From Picassos Cubism and Duchamps readymades to Warhols silkscreens and Smithsons earthworks; the art of the twentieth century broke completely with earlier artistic traditions. A basic change in the market for advanced art produced a heightened demand for innovation; and young conceptual innovators ndash; from Picasso and Duchamp to Rauschenberg and Warhol to Cindy Sherman and Damien Hirst ndash; responded not only by creating dozens of new forms of art; but also by behaving in ways that would have been incomprehensible to their predecessors. Conceptual Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Art presents the first systematic analysis of the reasons for this discontinuity. David W. Galenson; whose earlier research has changed our understanding of creativity; combines social scientific methods with qualitative analysis to produce a fundamentally new interpretation of modern art that will give readers a far deeper appreciation of the art of the past century; and of today; than is available elsewhere.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An interesting look at the underlying purposes of animation.By CustomerThere are plenty of animation books that cover the technical process of animation: keys. inbetweens. etc... but I dont know of one that focuses strictly on the purpose of animation and how best to use it. Thats where Animation Unleashed comes i .This book seems geared less toward actually teaching you to animate and more toward simply showing you what animation is best at so that you can make the most of the medium.This book doesnt seem to be aimed at accomplished animators. but more for people in other related disciplines like comics or video games that could really benefit from knowing some of the underlying principles of animation.The book makes reference to a fairly diverse range of films to make its points. Several of the films mentioned are less well-known shorts largely from the National Film Board of Canada. Almost all of them can be easily found on Youtube. Ironically. one of the few I couldnt find was by the author herself.All in all. Animation Unleashed isnt a typical animation book. but if youre looking for a book that lays out the strengths of animation as a medium. this is a good one to have around.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Book So Nice I Bought It TwiceBy James MiddletonIt is a struggle to find well-organized. single-volume sources for animation instruction that are both succinct (attention spans these days must be accomodated) and practical (not linked to a specific software).When an animation book can accomplish this in 240 pages and still be entertaining. well. it must have come from Ellen Besen. If youre starting out. the basics are all here. and if youre looking for a brush up on techniques. youll find a lot to like as well. If you can master the contents. you can apply them to traditional animation. to Flash. to Maya. Toonboom. even my DOSsy Autodesk Animator Pro. A fine book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not worth it.By G. StapletonI did not like this book. Extremely basic. Very disappointed. I returned immediately.
