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Shiny things : reflective surfaces and their mixed meanings / Leonard Diepeveen and Timothy van Laar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Diepeveen, Leonard, 1959- author.
- Van Laar, Timothy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art appreciation.
- Reflection (Optics) in art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, England : Intellect, [2021]
- Summary:
- Discusses meanings of shininess in art and in culture generally. Shininess is physically and metaphorically present in the construction of concepts such as utopia, the sublime, and camp; and the way its affects, rooted in excess produce irony, anxiety, pleasure and kitsch. A compelling subject that instantly attracts and fascinates. 54 b/w illus.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78938-379-X
- OCLC:
- 1259282654
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