Looking Into the Rain

Looking Into the Rain
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 235
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ISBN-10 : 9783110760620
ISBN-13 : 3110760622
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Book Synopsis Looking Into the Rain by : Barbara Baert

Download or read book Looking Into the Rain written by Barbara Baert and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humankind has a special relationship with rain. The sensory experience of water falling from the heavens evokes feelings ranging from fear to gratitude and has inspired many works of art. Using unique and expertly developed art-historical case studies – from prehistoric cave paintings up to photography and cinema – this book casts new light on a theme that is both ecological and iconological, both natural and cultural-historical. Barbara Baert’s distinctive prose makes Looking Into the Rain. Magic, Moisture, Medium a profound reading experience, particularly at a moment when disruptions of the harmony among humans, animals, and nature affect all of us and the entire planet. Barbara Baert is Professor of Art History at KU Leuven. She teaches in the field of Iconology, Art Theory & Analysis, and Medieval Art. Her work links knowledge and questions from the history of ideas, cultural anthropology and philosophy, and shows great sensitivity to cultural archetypes and their symptoms in the visual arts.


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