Art in Detail: 100 Masterpieces

本書含700張彩圖，檢視100件知名藝術作品的細緻之處，是策展人與藝術愛好者，容易使用且全面的資源手冊。一次相遇並不能完全理解偉大的畫作。藝術愛好者在有生之年，想一次次地再訪傑作，更深入地感受作品，並且在每次觀畫時，盡可能的調整對畫作的價值判斷。觀賞整個畫作是一個與藝術互動的最佳方法，但是要深入理解它們，只能從仔細分析畫作中取得。本書聚焦於可能連藝術鑑賞家都忽略的繪畫細緻之處。它涵蓋了驚鴻一瞥之下所無法顯現的各種細節，包含繪畫內在的細微之處，如：隱藏的象徵物件，以及畫家為了達到某種特殊效果所運用的藝術技巧。此外，本書作者Susie Hodge還提供了影響藝術家作品的各種歷史知識，如：從大範圍來說，畫家所處的社會經濟環境，或是從小範圍的局部氛圍，如作畫時空氣汙染的程度...等。本書檢視了100個藝術家的畫作，如：行動畫派代表Pollock，法國社會寫實主義先驅Courbet，印象派畫家Monet，影響現代設計深遠的荷蘭藝術家Mondrian，西班牙畫家El Greco，文藝復興時期的荷蘭畫家van Eyck...等。A comprehensive yet accessible sourcebook for curators and amateurs alike that examines the finer points of 100 well-known works of artGreat paintings cannot be fully understood in a single encounter. Art lovers want to revisit and reconsider the masterpieces again and again throughout their lives, perceiving in greater depth and possibly modifying their value judgments every time they look at a work. Viewing a painting as a whole is a perfectly acceptable method of interacting with art, but a deeper understanding can only be gained by analyzing the painting in detail.Art in Detail spotlights these finer points that even connoisseurs may not pick up on quickly or perhaps at all. It covers all the minutiae that a quick glance will almost certainly fail to reveal. These include subtle internal details, such as hidden symbols and artistic tricks employed by the painter to achieve particular effects. In addition, Susie Hodge writes intelligently and informatively about relevant external influences on the artist―everything from the broad socio-economic context in which he or she flourished, to smaller local difficulties, such as the level of air pollution at the time the painting was created. This book examines 100 paintings from artists such as Pollock, Courbet, Monet, Mondrian, El Greco, van Eyck, and many others.700 color illustrations