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A review by maxturner
The Greek Body by Ian Jenkins, Victoria Turner
4.0
This is an enjoyable, if basic, photo-log overview of Greek sculpture through the lens of the British Museum's collection. It's a lovely light read and ideal coffee table book for those interested in Greek art.
It is in no way comprehensive, and has no intention of being so, but the information in the initial chapters is a reasonable and interesting overview of the development of Greek sculpture and the cultural context behind the portrayal of the male and female forms, as well as other sub genres (beasts, etc). It also has a great bibliography at the back with some good suggested reads for those interested in delving more deeply into the subject.
The photos are superb, with some really jumping off the page and begging to be touched. If anything it will really inspire you to go to the BM the next chance you get, and challenge you not to get too tactile with the collections!
My only criticism is that a small number of the photos are close ups, that although very beautiful in their own right, left me wanting to see a fuller shot of the object in order to really appreciate what the text was telling me.
It is in no way comprehensive, and has no intention of being so, but the information in the initial chapters is a reasonable and interesting overview of the development of Greek sculpture and the cultural context behind the portrayal of the male and female forms, as well as other sub genres (beasts, etc). It also has a great bibliography at the back with some good suggested reads for those interested in delving more deeply into the subject.
The photos are superb, with some really jumping off the page and begging to be touched. If anything it will really inspire you to go to the BM the next chance you get, and challenge you not to get too tactile with the collections!
My only criticism is that a small number of the photos are close ups, that although very beautiful in their own right, left me wanting to see a fuller shot of the object in order to really appreciate what the text was telling me.