{"product_id":"how-art-is-made-the-craft-behind-the-masterpieces","title":"How Art is Made: The Craft Behind the Masterpieces","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDebra N. Mancoff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20.32 x 2.54 x 26.04 cm | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e224 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrances Lincoln | 2023 | 9780711285095\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHow Art Is Made\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e looks at renowned works of art from across the centuries and around the globe and asks the intriguingly simple question – how were these works actually made?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDivided into two sections – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ematerials and methods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – each chapter showcases a single work of art which demonstrates \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe mastery and innovative use of a single material or method,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from oil paint, pastel and pencil, to woodcut, litho and impasto. Each work is presented as the centrepiece of a capsule history, while comparative works are also included to help amplify our understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow, for example, did \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMichelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel fresco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTurner become such a master of watercolour?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHow did Warhol turn so effectively to screen printing, and how does Yayoi Kusama create such beguiling 'infinity rooms'?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eenhances the experience of looking at great works of art\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand guides us to a deeper understanding of how they were created and why we regard them as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eso important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frances Lincoln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111216726274,"sku":"BK-FRA-HAIM-001-A","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_5677_bce18883-f92c-4875-a96f-6229f9e76391.jpg?v=1765476403","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/how-art-is-made-the-craft-behind-the-masterpieces","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}