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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Hardcover with very good dust-jacket. Clean and solid. Ships from a smoke-free home.”
- ISBN
- 9780500022610
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
0500022615
ISBN-13
9780500022610
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038249224
Product Key Features
Book Title
Postures: Body Language in Art
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Body Language & Nonverbal Communication, History / General, Subjects & Themes / Human Figure
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
37.9 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-934317
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Accessible and enjoyable... Most effective when it uses art to draw attention to power dynamics and how behaviors can give insight into social structures.
Dewey Decimal
704.942
Synopsis
Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The gestures portrayed can reflect the mores of a particular period in history, the customs of a certain culture or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these with masterful subtlety, celebrated artist and anthropologist Desmond Morris uncovers fascinating insights about changing social attitudes and conventions through history and around the world, finding surprising similarities as well as now rarely used gestures.Morris selects a number of key gestures, such as the handshake, the pointed foot, or the glove-slap, and groups them by the message they are intended to convey, such as Greetings, Status and Threats. He discusses the previously unconsidered symbolism behind these. What is understood as a gang sign today may have borne a more enigmatic meaning for Botticelli. And what did Napoleon's hidden hand really mean? Postures: Body Language in Art uniquely combines the author's expertise in both art and social science, so that even the most familiar paintings are suddenly seen in a new light., This copiously illustrated book, by the ever-provocative Desmond Morris, is a pioneering and lively exploration of the importance of body language in how we understand art., Every time an artist portrays a human subject, a decision has to be made about the posture of the figure. Will they be standing, sitting, or reclining? Smiling, screaming, or weeping? Never before given such dedicated attention, Postures argues that the gestures portrayed in a work of art can reflect the mores of a particular period in history, the customs of a certain culture, or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these with masterful subtlety, celebrated artist and anthropologist Desmond Morris uncovers fascinating insights about changing social attitudes and conventions throughout history, finding surprising similarities and significant differences. Morris's vast selection of gestures, from the handshake to the glove-slap, are analyzed and grouped according to wider forms of communication--greetings, threats, insults, and more. All are illustrated with full color works, ranging from prehistoric masks and Greek statues to contemporary paintings and sculptures. Postures uniquely combines Morris's expertise in both art and social science, shedding new light on even the most familiar paintings.
LC Classification Number
NC765
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