Art and Architecture in Mexico (World of Art)

Art and Architecture in Mexico (World of Art)

â€œA lucidâ€•at times, even poeticâ€•summary of five hundred years of Mexican art. The illustrated works of art are well-chosen and beautifully integrated into Olesâ€™s text. Indeed, it feels as if his words emanate from the art itself.â€ â€“Donna Pierce, Denver Art Museum
This new interpretive history of Mexican art from the Spanish Conquest to the early decades of the twenty-first century is the most comprehensive introduction to the subject in fifty years. James Oles ranges widely across media and genres, offering new readings of painting, sculpture, architecture, prints, and photographs. He interprets major works by such famous artists as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, but also discusses less familiar figures in history and landscape painting, muralism, and conceptual art.
The story of Mexican art is set in its rich historical context by the bookâ€™s treatment of political and social change. The author draws on recent scholarship to examine crucial issues of race, class, and gender, including the work of indigenous artists during the colonial period, and of women artists in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Throughout, Oles shows how Mexican artists participated in local and international developments. He considers both native and foreign-born artists, from Baroque architects to kinetic sculptors, and highlights the important role played by Mexicans in the global art scene of the last five centuries.
276 illustration, 249 in color
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780500204061
ReleaseDate 2013-09-09
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780500204061

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780500204061
ReleaseDate	2013-09-09
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780500204061

Art and Architecture in Mexico (World of Art)

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