This book discusses text and image relationships in the history of art from ancient times to the contemporary period across a diversity of cultures and geograph
This revised, second edition develops the creative principles established in the first edition, building particularly on three-dimensional forms, featuring a la
Within every picture is a hidden language that conveys a message, whether it is intended or not. This language is based on the ways people perceive and process
Drawing on his background as a linguist, O'Toole analyses in detail a number of major works of art to show how the semiotic approach relates a work's immediate