EAN: 9780500022610

POSTURES - DESMOND MORRIS GEBUNDEN

Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The
gestures portrayed can reflect the mores of a particular period in history  the customs of a
certain culture or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these with masterful subtlety 
celebrated artist and anthropologist Desmond Morris uncovers fascinating insights about
changing social attitudes and conventions through history and around the world  finding
surprising similarities as well as now rarely used gestures. Morris selects a number of key
gestures  such as the handshake  the pointed foot  or the glove-slap  and groups them by the
message they are intended to convey  such as Greetings  Status and Threats. He discusses the
previously unconsidered symbolism behind these. What is understood as a gang sign today may
have borne a more enigmatic meaning for Botticelli. And what did Napoleon's hidden hand really
mean? Postures: Body Language in Art uniquely combines the author's expertise in both art and
social science  so that even the most familiar paintings are suddenly seen in a new light.

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