How Do We Look

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Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to How Do We Look and The Eye of Faith, the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art Focusing in Part I on the Olmec heads of early Mesoamerica, the colossal statues of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, and the nudes of classical Greece, Beard explores the power, hierarchy, and gender politics of the art of the ancient world, and explains how it came to define the so called civilized world In Part II, Beard chronicles some of the most breathtaking religious imagery ever made whether at Angkor Wat, Ravenna, Venice, or in the art of Jewish and Islamic calligraphers to show how all religions, ancient and modern, have faced irreconcilable problems in trying to picture the divine With this classic volume, Beard redefines the Western and male centric legacies of Ernst Gombrich and Kenneth Clark. New Read [ How Do We Look ] by [ Mary Beard ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A beautiful and witty art survey, about one of my favorite subjects people and how they represent themselves What does it mean politically and socially to be painted warts and all, or as a hundred foot tall, bare ...How Do We Look offers the reader a question well worth exploring how do humans use art to explain how they think and feel about themselves This is a question stolen directly from an Intro to Art syllabus, but it is a question worth asking because human imagination is arguably the most powerful force in the known universe It can literally impact the physical world as humans create visi...Very informative and easy to read prose This would be a fantastic addition to a 100 level art history class.I really like Mary Beard and her perspective on human civilization through her expertise in antiquity This book focuses on the question of who are we when we are looking at art, not only how do we see art, but how does art reflect our gaze Using numerous examples of ancient figurative art from the Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, Olmec, and Chinese she t...Fascinating read on art and sculpture and how people from long ago memorialized themselves and others.This was accessible and interesting, which are two things I wouldn t often say about art history.This book is, to the best of my knowledge, a companion to the new rendition of Civilizations that aired on PBS a few months ago If you have not watched the new series, I highly recommend it Among others, this book primarily explores how we look at figures from a western bias, as well as how faith has influenced how we interpret and understand images As a teacher of art history...I guess I was expecting a different read or maybe different format of this book.This is basically research based on sculptures and art through centuries to show how human interpreted and had looked at art Different cultures and different traditions would show a person in a different way And depending on who was looking at the statues, they would see something different in the art.The sculptures and art varied and were changing through centuries.F.ex the Greek statues often showed a man naked I guess I was expecting a different read or maybe different format of this book.This is basically research based on sculptures and art through centuries to show how human interpreted and had looked at art Different cultures and different traditions would show a person in a different way And depending on who was looking at the statues, they would see something different in the art.The sculptures and art v...I received this book as a Goodreads Giveaway To star I wold say that Mary Beards book is a joy to read, too short for certain and packed with lessons quickly absorbed.Thebook is filled with historical details and Beard s ideas about the images of gods are fascinating, especially with regard to the Ajanta Cave drawings in India, which force viewers to actively interpret their complexity, searching for truth and faith in the darkness Eventhought provoking is the Islamic use of calligraphy, I received this book as a Goodreads Giveaway To star I wold say that Mary Beard s book is a joy to read, too short for certain and packed with lessons quickly absorbed.Thebook is filled with historical details and Beard s ideas about the images of gods are fascinating...Very basic introduction to how we have looked at and engaged with art objects throughout the centuries This is a very quick read with short chapters focused on a specific place, object, or topic Unfortunately, it is very Western centric although Beard says she tried not be Even when she discusses Olmec statues or Ajanta Buddhist cave art, she devotes a lot of time to how Western archaeologists and art historians viewed these works Despite this, I love how Beard approaches art history with a Very basic introduction to how we have looked at and engaged with art objects throughout the centuries This is a very quick read with short chapters focused on a specific place, object, or...

How Do We Look
  • 11 November 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 240 pages
  • 1631494406
  • Mary Beard
  • How Do We Look