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Writing On The Wall: Word And Image In Modern Art
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From The Cutup Cubist Collages Of Picasso To The Monumental Filmic Narratives Of Fiona Banner, And From The Schoolboy Subversion Of Magritte To The Demotic Scrawl Of Cy Twombly, The Use Of Words Is One Of The Defining Features Of Modern Art. Indeed, With Many Contemporary Works, Only Those Without Text Are Remarkable. Exploring The Strange, Unsettling, And Often Humorous Results When Words Escape Their Traditional Confines And Inhabit Artworks, This Book Is The First Sustained Consideration Of The Manifold Infiltrations Of The Written Word Into The Visual Arts From The Nineteenth Century To The Present Day.Simon Morley Traces The Growing Bond Between Word And Image, Explaining How Artists Have Harnessed The Resulting Tension To Form Identities, Challenge Authority, And Make Sense Of A World In Constant Change. Writing On The Wall Discusses Familiar Movements From The Impressionists To The Present Day, Focusing On Many Works Of Modern Art Such As Dada Nonsense Words, Surrealist Paintingpoems, Constructivist Typographies, Oriental Calligraphy, Postwar Gestural Painting, And Much More. As He Considers These Works, Morley Reveals How Artists Have Responded To An Environment Increasingly Saturated With Words, And Also Asks How The Mass Media Have Adopted And Adapted Artistic Devices In Propaganda, Typography, And Advertising. The Book Ends With A Look At Current Developments In The World Of Hypertext, Where Word And Image Have At Last Found An Essential Unity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'Writing on the Wall: Word and Image in Modern Art'? A: The book explores the integration of words in modern art, examining how artists use text to form identities, challenge authority, and respond to a world filled with language.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Writing on the Wall' is Simon Morley.
- Q: When was 'Writing on the Wall' published? A: The book was published on June 6, 2005.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages are in 'Writing on the Wall'? A: The book contains 224 pages.
- Q: What condition is the item in? A: The item is in very good condition.
- Q: Does the book discuss specific art movements? A: Yes, the book discusses various movements, including Impressionism, Dada, Surrealism, and Constructivism, among others.
- Q: What types of artworks does Simon Morley analyze? A: Morley analyzes a range of artworks, including Cubist collages, Surrealist painting-poems, and postwar gestural paintings.
- Q: Is this book suitable for someone interested in art criticism? A: Yes, the book falls under the category of criticism and is suitable for readers interested in the intersection of art and language.
- Q: What is the edition of this book? A: This is the first edition of 'Writing on the Wall'.