{"product_id":"a-history-of-pictures-from-the-cave-to-the-computer-screen-hardcover","title":"A History of Pictures: From the Cave to the Computer Screen - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hockney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin Gayford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA picture, says David Hockney, is the only way that we can communicate what we see. Here, in a collaboration with art critic Martin Gayford, he explores the many ways that artists have pictured the world, sharing sparkling insights and ideas that will delight every art lover and art maker. Readers who thrilled to Hockney's \u003ci\u003eSecret Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e know that he has an uncanny ability to get into the minds of artists. In \u003ci\u003eA History of Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e he covers far more ground, getting at the roots of visual expression and technique through hundreds of images--from cave paintings to frames from movies--that are reproduced. It's a joyful celebration of one of humanity's oldest impulses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hockney\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's most popular painters and the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eSecret Knowledge: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). He lives in Los Angeles. \u003cb\u003eMartin Gayford's\u003c\/b\u003e many books include \u003ci\u003eMan with a Blue Scarf: On Sitting for a Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucian Freud \u003c\/i\u003e(2013) and \u003ci\u003eRendez-vous with Art\u003c\/i\u003e, with Philippe de Montebello (2014). He lives in Cambridge, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 11.1 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470683291826,"sku":"9781419722752","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5148f27b71e2333a4072e801cd848b35.webp?v=1779098569","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-history-of-pictures-from-the-cave-to-the-computer-screen-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}