The art of looking up / Catherine McCormack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCormack, Catherine, 1980- author.

Contributor:

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mural painting and decoration.

Ceilings.

Physical Description:

239 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

London : White Lion Publishing, a imprint of The Quarto Group, 2019.

Summary:

The Art of Looking Up surveys 40 spectacular ceilings around the globe that have been graced by the brushes of artists including Michelangelo, Marc Chagall and Cy Twombly. From the floating women and lotus flowers of the Senso-ji Temple in Japan, first painted in the year 645, through to the religious iconography that adorns places of worship from Vienna to Istanbul, all the way to bold displays like that in the lobby of Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, this book takes you on a tour of the extraordinary artworks that demand an alternative viewpoint. History of art expert Catherine McCormack guides readers through the stories behind the artworks - their conception, execution, and the artists that visualised them. In many cases, these artworks also make bold but controlled political, religious or cultural statements, revealing much about the society and times in which they were created. First and foremost, this is a visual feast, but also a desirable art book that challenges readers to seek out fine art in more unusual places and question the statements they may be making.

Among the buildings included are: Vatican Palace, Rome, Italy; Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, UK; Louvre Museum, Paris, France; Dali Theatre-Museum, Figueres, Catalonia; Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba; and Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Contents:

Religion

Culture

Power

Politics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 233) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

ISBN:

9780711242173

0711242178

OCLC:

1112384706