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Fromtheearliestcavepaintingsthroughtotheinternetandstreetart,thisinspiringbookchroniclesthe100mostinfluentialideasthathaveshapedtheworldofart.Arrangedinbroadlychronologicalorder,itprovidesauniqueandbrilliantlyoriginaltakeonthehistoryofart.Thebookshowshowdevelopmentsinmaterialsoilpaint,plastics,paintintubesandtechnologypaper,photography,weldinghaveradicallychangedthewaythatartisproduced.Butthesechangesrunparallelwithinfluencesfromwiderculturesuchasthestudyofopticsandanatomyandmoreconceptualconcernssuchaschanceandephemerality.Eachentryexploreswhenanideafirstevolvedandhowithasresurfacedintheworkofdifferentartistsuptothepresentday.Lavishlyillustratedwithhistoricalmasterpiecesandpackedwithfascinatingcontemporaryexamples,thisisaninspirationalandwhollyoriginalguidetounderstandingtheforcesthathaveshapedworldart.
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MichaelBirdisawriter,arthistorian,andbroadcaster.HisrecentbooksincludeSandraBlow2005,TheStIvesArtists:ABiographyofPlaceandTime2008,andBryanWynter2010.Hehaspublishedmanyessaysandarticlesonmodernandcontemporaryartandlectureswidely.HeiscurrentlyVisitingLectureratUniversityCollegeFalmouth.
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