Flight in the Three-Dimensional World - A Tour of Chinese and Foreign Sculptures

Author: Wei Shaojie
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The book is divided into two parts. Part 1, Chinese Sculpture, consists of 7 chapters, covering pre-Qin sculpture, Qin and Han sculpture, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties sculpture, Sui and Tang sculpture, Song, Liao, and Jin sculpture, Yuan, Ming, and Qing sculpture, and modern and contemporary sculpture. Part 2, Foreign Sculpture, consists of 9 chapters, discussing prehistoric and ancient sculpture, Greek and Roman sculpture, medieval sculpture, Renaissance sculpture, Baroque and Rococo sculpture, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Modernism. It provides in-depth and accessible interpretations, evaluations, and appreciations of the most representative and typical artistic schools of each period, including their origins, development, characteristics, artists, and works. The book features concise text, a suitable structure, and is accompanied by over 100 illustrations. It can be used as a teaching material for non-art majors in quality education, as a textbook for sculpture majors, or as a popular reading for sculpture enthusiasts.