From the floating women and lotus flowers of the Senso-ji Temple in Japan, first painted in the year 645, through to the religious iconography that adorns places of worship from Vienna to Istanbul, all the way to bold displays like that in the lobby of Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, this book takes you on a tour of the extraordinary artworks that demand an alternative viewpoint.
Art History expert Catherine McCormack guides readers through the stories behind the artworks - their conception, execution, and the artists that visualised them. In many cases, these artworks also make bold but controlled political, religious or cultural statements, revealing much about the society and times in which they were created. First and foremost, this is a visual feast, but also a desirable art book that challenges readers to seek out fine art in more unusual places and question the statements they may be making.
By:
Catherine McCormack
Imprint: Quarto Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 290mm,
Width: 235mm,
ISBN: 9780711242173
ISBN 10: 0711242178
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 October 2019
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Religion Sistine Chapel, Rome SensoJi temple Tokyo Battistero Neoniano Ravenna Derbre Burhan Ethiopia Sagrada Familia Barcelona Imam Mosque Iran Church of Saviour of Spilled Blood St.Petersburg Blue Mosque Istanbul Sant'Ignazio Rome San Pantalon Venice Brihadeeswarar Temple Tahnjavur Tamil Nadu India Cappadocia Cave Paintings TurkeyCulture Opera Garnier, Paris Louvre Cy Twombly, Paris Dale Chihuly Bellagio, Las Vegas Coimbra Library, Portugal Klimt University of Vienna ceiling Toluca Botanical Gardens Mexico Wind Palace Ceiling Salvador Dali, Dali Theatre-Museum, Figueres Catalonia Teatro Nacional Costa Rica Strahov Monastery Library PraguePower Summer Palace Beijing Topkapi Istanbul Palazzo Chiericati Vicenza Wurzburg Palace, Germany Rubens Banqueting House London Pietro da Cortona, Palazzo Barberini Giulio Romano Sala dei Giganti- Palazzo del Te Mantua Hercules Room Chateau Versailles Chinese Palace Oranienbaum, Russia Bahia Palace Marrakech Jan Fabre Belgian Royal PalacePolitics Miquel Barcelo - UN building Geneva Washington Library of Congress, USA Farnese Gallery ceiling, French embassy Rome Apotheosis of Washington, USA Capitol Building Thornhill Royal Naval College, London Carlos Murari, Presidential Palace, Havana Town Hall, Barcelona Salon Napoleon, Town Hall, Corsica National Assembly, Hungary Salon Blanco Casa Rosada Buenos Aires Augsburg City Hall, Augsburg Bavaria
Catherine McCormack is a writer and art history lecturer based in London. She regularly teaches at Sotheby's Institute of Art, Dulwich Picture Gallery and UCL, where she completed her PhD and was a Teaching Fellow. Her writing has been published in The Independent, Architectural Review, Stylist, Glass magazine, LABEL magazine, and in international academic journals and museum exhibition catalogues. She is also resident art expert at Blacks Club Soho and has appeared on Sky News and BBC Breakfast talking about art. Catherine is also the author of Women in the Picture (Icon Books, 2020).
Reviews for The Art of Looking Up
"""...deepens our perspective of 40 of the most artistic, fascinating and iconic ceilings around the world."" -- Jill Barth * Forbes *"
