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Anatomy for the Artist Sarah Simblet

Anatomy for the Artist By Sarah Simblet

Anatomy for the Artist by Sarah Simblet


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Summary

Sarah Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body and celebrates its continuing prominence in Western Art today.

Anatomy for the Artist Summary

Anatomy for the Artist by Sarah Simblet

Using superb specially commissioned photographs of male and female models together with historical and contempory works of art and her own illustrations Sarah shows us how to look inside the human frame to map its muscle groups skeletal strength balance poise and grace. Selected drawings superimposed over photographs reveal fascinating relationships between external appearance and internal structure. Six drawing classes guide the reader to see the human body afresh offering techniques and attitudes that imagiatively show how to observe and draw the skeleton. head ribcage pelvis hands and feet. By investigating ten Masterworks the author shows the knowledge and ideas of different artists across tie ranging from Holbein's Christ Entombed to Edward Hopper's Hotel Room. Each masterclass presents a photographed model set in the same pose so that anatomical comparisons can be made. Understanding anatomy is often the key to an artist's understanding and interpretation of the body. This imaginative modern reference book will enhance the drawing and painting techniques of artists and every level.

About Sarah Simblet

Sarah Simblet is an artist and academic specialising in anatomy. She has a studio in Oxford and holds the positions of Tutor in Drawing in the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford, and Visiting Lecturer in the Royal College of Art, London.

Additional information

GOR002684178
9780751334418
0751334413
Anatomy for the Artist by Sarah Simblet
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
20010928
256
N/A
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