{"product_id":"landscape-and-western-art-9780192842336","title":"Landscape and Western Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Malcolm Andrews\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is landscape? How does it differ from \"land?\" Does landscape always imply something to be pictured, a scene? When and why did we begin to cherish images of nature? What is \"nature?\" Is it everything that isn't art, or artifact? By addressing these and many other questions, \u003cem\u003eLandscape and Western Art\u003c\/em\u003e explores the myriad ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Implying that land is the raw material, and that art is created by turning land into landscape, which then becomes art, author Malcolm Andrews takes the reader on a thematic tour of the fascinating and challenging issues of landscape as art. The books broad sweep covers the full, rich spectrum of landscape art, including painting, gardening, panorama, poetry, photography, and art. Artistic issues are investigated in connection with Western cultural movements, and within a full international and historical context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clear explanations and beautiful illustrations convey to the reader the idea of landscape as an experience in which everyone is creatively involved. \u003cem\u003eLandscape and Western Art\u003c\/em\u003e provides an enlightening and comprehensive critical overview of landscape art.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45298407866519,"sku":"9780192842336","price":2001.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780192842336.webp?v=1769284200","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/landscape-and-western-art-9780192842336","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}