{"product_id":"the-eternal-present-volume-i-the-beginnings-of-art-paperback","title":"The Eternal Present, Volume I: The Beginnings of Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSigfried Giedion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking reevaluation of paleolithic art through the lens of modernism, from the acclaimed historian of art and architecture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Beginnings of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, Sigfried Giedion, best known as a historian of architecture, shifts his attention to art and its very origins. Breaking with an earlier, materialistic approach, he explores paleolithic art by bringing abstraction, transparency, and simultaneity into play as modern art has revealed them anew. Focusing on the dual concepts of constancy and change, he examines paleolithic paintings, engravings, and sculpture, as well as modern art and recent examples of \"primitive art.\" He argues that the two keys to the meaning of prehistoric art are the \u003ci\u003esymbol\u003c\/i\u003e, portraying reality before reality exists, and the \u003ci\u003eanimal\u003c\/i\u003e as humankind's superior in the unified primordial world in which both human and animal were embedded. The result is a highly original and important study of prehistoric art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigfried Giedion\u003c\/b\u003e (1888-1968) was an eminent critic and historian of architecture and art who had a major influence on architectural modernism. His books include \u003ci\u003eSpace, Time, and Architecture \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMechanization Takes Command. \u003c\/i\u003eHe taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and ETH Zurich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 616\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.9 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52607979880755,"sku":"9780691251905","price":100.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/8ZW6nDnIzi9780691251905.webp?v=1761810838","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-eternal-present-volume-i-the-beginnings-of-art-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}