Michael Bird

From the earliest cave paintings through to the internet and street art, this inspiring book chronicles the 100 most influential ideas that have shaped the world of art. Arranged in broadly chronological order, it provides a unique and compelling take on the history of art. The book shows how developments in materials (oil paint, plastics, paint in tubes) and technology (paper, photography, welding) have radically changed the way that art is produced. But these changes run parallel with influences from wider culture such as the study of optics and anatomy and more conceptual concerns such as chance and ephemerality. Each entry explores when an idea first evolved and how it has resurfaced in the work of different artists up to the present day. Lavishly illustrated with historical masterpieces and packed with fascinating contemporary examples, this is an inspirational and wholly original guide to understanding the forces that have shaped world art.

An enthralling journey through 40,000 years of art, from prehistoric cave paintings right up to the present day. Discover artists and their art around the world, in exciting and imaginative tales about artists and the way they created their work. Written by educator and art historian Michael Bird, and illustrated by Kate Evans, the book also features reproductions of the famous artworks discussed, a comprehensive timeline of events, and extra feature spreads on places connected with art. This is a beautiful and engaging introduction to art for any home or school library.

Tak trochu jiná encyklopedie dějin umění Kdo ti nejlépe představí umělecké dílo? Muzeum? Tam je to samé nesahej, nesmíš a pozorně čti popisky. Když se ale do vylíčení vzniku těch nejlepších kousků z historie umění pustí samotní tvůrci, modelové, obrazy, sochy… Vyprav se na vzrušující cestu po stopách umění! Projdi se po pravěké jeskyni. Seznam se s půvabnou královnou Nefertiti. Nebo si třeba pohlaď hranostaje z obrazu Leonarda da Vinciho či oslav narozeniny s Marcem Chagallem.

From the earliest cave paintings through to the internet and street art, this inspiring book chronicles the 100 most influential ideas that have shaped the world of art. Arranged in broadly chronological order, it provides a unique and compelling take on the history of art. The book shows how developments in materials and technology have radically changed the way that art is produced. Each entry explores when an idea first evolved and how it has resurfaced in the work of different artists up to the present day. Illustrated with historical masterpieces and packed with fascinating contemporary examples, this is an inspirational and wholly original guide to understanding the forces that have shaped world art.

Spoznajte prevratné myšlienky, ktoré ovplyvnili vývoj umenia od praveku až po súčasnosť. Táto inšpiratívna kniha prináša sto najrevolučnejších myšlienok, ktoré formovali svet umenia od najstarších jaskynných malieb cez staroveký a stredoveký svet obrazov a renesanciu až po internet a streetart. Je usporiadaná chronologicky a ukazuje, ako vývoj v oblasti materiálov a techník radikálne zmenil spôsob, akým vzniká umenie. Každá kapitola skúma, kedy myšlienka prvýkrát vznikla a ako sa objavovala v práci rozličných umelcov až do dnešných čias. Inovatívne zostavený sprievodca, bohato doplnený historickými majstrovskými dielami a plný fascinujúcich príkladov zo súčasnosti, nám pomáha originálnym spôsobom pochopiť vplyvy, ktoré formovali svetové umenie, a predstavuje zdroj inšpirácie pre každého čitateľa, ktorého zaujíma umenie. Z anglického originálu preložil Juraj Žáry.

A compelling and lively history that examines the lives of British artists from the late-19th century to today. In This is Tomorrow Michael Bird takes a fresh look at the 'long twentieth century', from the closing years of Queen Victoria's reign to the turn of the millennium, through the lens of the artists who lived and worked in this ever-changing Britain. Bird examines how the rhythms of change and adaptation in art became embedded in the collective consciousness of the nation and vividly evokes the personalities who populate and drive this story, looking beyond individual careers and historical moments to weave together interconnecting currents of change that flowed through London, Glasgow, Leeds, Cornwall, the Caribbean, New York, Moscow and Berlin. From the American James McNeill Whistler's defence of his new kind of modern art against the British art establishment in the latter half of the 19th century to the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's melting icebergs in London, he traverses the lives of the artists that have recorded, questioned and defined our times. At the heart of this original book are the successive waves of displacement caused by global wars and persecution that conversely brought fresh ideas and new points of view to the British Isles; educational reforms opened new routes for young people from working-class backgrounds; movements of social change enabled the emergence of female artists and artists of colour; and the emergence of the mass media shaped modern modes of communication and culture. These are the ebbs and flows that Michael Bird teases out in this panoramic account of Britain and its artists in across the twentieth century.