Wyniki wyszukiwania:

One of the leading British painters of his generation, Head and his remarkable images of urban streets draw on a wide range of traditions--Poussin, Titian and Canaletto, through to American realism, and even elements of Pop. But at their heart, his paintings are attempts to answer the simple question: how do I resolve the space in the painting so that it is credible? 38 pp.

The Aphorisms of Irsee is a collection of definitive statements on the nature of art by the artist Clive Head and the writer Michael Paraskos. The aphorisms were formulated whilst Head and Paraskos were teaching at a summer art camp in Irsee, southern Germany. Sometimes controversial, often funny, the aphorisms are designed to challenge our understanding of art by defining its essential characteristics. Head and Paraskos do this not only in terms of the question "what is art?" but the equally important question, "what are the conditions in which art can appear?" With a new introduction for...

Despite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland's history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. This comprehensive and engaging history of Switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected European country from the end of the Dark Ages up to the present. The authors focus on the initial Confederacy of the Middle Ages; the religious divisions which threatened it after 1500 and its surprising survival amongst Europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the French Revolution and conquest,...

Seit den 1950er-Jahren ist keine englischsprachige Schweizer Geschichte mehr erschienen. 2013 legte die Cambridge University Press eine «Concise History of Switzerland» vor. Das Werk erscheint nun aktualisiert für eine deutschsprachige Leserschaft.
Die Autoren beschäftigen sich sowohl mit dem historischen Geschehen als auch mit den wechselnden Geschichtsbildern im Lauf der Epochen. Ausgangspunkt sind die Veränderungen in Europa, die es den Kommunen nach 1200 ermöglichten, zu gedeihen und sich zu verbünden. Zahlreiche dieser Bündnisse verschwanden wieder, im Alpenraum aber hatten...