{"title":"Wendy Ligon Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003eWendy Ligon Smith’s works offer a captivating exploration of the intersection between art, culture, and design. With a focus on figures such as Fortuny, her writing delves into the creative processes and historical contexts that shape artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful narratives that bring to life the stories behind artistic innovation, combining scholarly research with an engaging style that appeals to both enthusiasts and specialists in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fortuny-by-wendy-ligon-smith-9780300254150","title":"Fortuny","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871–1949) was a polymath who experimented in a variety of media, including electric lighting, stage design, photography, the development of pigments, and textile and garment design. Yet his vision as a painter, persistently attuned to light and colour, shaped all his artistic endeavours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFortuny: Time, Space, Light\u003c\/em\u003e examines Fortuny’s Venetian workspaces, clothing designs, stage lighting inventions, and paintings to find unifying themes of revivalism, memory, light, magic, and secrecy that run throughout his wide-ranging career. It features new archival discoveries, including unseen artworks and unpublished personal writings, as well as a new analysis of Fortuny’s paintings, never-before discussed in an English-language publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to providing historical context and visual analysis of his work, the book delves into the relationships between Fortuny and Proust, Wagnerian opera, and Italian fascism. It also aims to illuminate more of Fortuny’s personal motivations through new archival evidence and unpublished notes to explore how his object collection and library were used as catalysts for his innovative creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430727631084,"sku":"9780300254150","price":83.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300254150.jpg?v=1774558663"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/wendy-ligon-smith.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}