Sculpture

Each work is presented in spreads that offer beautiful photographs, biographical profiles of the artists, historical context, and anecdotal information.

The ultimate viewer's guide to experiencing art in three dimensions. The book provides readers with a new vocabulary for viewing and discussing this versatile art form.

Within each cultural framework, characteristics are observable that suggest various reasons for the use of colour in sculpture including local preferences, customs or cultural requirements and an impulse to enhance the expression of the phenomenal.

Ranging from ancient to contemporary sculpture, affords enlightening comparisons between eras and genres.

An account of the development of post-War sculpture, examines innovative and avant-garde works in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions, the marketplace, and the changing functions of museums.

This beautifully illustrated book is a comprehensive overview of developments in the world of sculpture during the past fifty years.

Argues that legitimate research goals can be achieved by choosing different methods than those offered by the social sciences. Artists emphasize the role of the imaginative intellect in creating, criticizing, and constructing knowledge that not only is new but also has the capacity to transform human understanding.