The best-selling Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones presents a
radical new story of British art. "Sensations is a riveting
story of art and science: thoughtful, provocative and persuasive" -
The Times "Erudite, impassioned, fascinating" - Financial
Times “Sensations brilliantly marshals Jones’s
extensive research into engaging narratives of British intellectual
history… Compelling.” Times Literary Supplement “I
even loved Jonathan’s writing when he slagged my work off! He is
a true thinker, a brilliant art historian who can back up his
criticism with more than just opinion.” – Tracey Emin
“Sensations presents a radically new story of British art. It
connects the artists of today with British culture more than three
hundred years ago as it finds an unexpected thread that links
William Hogarth and Tracey Emin, Thomas Gainsborough and Lucian
Freud. What they share is an eye for the real world. I hope this
book will change how you see Britain, and its art.” – Jonathan
Jones What is the artistic impulse uniting Robert Hooke's
drawings of insects, George Stubbs's studies of horses and Damien
Hirst's pickled shark? In this new and spirited account of British
art, Jonathan Jones argues for empiricism. From the Enlightenment
to the present, British artists have shared a passion for looking
hard at the world around them. Jones shows how this zeal for
precision and careful observation paved the way for Realism,
Impressionism and the birth of modern art. This essential
art book is a must-read for fans of Gombrich’s The Story of Art
and the perfect introduction to British art history.
Also by Laurence King Publishing: - A World History of Art
by John Fleming and Hugh Honour (9781856695848) - The Short Story
of Art by Susie Hodge (9781780679686)
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