La escultura; durante el convulso y apresurado siglo XX; ha experimentado enormes transformaciones; tanto formales como conceptuales que fueron esenciales en la construccioacute;n del pensamiento contemporaacute;neo. Este libro pretende recorrer algunos de los caminos transitados por la escultura por medio del anaacute;lisis de las ideas y las obras de algunos artistas que pueden ser considerados como hitos en esos recorridos. El libro no es; ni pretende ser; una laquo;historia de la esculturaraquo;; es decir; un mapa completo de esos caminos; sino que se articula como un conjunto de ensayos independientes que; sin embargo; han sido trabados para ofrecer una visioacute;n de conjunto de un periodo del arte contemporaacute;neo particularmente agitado y contradictorio. La trabazoacute;n que ensarta a los diferentes escultores que aquiacute; se presentan se hace expliacute;cita en una serie de temas que han ido interesando a los artistas; ofreciendo cada uno de ellos respuestas diferentes y; en la mayoriacute;a de los casos; complementarias a los problemas con que se enfrentaron.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Resource for DesignersBy OriannaThis book is fascinating! Its pages were taken directly from the 1940s Sears catalogs; so it gives a peek at genuine fashions of the period. It shows everything from prom dresses to day dresses; shoes and accessories; etc. As I recall; theres even boys and mens clothes; too. Its great to watch the styles evolve through the years.What I found especially interesting was the prices. Apparently; there was a jump in clothing prices following the end of WWII. Also; its amazing to see what sorts of things our grandmothers bought. For instance; rub-on "stocking" lotion. Silk was severely rationed; so women had to darken their legs with makeup to look like they were wearing stockings. They would even draw lines down the back of their legs to simulate the seam. This lotion was advertised in the catalog; so you can see for yourself that it was not an urban legend.This book is a joy to look through. Highly recommended for anyone whos interested in fashion design (you can draw inspiration from the past); or vintage and historical costuming; or anyone whos interested in seeing the sort of clothes their grandmother wore.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ... our paper doll clothes designs- This book is a great reminder of those special daysBy Gerald T. ClonigerMy sister and I used the Sears and Roebuck Catalog to get ideas for our paper doll clothes designs- This book is a great reminder of those special days! Kaye Cloniger0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent reference bookBy Debra A. McReynoldsI make retro doll clothes and I need reference for the clothes of a certain era. This book offers a wealth of clothes and accessories for the 1940s as pictured in an old Sears catalog. It would have been nice to have the pictures in color; but the details on the drawings are great. Also the price was right for a reference book.