{"product_id":"modern-art-in-detail-by-susie-hodge-9780500239766","title":"Modern Art in Detail","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat works of art cannot be fully understood in a single encounter: to revisit and reconsider art again and again throughout one's life is to be richly rewarded with an ever-deepening appreciation and insight. Similar benefits come from analysing a work of painting, sculpture or installation in detail. \u003cem\u003eModern Art in Detail: 75 Masterpieces\u003c\/em\u003e spotlights the finer points that even connoisseurs may miss, casting light upon minutiae that a quick glance will almost certainly fail to reveal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese include subtle internal details, and the technical tricks employed by the artist to achieve particular effects. The book also looks at the themes and external and personal factors influencing the creation of an artwork—everything from global political events, to groundbreaking movements such as Cubism, Futurism and Primitivism, and even scientific and mathematical theories, which are often of great relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book examines 75 works of modern art, from Vincent van Gogh's \u003cem\u003eThe Church at Auvers-sur-Oise\u003c\/em\u003e (1890), to Paula Rego's \u003cem\u003eVisions\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), deftly charting the shift from the supremacy of artistic technique to the more recent dominance of the idea (or concept) behind the artwork itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47425890615532,"sku":"9780500239766","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500239766.jpg?v=1774768066","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/modern-art-in-detail-by-susie-hodge-9780500239766","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}