Postures :
Morris, Desmond,
Postures : body language in art / Desmond Morris. - London : Thames & Hudson, 2019. - 319 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The gestures portrayed can reflect the mores of a particular period in history, the customs of a certain culture or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these with masterful subtlety, celebrated artist and anthropologist Desmond Morris uncovers fascinating insights about changing social attitudes and conventions through history and around the world, finding surprising similarities as well as now rarely used gestures.
9780500022610 (hbk.) : £24.95
Body language in art--History.
Body language in art--Social aspects.
Art and society.
Art and Design.
Postures : body language in art / Desmond Morris. - London : Thames & Hudson, 2019. - 319 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The gestures portrayed can reflect the mores of a particular period in history, the customs of a certain culture or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these with masterful subtlety, celebrated artist and anthropologist Desmond Morris uncovers fascinating insights about changing social attitudes and conventions through history and around the world, finding surprising similarities as well as now rarely used gestures.
9780500022610 (hbk.) : £24.95
Body language in art--History.
Body language in art--Social aspects.
Art and society.
Art and Design.
