art is decidedly visual and primeval, with artists creating powerfully immersive environments aimed at enticing, challenging and even unsettling viewers. Three essays discuss ornamentation, hybridity, material sensibilities, transformation and the sublime in contemporary art practice."
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Add this copy of Misled by Nature: Contemporary Art and the Baroque to cart. $8.95, very good condition, Sold by Delight of Life Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from CEDAR, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by National Gallery of Canada/Musee Des Beaux-Arts Du Canada.
Edition:
2013, National Gallery of Canada/Musee Des Beaux-Arts Du Canada
Add this copy of Misled By Nature: Contemporary Art and the Baroque to cart. $803.00, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by National Gallery of Canada.
Edition:
2013, National Gallery of Canada/Musee Des Beaux-Arts Du Canada
Publisher:
National Gallery of Canada/Musee Des Beaux-Arts Du Canada
Published:
2012
Language:
English
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
