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Looking at the Overlooked: Four Essays on Still Life Painting (Essays in Art and Culture (Reaktion Books)) Paperback – August 1, 2017

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In this, the only up-to-date critical work on still life painting in any language, Norman Bryson analyzes the origins, history and logic of still life, one of the most enduring forms of Western painting. The first essay is devoted to Roman wall-painting while in the second the author surveys a major segment in the history of still life, from seventeenth-century Spanish painting to Cubism. The third essay tackles the controversial field of seventeenth-century Dutch still life. Bryson concludes in the final essay that the persisting tendency to downgrade the genre of still life is profoundly rooted in the historical oppression of women.

In Looking at the Overlooked, Norman Bryson is at his most brilliant. These superbly written essays will stimulate us to look at the entire tradition of still life with new and critical eyes.
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Norman Bryson is professor of art history and theoretical studies at the Slade School of Art, University of London.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Reaktion Books (August 1, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 094846206X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0948462061
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.07 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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katherine
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Life distilled
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2018
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I liked this book of four essays. It is very well written. The author gives thoughtful explanations on several types of still life from low to high and also provides historical context as well as a bit of literary criticism. I am a museum docent, and I refer to this book over and over especially when i am preparing to give a still life tour. Perhaps it is because I am drawn to still life paintings, but it never gets tiring, and I am given fresh eyes to appreciate this genre. Although, I will say that the book is limited to the western canon up to perhaps the 20th century.
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Pioneer
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2018
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I used this as the basis for an hour tour at a major encyclopedic museum. Great read.
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found you there
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2007
If you're wavering on your decision to purchase this work, just go for it. I took a seminar from Professor Bryson one semester, and let me tell you, this man simply exists on a whole different intellectual level. He constantly confronts and re-perceives art and artistic theory, pushing your mind to process visual information in radically different ways.
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Tai Lipan
5.0 out of 5 stars Looking at the Overlooked, The first critical book I have read on Still Life painting
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2005
There is not much literature available on the subject of still life painting that goes beyond the obvious surface information. This is the first review of the history of still life painting which reexamines the human implications of different still life ideas throughout history. The four essays are in depth explorations of the challenging questions asked by seemingly ordinary subject matter and the formal ways in which artists engage these concepts. I wish I would have known about this book years ago.
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Fabian Cereijido
5.0 out of 5 stars range and richness
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2005
In many american universities there is a sharp division between the classic art historians and the linguistics-inclined post modernists. Bryson's range encompasses both.
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James L Gola
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as informative as I thought the book would be.
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2021
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Disliked the nerd approach to art. That is the sum total of my rating on this book.
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LPricevuti
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2014
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I was looking for something that would take me on a musing tour through various paintings. Too technical and analytical for my reading needs. Maybe more insight into the writers intention needs to be part of the adverts.
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charly
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 25, 2019
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This is a very good book about still life painting. It's an academic text analysing an genre of painting that weirdly gets far less attention than it should.
I'm an artist and found it excellent with lots of salient insights. It's not lightweight but definitely worth it 👍
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Jan Fretz
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2016
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Sole
5.0 out of 5 stars ECCELLENTE!
Reviewed in Italy on September 27, 2015
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è un libro raro, l'ho cercato in ogni dove senza molto successo. Nella maggior parte delle biblioteche quando è presente a catalogo poi è comunque in consultazione interna. Il fatto che fosse disponibile in ebook mi ha salvato la vita! Grazie mille
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amateur
5.0 out of 5 stars As good as I’d hoped
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2020
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Still life inspiration
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Crocker
5.0 out of 5 stars seminal body of work
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2010
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If you have any interest in still life I would suggest that this book is an absolute must , it covers the subject with such depth and insight that it must be considered a seminal work in the study of genre .
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