What Makes Great Art

Name: What Makes Great Art
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SKU: 9780711235076
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80 Masterpieces Explained

By Lucinda Hawksley and Andy Pankhurst

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What Makes Great Art explores why certain artworks stand above the rest, examining 80 of history's most significant pieces. Through insightful analysis, it reveals how elements like composition, colour, and emotional depth contribute to an artwork's enduring impact and artistic legacy. This deeply researched volume offers a comprehensive understanding of the qualities that keep these masterpieces captivating across generations.
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This book is ideal for art enthusiasts and anyone keen to deepen their appreciation of art's enduring appeal. It suits readers interested in art history, cultural studies, and those seeking to understand what defines exceptional creativity.

What Makes Great Art showcases a selection of 80 outstanding paintings and sculptures from around the world and throughout time, assessing just what it is that makes them so great.

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Why do some artworks stand out head and shoulders above others? What makes a painting truly great, and secures its artistic legacy for centuries after its creation?

Some owe their greatness to composition of colour, others offer profound insights into their human subjects, and some convey their message particularly effectively.

Exceptional art somehow satisfies at a deeper level than the rest, and this truly insightful and deeply researched work examines exactly how 80 of the most significant works of art have persevered, and what makes us come back to them time and time again.

Andy Pankhurst's succinct, appraisive text will open your eyes to the unique defining qualities of these key works, enabling you to appreciate the groundbreaking talents of every age.

An indispensable book for anyone who wants to understand how and why art continues to fascinate us, What Makes Great Art is a comprehensive guide to these masterpieces and what exactly makes them great.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711235076

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 September 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Frances Lincoln

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 127.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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Andy Pankhurst Arts & Culture Lucinda Hawksley Non-Fiction

About the Author

Andy Pankhurst studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. A deeply expressive figurative painter, his work is represented in various public, corporate and private collections and museums in the UK and the US. Alongside his work at the Slade, Andy also teaches at the University of Westminster, the Prince's Trust Drawing School and Canterbury Christ Church University.

Lucinda Hawksley is the author of more than twenty books. She is a regular lecturer in art history at the institute of English Studies and the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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