Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles

Author : James Elkins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135963568
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles? written by James Elkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With bracing clarity, James Elkins explores why images are taken to be more intricate and hard to describe in the twentieth century than they had been in any previous century. Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles? uses three models to understand the kinds of complex meaning that pictures are thought to possess: the affinity between the meanings of paintings and jigsaw-puzzles; the contemporary interest in ambiguity and 'levels of meaning'; and the penchant many have to interpret pictures by finding images hidden within them. Elkins explores a wide variety of examples, from the figures hidden in Renaissance paintings to Salvador Dali's paranoiac meditations on Millet's Angelus, from Persian miniature paintings to jigsaw-puzzles. He also examines some of the most vexed works in history, including Watteau's "meaningless" paintings, Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling, and Leonardo's Last Supper.

Author : James Elkins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135963576
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles? written by James Elkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With bracing clarity, James Elkins explores why images are taken to be more intricate and hard to describe in the twentieth century than they had been in any previous century. Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles? uses three models to understand the kinds of complex meaning that pictures are thought to possess: the affinity between the meanings of paintings and jigsaw-puzzles; the contemporary interest in ambiguity and 'levels of meaning'; and the penchant many have to interpret pictures by finding images hidden within them. Elkins explores a wide variety of examples, from the figures hidden in Renaissance paintings to Salvador Dali's paranoiac meditations on Millet's Angelus, from Persian miniature paintings to jigsaw-puzzles. He also examines some of the most vexed works in history, including Watteau's "meaningless" paintings, Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling, and Leonardo's Last Supper.

Author : Highlights
Publisher : Highlights Press
ISBN 13 : 1644723344
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hardest Hidden Pictures Book Ever written by Highlights and published by Highlights Press. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with dozens of the most difficult Hidden Pictures puzzles Highlights has ever created, this book is perfect for advanced puzzlers ages 8-12 looking for a next-level challenge! This jam-packed collection includes over 80 advanced Hidden Pictures puzzles, including photo puzzles, puzzles without clues, puzzles with scrambled clues and more. A great gift for anyone who loves a puzzle challenge, this engaging activity book is filled with more than 1,500 total objects to find. Kids (and grown-ups, too) will need to keep their eyes peeled searching through hilarious scenes like sloths playing ping pong, dogs enjoying a fiesta, and a fishy carnival. There are both full-color and classic black-and-white scenes to solve. Over 125 pages of puzzles adds up to hours of screen-free fun, great for keeping kids engaged during road trips or rainy afternoons at home. Plus, this book is crafted by puzzle experts to include learning benefits parents can count on. Searching for hidden objects is a great way for kids to develop important school skills like vocabulary, concentration and visual perception. Every puzzle solved will boost kids’ confidence and encourage them to take on new challenges.

Author : George Eastman House
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402755015
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spot the Differences written by George Eastman House and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pairs of photographs in this book, dating back to the 1800s, depict an array of subjects. The images appear to be the same but they're not.

Author : Editors of Life
Publisher : Life
ISBN 13 : 9781603208178
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life Picture Puzzle Across America written by Editors of Life and published by Life. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "4 levels: novice, master, expert, genius."

Author : James Elkins
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271050640
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What is an Image? written by James Elkins and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brings together historians, philosophers, critics, postcolonial theorists, and curators to ask how images, pictures, and paintings are conceptualized. Issues discussed include concepts such as "image" and "picture" in and outside the West; semiotics; whether images are products of discourse; religious meanings; and the ethics of viewing"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Highlights
Publisher : Highlights Press
ISBN 13 : 1644725088
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Hidden Pictures Puzzles EVER written by Highlights and published by Highlights Press. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calling all junior detectives and super seekers! This engaging 144-page puzzle collection celebrates the very best of Highlights Hidden Pictures puzzles. Kids will love searching for 1,500+ hidden objects in a variety of innovative seek-and-find puzzles, including full-color, photo and classic black-and-white scenes. With more than 20 different types of Hidden Pictures puzzles, as well as fun and silly facts about these unique creations, there's something for everyone in this "best of" collection. Created for puzzle-loving kids ages 6 to 106, this book is bursting with classic puzzles, photo puzzles, inverted puzzles, two-player puzzles, and more, all woven together with Highlights’ signature wholesome humor. It provides hours of puzzling fun for seek-and-find fans. While kids have a blast finding hidden objects, they’re also improving their visual perception, concentration and attention to detail. This collection is perfect entertainment for rainy days, after school, car trips and a great addition to family game night, too! Like all Highlights products, The Best Hidden Pictures Puzzles EVER is well thought out, well constructed and visually appealing in order to bring kids meaningful benefits and maximum fun.

Author : Highlights
Publisher : Highlights Press
ISBN 13 : 1629796085
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Highlights® Hidden Pictures®: A Coloring Book for Grown-Up Children written by Highlights and published by Highlights Press. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a nostalgic collection of intricate, challenging black-and-white Hidden Pictures puzzles for a grown-up audience! This adult coloring book from Highlights, the iconic children's brand, is an enjoyable, stress-free activity that provides hours of simple relaxation, as well as the fun of re-discovering a beloved childhood pastime. This is a coloring book that adults will love!

Author : The Editors of TIME for Kids
Publisher : Time For Kids
ISBN 13 : 9781603207768
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time for Kids Picture Puzzles written by The Editors of TIME for Kids and published by Time For Kids. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's wrong with this picture? In addition to more than 70 puzzles, this book is loaded with fun facts, statistics, trivia, and news flashes about the people, places, and items featured in the pictures.

Author : James Elkins
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252069505
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Art Cannot Be Taught written by James Elkins and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001-05-17 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He also addresses the phenomenon of art critiques as a microcosm for teaching art as a whole and dissects real-life critiques, highlighting presuppositions and dynamics that make them confusing and suggesting ways to make them more helpful. Elkins's no-nonsense approach clears away the assumptions about art instruction that are not borne out by classroom practice. For example, he notes that despite much talk about instilling visual acuity and teaching technique, in practice neither teachers nor students behave as if those were their principal goals. He addresses the absurdity of pretending that sexual issues are absent from life-drawing classes and questions the practice of holding up great masters and masterpieces as models for students capable of producing only mediocre art. He also discusses types of art--including art that takes time to complete and art that isn't serious--that cannot be learned in studio art classes.