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Silent Partners - Artist and Mannequin from Function to Fetish (Hardcover)
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Silent Partners - Artist and Mannequin from Function to Fetish (Hardcover)
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Total price: R1,400
Discovery Miles: 14 000
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The articulated human figure made of wax or wood has been a common
tool in artistic practice since the 16th century. Its mobile limbs
enable the artist to study anatomical proportion, fix a pose at
will, and perfect the depiction of drapery and clothing. Over the
course of the 19th century, the mannequin gradually emerged from
the studio to become the artist's subject, at first humorously,
then in more complicated ways, playing on the unnerving
psychological presence of a figure that was realistic, yet
unreal-lifelike, yet lifeless. Silent Partners locates the artist's
mannequin within the context of an expanding universe of effigies,
avatars, dolls, and shop window dummies. Generously illustrated,
this book features works by such artists as Poussin, Gainsborough,
Degas, Courbet, Cezanne, Kokoschka, Dali, Man Ray, and others; the
astute, perceptive text examines their range of responses to the
uncanny and highly suggestive potential of the mannequin. Published
in association with the Fitzwilliam Museum Exhibition Schedule:
Musee Bourdelle, Paris (03/15/15-05/15/15) Fitzwilliam Museum
(10/14/14-01/15/15)
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