Art, word and image : two thousand years of visual/textual interaction

Hunt, John Dixon. (Author). Lomas, David. (Added Author). Corris, Michael. (Added Author). Adler, Jeremy D. (Added Author).

Summary: A ground-breaking, highly illustrated survey of the use of words and language in art, from ancient times to today's digital media. The authors examine what happens when a painting is 'invaded' by language: how do the two forms interact and combine, and what messages are intended for the viewer.

Record details

ISBN: 9781861897459
ISBN: 1861897456
ISBN: 9781861895202
ISBN: 1861895208
ISBN: 9781861895202
Physical Description: print
410 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Publisher: London : Reaktion, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-401) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The fabric and the dance : word and image to 1900 / John Dixon Hunt. Blake's illuminated word / Joseph Viscomi -- 'New in art, they are already soaked in humanity' : word and image 1900-1945 / David Lomas. Paul Klee as 'poet-painter' / Jeremy Adler ; Sense and nonsense in Kurt Schwitters / Michael White -- Word and image in art since 1945 / Michael Corris. August Walla : devil/god, image/text / Stephen Barber ; 'The sound of painting' : Colin McCahon / Rex Butler and Laurence Simmons ; Revelation in image and word : the apocalypse according to Horst Haack / Barbara Weyandt ; Raymond Pettibon : words and images / Hamza Walker.