9789627956396 - Show Me the Mini : Guide B Gook by Jason Steuber Curator ; Harn Museum of Art (2 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Oversized softcover in very good condition. Covers are clean with minor edge wear. Binding is tight and strong. Pages are crisp and glossy. Images are printed in full color. A very nice copy. This is an oversized book, so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. We ship every day from a real neighborhood bookstore. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida [Published Date: 2017]. Soft cover, 82 pp. Catalog for an exhibition held at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, David A. Cofrin Asian Art Wing, North Gallery, March 21, 2017 - November 25, 2018. In very good condition. Black illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Full color illustrations [From publisher] The art of miniatures takes many forms and exists across time and cultures. Issues of size, scale, modeling, ownership, production, and historical and contemporary functions of miniatures will be examined. Questions that will be addressed include: How do views and inquiries of the artist, scientist, and designer benefit from comparisons and contrasts of a miniaturization of a work? What are perspective and scale in the arts? How do we define how we see things? This exhibition, which is drawn from the Harn's permanent collection of Asian art, highlights an overlooked theme in Asian art and presents a unique opportunity to remind viewers that art comes in all shapes and sizes. It also illuminates the investigation by our collective via constant inquiries into size, scale, modeling, technique, means/opportunities, and intellectual and theoretic growth. Why Mini? Why Now? Miniature artworks on display in museums often are overshadowed by monumental works. Show Me the Mini is organized to remind us that we are surrounded by that which is small and tiny, and that our languages reflect this reality. We encounter "mini" automobiles, microwave "mini" snacks, and endure micro-derm abrasion therapies to alter the way we look. Cutting edge research and technologies, such as those being developed by our University of Florida exhibition partner, Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technology (NIMET), allow tiny technological devices to improve healthcare and better our understanding of the seen and unseen worlds around us. Show Me the Mini therefore demonstrates that creating and investigating miniatures have always been the case for artists and scientists no matter where or when they lived.