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02272aam a2200325Ii 4500 001 7B48D8045C7F11EBAF1B708A47ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210122010015 008 190715t20192019enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0711242178 020 $a 9780711242173 035 $a (OCoLC)1112384706 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d NZLEP $d BDX $d OCLCF $d SINLB $d ERASA $d UAB $d VP@ $d ZQP $d TOH $d U@M $d CNCGM $d IOU $d SILO 050 4 $a ND2550 $b .M388 2019 082 04 $a 751.7/3 $2 23 100 1 $a McCormack, Catherine, $e author. 245 14 $a The art of looking up / $c Catherine McCormack. 264 1 $a London : $b White Lion Publishing, a imprint of The Quarto Group, $c 2019. 300 $a 239 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 30 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 233) and index. 520 $a The Art of Looking Up surveys 40 spectacular ceilings around the globe that have been graced by the brushes of artists including Michelangelo, Marc Chagall and Cy Twombly. From the floating women and lotus flowers of the Senso-ji Temple in Japan, first painted in the year 645, through to the religious iconography that adorns places of worship from Vienna to Istanbul, all the way to bold displays like that in the lobby of Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, this book takes you on a tour of the extraordinary artworks that demand an alternative viewpoint. History of art expert Catherine McCormack guides readers through the stories behind the artworks - their conception, execution, and the artists that visualised them. In many cases, these artworks also make bold but controlled political, religious or cultural statements, revealing much about the society and times in which they were created. First and foremost, this is a visual feast, but also a desirable art book that challenges readers to seek out fine art in more unusual places and question the statements they may be making. 505 0 $a Religion -- Culture -- Power -- Politics. 650 0 $a Mural painting and decoration. 650 0 $a Ceilings. 655 7 $a Photobooks. $2 lcgft 941 $a 2 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20210203010725.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210122010127.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7B48D8045C7F11EBAF1B708A47ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search