The Language of Art: Studies in Interpretation

by Moshe Barasch

Book Overview

Moshe Barasch, an authority on art theory, tackles the complex question of how art works as language. Barasch shows how, once an art work is seen and understood, a new, communicative function is effectively added to the work. In an engaging style Barasch moves from the art and civilization of Ancient Egypt to that of modern Europe, and effortlessly shows a full and surprising range of language in art--from the magical to the impious, from the ambiguous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081471255X
• ISBN13: 9780814712559
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"