The Vertical Man

A Study in Primitive Indian Sculpture
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-61127-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1947, The Vertical Man explores a form of Indian sculpture largely ignored in other studies, with a focus on two kinds of sculpture from the province of Bihar.

The book provides detailed analysis of the formal characteristics of the sculpture and the influences of the myth, ritual, and context in which they were commissioned and made. It explains why the sculpture is regional and "why the styles are what they are". It is an original study which throws light on important subjects such as the relations of art and religion and of art and economics.

The Vertical Man will appeal to those with an interest in art, specifically sculpture and the art of the Indian countryside.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Archer, W.G.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Innenarchitektur, Architekturdesign
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunststile Asiatische Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunsttechniken & Prinzipien
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Bildhauerei, Plastik, Denkmäler

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Two Styles of Sculpture in West Bihar; 2: The Ritual of the Cattle-God; 3: The Myth of the Bir Kuar; 4: Wood and Stone; 5: The Region and the Styles; 6: Why the Styles are what they are; Appendixes

Über Autor(innen)

W. G. Archer