Fragile Beasts Coloring Book: 40 Grotesque Designs from - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1942303165 ISBN 13: 9781942303169

Casa editrice: Cooper-Hewitt Museum of, 2016

Riassunto

The word grotesque was first coined at the end of the fifteenth century in Italy to describe a style of painting found in Ancient Roman ruins in which foliage intertwines and merges with human and animal forms. The re-discovery of these ruins was deeply influential to artists and designers. Through drawings and prints, grotesque motifs were disseminated as patterns for decoration in architecture, metalwork, textiles and ceramics. The fantastic nature of the grotesque enabled artists to incorporate imagery that pushed the boundaries of the known world. Within the confines of ornamental designs, artists turned elements from nature into otherworldly beings. Creatures, fearsome or playful, graceful or rigid, take their place in dense and sinuous designs for locks, ewers, rings, tapestries, stained glass and more. These intimately scaled works, often measuring just a few inches, are at times erotically charged and at others moralizing. Centuries later, these drawings and prints open a window to the imagination of artists and designers as the Age of Exploration unfolded around them.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cooper-Hewitt Museum of
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1942303165
• ISBN 13: 9781942303169
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 96
• Redattore: Condell Caitlin
• Disegnatore: Berthon Magali An