The Painted World: From Illumination to Abstraction
The Painted World: From Illumination to Abstraction by Mark Evans, published by VandA Publishing in 2005, offers a fresh perspective on the history of painting. This 144-page book presents an alternative history that challenges traditional views of fine art, expanding the definition of painting beyond the confines of easel pictures and elite works. It includes a diverse array of painted mediums, such as ceramics, stained glass, and textiles, providing a broader understanding of the art form.
Readers will find a richly illustrated exploration that seeks to balance the narrative of Western painting by incorporating often-overlooked works. The book examines three-dimensional objects, watercolors, miniatures, and non-Western art, highlighting how these pieces relate to the established canon of old and modern masters. By addressing the wider history of painting, this edition invites a reevaluation of what constitutes fine art and encourages appreciation for the full spectrum of painted works.
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This lively, well-illustrated alternative history of painting reexamines the accepted ideas about fine art painting. It broadens the scope of painting from works on paper and canvas to include painted ceramics, stained glass. textiles. This history of Western painting is often reduced to the story of a tiny elite bunch of easel pictures, composed exclusively of old masters and avant-garde works. Three-dimensional objects, watercolors, miniatures, icons, and non-Western works, as well as modern paintings that are no longer perceived as “cutting edge,” relate uneasily to this twin canon of old and modern masters. This new, richly illustrated account seeks to redress the balance by exploring the wider history of painting and including a broad range of painted works (often excluded as belonging to the realm of applied or decorative art) from stained glass to painted ceramics, furniture, textiles, and items of costume.
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