THE CRITICAL EYE - A new approach to art appreciation
by BALLO, GUIDO
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good copy.
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1969. Originally published in Italian under the title 'Occhio Critico' (1966). Translated by R. H. Boothroyd. Contents: 1). A work of art does not always look the same. 2). The 'ordinary' eye, or summary judgement. 3). Stock phrases from the vocabulary of an ordinary man. 4). What an ordinary man sees in museums and what he says about the works he sees. 5). The mistakes made by Hearasy-Mongers. 6). The categorical eye. 7). The critical eye. 8). Beyond pure art: on the fringes of magic, religion, contamination and symbols. 9). Illustrations, propaganda, utility. 10). The values and symbols of pure visibility. 11). The decorative function in relation to the setting. 12). Rhyth, proportion and movement. 13). Signs and symbols. 14). The role of expression and the ugly in art. With 220 illustrations, bibliography and index. 291 pag. . 1st edition. Hardbound. Good copy.. 23cmx15,5cm.
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- Bookseller
- Festina Lente (IT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019531
- Title
- THE CRITICAL EYE - A new approach to art appreciation
- Author
- BALLO, GUIDO
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good copy.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- italia occhio critico boothroyd hearasy-mongers
- Size
- 23cmx15,5cm
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