scholarly but accessible, and should appeal to readers with even a dabbler's interest in art theory." Publishers Weekly\n" The Invention of Art is enjoyable to read and provides . . it should be a must-read for anyone active in the arts."Marc Spiegler, Chicago Tribune Books
With "The Invention of Art", Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understandings of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention - that the lines drawn between art and craft resulted from key social transformations in Europe...
Certain artifacts are especially vulnerable because some pioneers in plastic art didn’t always know how to mix ingredients properly, says Thea van Oosten, a polymer chemist who, until retiring a few years ago, worked for decades at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. “It’ s lik...
The Pavilion of Prince Teng, the only imperial structure in the south of China, lies in the east of the Ganjiang River in the north-west of Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. The tower with a height of 13 meters and a two-floor structure, was...
In a paper published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, researchers said that the western nuclear family was a recent invention that broke with evolutionary history. This abrupt shift to an "intensive mothering narrative" which suggests that mothers should manage child care alone, wa...
36.China Daily named “Growth” ___ its “Word of the Year 2023”. A.as B.after C.for 37.The astronauts of the Shenzhou-18 ___ in the Tiangong space station for about two months since they were sent into space in April this year. A.will work...
Chinese knotting is a typical local art of China. Its characteristic is that every knot is made with a single rope and named by its specific form and meaning. The tradition of Chinese knotting enjoys a long history. Without present-day accessories such as buttons or zips, ancient people had...
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A.It's very difficult to make soap.B. Soap is an important invention. C. Soap is extremely useful in life.D. Soap plays a crucial role in people's life. 5.Where is the passage m...
With specific details of his life hard 8___ (come) by, she said, the piece is "inspired by his life, not a portrait of it — it's theater art, not a history story"Setting the story of someone in China in the ancient past to music written hundreds of years and thousands of kilo...
As traditional Chinese art, opera can be traced back to Tang Dynasty. unique facial painting is one of the features of Chinese Opera , which attracts much audiences. Different types of facial makeup represent different characters and their destinies. through boserving those facial paintings, audienc...