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COMPOSITION
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE
THEORY & TECHNIQUE OF PICTORIAL ARRANGEMENT & BALANCE
AUTHOR: Sarah Kent
PUBLISHED: Dorling Kindersley, London. 1995
FORMAT: Hb, large format, 64pp, illustrated, glossary, index
CONDITION: Used...ex-library stock, so expect library stamps / marks / stickers.
In good, sound & clean condition.
Composition is the key to understanding painting. Throughout history it has been a principla consideration for artists, determining the overall appearance of works of art, and the way that we look at them.
Far reaching in its effect, composition influences many other aspects of painting, including colour, light, tone, and perspective.
Rather than concentrating on any one art historical style, this book allows the physical aspects of individual paintings - plucked from history - to speak for themselves.
Through the use of a large number of artworks, cutouts, and drawings, the dynamics of composition is displayed working beneath the painted surface.
Selected works are singled out to illustrate compositional devices and elements. This allows the reader to study in depth and acquire a more intimate knowledge of particular paintings.
Informative, thought-provoking and beautiful, this book brings a new insight to this fascinating, and formerly neglected, subject.