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The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting?
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History of Pictures, David Hockney
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- Released
- 2016
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- Title
- History of Pictures
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Hockney
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 360
- ISBN10
- 0500239495
- ISBN13
- 9780500239490
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, History, Fine Art, Painting & Sculpture, Art, References & Manuals, Photography, Culture and Society, Art History & Criticism, History of Art, Popular science publications, Theory of Art
- First published
- 2018
- Original title
- A History of Pictures: from Cave to Computer Screen
- Rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Description
- The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting?