Landauer, Susan / Gerdts, William H. / Trenton, Patricia
by Not-So-Still Life: A Century of California Painting & Sculpture
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0520239385
- ISBN 13
- 9780520239388
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berkeley. 2003. University Of California Press. 1st Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0520239385. 225 pages. paperback. keywords: California Art. FROM THE PUBLISHER - As E. H. Gombrich once observed, the still life is compelled to challenge and at the same time perpetuate tradition. Without the elements of recognition and comparison, and the discovery of the familiar in the unfamiliar, the genre would lose most of its meaning. This lavishly illustrated volume documents the extraordinary challenges that artists in California have brought to the tradition of the still life as they have transformed and revitalized the genre over the course of the last century. In abundantly illustrated essays, as entertaining as they are informative, The Not-So-Still Life traces the great variety of media and forms these artists have engaged as they have moved the still life not just off the table, but off the wall and into three dimensions. Susan Landauer, William H. Gerdts, and Patricia Trenton investigate a range of forces and influenceswhether historical, sociological, economic, psychological, or biographicalthat have played into this evolution, from the plein-air Impressionism of the early twentieth century to the Synchromist bouquets of Stanton Macdonald-Wright, the revolving table settings of Charles Ray, and the electronic sculptures of Alan Rath. In doing so they deepen our understanding of American art over the last century. Presenting, interpreting, and celebrating the world-renowned and the lesser-known California artists who have uniquely defined and redefined the still life, this volume offers an exploration of the sensual pleasures, the aesthetic challenges, and the intellectual and perceptual associations of a century of art through the prism of a single genre. inventory #35152 ISBN: 0520239385.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Zeno's (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35152
- Title
- Landauer, Susan / Gerdts, William H. / Trenton, Patricia
- Author
- Not-So-Still Life: A Century of California Painting & Sculpture
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0520239385
- ISBN 13
- 9780520239388
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, Ca / San Jose, Ca
- This edition first published
- November 10, 2003
Terms of Sale
Zeno's
All items subject to prior sale. Payment in U.S. dollars must accompany order. Payment methods accepted- Paypal or check. Any item may be returned for whatever reason within 10 days of receipt. California residents add 9.5 % sales tax. California dealers please include resale card and number in lieu of tax.
About the Seller
Zeno's
Biblio member since 2004
San Francisco, California
About Zeno's
Zenosbooks.com is a secondhand and out-of-print Internet bookstore. While our stock is general, we specialize in Literature, Mysteries, Latin American Literature, African-American interest, and Translated Literature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...