Secret Knowledge (New and Expanded Edition): Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters - Tapa blanda

Hockney, David

 
9780142005125: Secret Knowledge (New and Expanded Edition): Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters
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ISBN 10: 0142005126 ISBN 13: 9780142005125
Editorial: Avery Publishing Group, 2006

Sinopsis

Join one of the most influential artists of our time as he investigates the painting techniques of the Old Masters. Hockney's extensive research led him to conclude that artists such as Caravaggio, Velázquez, da Vinci, and other hyperrealists actually used optics and lenses to create their masterpieces.

In this passionate yet pithy book, Hockney takes readers on a journey of discovery as he builds a case that mirrors and lenses were used by the great masters to create their highly detailed and realistic paintings and drawings. Hundreds of the best-known and best-loved paintings are reproduced alongside his straightforward analysis. Hockney also includes his own photographs and drawings to illustrate techniques used to capture such accurate likenesses. Extracts from historical and modern documents and correspondence with experts from around the world further illuminate this thought-provoking book that will forever change how the world looks at art.

Secret Knowledge will open your eyes to how we perceive the world and how we choose to represent it.

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Acerca del autor

David Hockney was born in England in 1937 and studied at the Royal College of Art. He achieved international acclaim by his mid-twenties as part of the pop art movement and has gone on to become one of the best known artists of his generation.

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Editorial
Avery Publishing Group
Año de publicación
2006
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0142005126
ISBN 13 
9780142005125
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
336
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