New Backgrounds for a New Age (Classic Reprint)

Edwin Avery Park

ISBN 10: 0483269077 / ISBN 13: 9780483269071

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 302 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Backgrounds for a New Age (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0483269077
• ISBN 13: 9780483269071
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

How style grows from life itself—and why it matters for design today.

A clear, insightful look at how art and architecture evolve, and how education can unlock creativity in every student.

This edition surveys the forces that shape applied art, architecture, and decoration. It argues that true style comes from living, not from copying, and it traces how past and present ideas feed one another. The author challenges readers to value creative inquiry, inductive learning, and skilled handwork in a machine age.

• Why style changes gradually rather than breaking with the past
• How education can cultivate imagination and personal expression
• The role of technology and manufacturing in modern design
• What makes a work of art feel authentic and rooted in life

Ideal for readers of art history, interior design, architecture, and cultural studies seeking a practical, thoughtful perspective on how the world’s backgrounds shape new art for a new age.