{"product_id":"the-life-of-forms-in-art-9780942299571","title":"The Life of Forms in Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this beautiful meditation on the art-historical problem of style, Henri Focillon (1881-1943) describes how art forms change over time. Although he argues that the development of art is irreducible to external political, social, or economic determinants, one of his great achievements was to lodge a concept of autonomous formal mutation within the shifting domain of materials and techniques. Focillon emphasizes the presence of nonsynchronous tendencies within styles that give artworks a manifold and stratified character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life of Forms in Art\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the most brilliant and important reflections on the morphology of art. It has been superbly translated by Yale art historian George Kubler, whose book \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Time\u003c\/i\u003e was influenced by Focillon. The book also contains a critical introduction by Jean Molino.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFocillon, Henri:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Henri Focillon taught at the Collége de France and at Yale University. His books include \u003ci\u003eArt of the West: Romanesque and Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (2 vols.), T\u003ci\u003ehe Year 1000\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL'art des sculpteurs romans, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePiero della Francesca\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Zone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50623123915026,"sku":"9780942299571","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_81a14301-c70a-41f6-b998-25ef7d5f780a.jpg?v=1732592480","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-of-forms-in-art-9780942299571","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}