Free Downloads

Silent Partners: Artist And Mannequin From Function To Fetish

The articulated human figure made of wax or wood has been a common tool in artistic practice since the 16th century. Its mobile limbs enable the artist to study anatomical proportion, fix a pose at will, and perfect the depiction of drapery and clothing. Over the course of the 19th century, the mannequin gradually emerged from the studio to become the artist’s subject, at first humorously, then in more complicated ways, playing on the unnerving psychological presence of a figure that was realistic, yet unreal—lifelike, yet lifeless.  Silent Partners locates the artist’s mannequin within the context of an expanding universe of effigies, avatars, dolls, and shop window dummies. Generously illustrated, this book features works by such artists as Poussin, Gainsborough, Degas, Courbet, Cézanne, Kokoschka, Dalí, Man Ray, and others; the astute, perceptive text examines their range of responses to the uncanny and highly suggestive potential of the mannequin.

Hardcover: 280 pages

Publisher: Yale University Press; 1St Edition edition (November 25, 2014)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0300208227

ISBN-13: 978-0300208221

Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 1.2 x 11.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Best Sellers Rank: #1,228,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #39 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Dolls, Toys & Figurines > Figurines #3128 in Books > Arts & Photography > Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions #11699 in Books > Arts & Photography > History & Criticism > History

Informative and delightful book.

Silent Partners: Artist and Mannequin from Function to Fetish Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function: Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function Three Mazurkas: The Keyboard Artist (The Keyboard Artist Library) Piano Sonatinas - Book Three: Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics (The Developing Artist) Learn VBA Fast, Vol. III: Excel function design course, with practice exercises (The VBA Function Design Course Book 3) Shakespeare in the Movies: From the Silent Era to Shakespeare in Love (Literary Artist's Representatives) Silent Sea (The Silent War Book 2) Life, Leather and the Pursuit of Happiness: Life, history and culture in the leather/BDSM/fetish community Erotica: Mommy's Friends (New Adult Romance Multi Book Mega Bundle Erotic Sex Tales Taboo Bundle)(New Adult Erotica, Contemporary Coming Of Age Fantasy, Fetish) Lewd: 69 Fetish Stories Salesforce Leads, Contacts & Accounts for Beginners: The quick and simple way to track your leads, contacts, vendors, customers and partners in Salesforce (Getting Started with Salesforce Book 1) Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia: A Memorial History of MACVSOG's Command and Control Detachment South (CCS) And Its Air Partners, Republic of Vietnam, 19671972 Mind Games: Emotionally Manipulative Tactics Partners Use to Control Relationships and Force the Upper Hand - Recognize and Beat Them Parents as Partners in Education: Families and Schools Working Together (9th Edition) Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal EROTICA: USED ROUGH AND HARD BUNDLE (Big Huge Massive men) Stretched, filled short sex taboo stories: swingers multiple partners cuckold bdsm dom. (MMF Threesome menage naughty hotwives Book 1) Anger Management for Partners: Get back love and respect in your relationship Grasses: Versatile Partners for Uncommon Garden Design When Love Is a Lie: Narcissistic Partners & the Pathological Relationship Agenda Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners