30,000 YEARS OF ART: THE STORY OF HUMAN CREATIVITY ACROSS TIME AND SPACE is the follow-up to Phaidon's phenomenally successful THE ART BOOK. This is an accessible, fun and informative compendium of world art that offers a fresh perspective on the whole of art history, from 28,000 BC to the present day. It debunks art historical classifications and hierarchies by presenting 1,000 masterworks of art in simple chronological order, demonstrating what was being created all over the globe at the same time. Only here can you find the Venus de Milo next to a mural from the Mayan civilization, or Velazquez' Las Meninas next to a painting from the Chinese Ming Dynasty, an Indian jade wine cup, a ritual Nepalese plaque, a Korean portrait, and Vermeer's Milkmaid. Each work has been chosen for its unique place in the history of art, and as a representative example of the art of its culture. By juxtaposing works of art from different cultures throughout time, this is the first book to offer a balanced appraisal of world art history, revealing the huge diversity of and similarity between man's artistic achievements.
Each entry includes a full-page color image of the work and a concise descriptive text that sets the work in context, explaining its contribution to the development of art and the medium in which it was created. A comprehensive index, illustrated timelines, and a glossary of terms and movements make this book an invaluable reference tool and teaching resource.
Author: Editors of Phaidon
Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc.
Customer Reviews
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The Monster of All Cocktail Table Art Books
<br />The Amazon editorial review of this impressive book is excellent.
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<br />This monstosity is the definitive 'reference' of art through the millennia. Represented here are works in all mediums as well as a comprehensive sculpture timeline. It is a wonderful art book to page through at any level of ones art knowledge. The descriptions accompaying each artist's work are short (2-3 paragraphs) but thoughtfully written and enlightening. Albight its abbreviated text it does do each artist justice. And en total is an impressive book.
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<br /> Kudos to PHAIDON for taking on such a challenge.
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Great book
I am really enjoying this book - but it's all but impossisble to read in bed! Truly a delight and very educational.
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30,000 Years of Art
This is a full color work on ancient artwork,
<br />as well as modern art. The renditions date back
<br />to 50,000 BC. Sample pieces are as follows:
<br />o France- Dappled Horses of Pech at 25,000 BC
<br />o Australia- Sash at 17,000 BC - rock pigments
<br />o Spain- Altamira Bison limestone at 15,000 BC
<br />o South Africa- Cold Stream Burial Stone
<br />o Iraq- Samarra Plate at 5,000 BC
<br />o Peru- Paracas Embroidered Mantle 50 BC
<br />o Italy- Cubiculum Fresco at 19 BC - a colorful dress
<br />o China- Watchtower at 100 AD
<br />o Italy- Opus Sectile Panel of Christ (marble)
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<br />A beauty of this work is that readers can observe
<br />Christian themes which coincide at or near the time
<br />of Jesus Christ. In addition, a clear sense of the
<br />people and fashions of the times is evident throughout.
<br />The acquisition is worth the price of admission.
<br />This book will have a wide constituency of readers
<br />from business, academe and the arts.
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