Peter Greenaway - Museums and Moving Images

Informationen zum Autor David Pascoe is Professor of Modern Literature and Culture in the Department of English Literature at the University of Glasgow. He is the author of Peter Greenaway: Museums and Moving Images (Reaktion, 1997), Airspaces (Reaktion, 2001) and Aircraft (Reaktion, 2003) Klappentext This extensively illustrated book examines Greenaway's vision from a number of perspectives and traces a shift of sensibility in his work. David Pascoe examines not only Greenaway's films, but also his paintings, exhibitions and installations. "(Pascoe) tirelessly explicates the numerology and mytho-mania that are the film-maker's organising principles"--"The Guardian" "A supremely intelligent, utterly tuned-in, definitive exploration of the ultimate British auteur's back catalogue, helpfully illustrated at every opportunity. . . illuminating"--"Empire" Zusammenfassung In all his films! Peter Greenaway shows obsessive attention to detail! exaggerating the archaic and fabricating his plots out of an artificial realm of caricature and pastiche. This book examines his vision from a number of perspectives and traces a shift of sensibility in his work.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Pascoe, Pascoe David
• Editore: Reaktion Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.1997
• EAN: 9781861890054
• ISBN: 978-1-86189-005-4
• Pagine: 244
• Serie: Essays in Art & Culture; Essays in Art and Culture (Rea; Essays in Art and Culture
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; ART / History / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Individual artists, art monographs, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism