{"title":"Frances Borzello","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection of works by the renowned author and art historian, \u003cem\u003eFrances Borzello\u003c\/em\u003e. With an impressive background in art history, Borzello has devoted her career to exploring the intricacies of art and its cultural significance. Her books are a testament to her expertise and provide a compelling narrative on various art themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eA World of Our Own\u003c\/strong\u003e, Borzello delves into the portrayal of women in art and how their depiction has evolved over time. This fascinating exploration offers readers an insightful glimpse into the intersection of gender and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeing Ourselves\u003c\/strong\u003e is another enthralling work by Borzello that examines the concept of self-portraiture, providing a detailed analysis of how artists depict themselves across different eras. Through vivid descriptions and rich illustrations, the book brings this unique form of art to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLastly, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Naked Nude\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a captivating discussion on the portrayal of the naked human form throughout art history. Borzello guides readers through the social and artistic implications of nudity, making this book a must-read for art enthusiasts and cultural scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore this thoughtfully curated collection of Frances Borzello's works and immerse yourself in the diverse world of arts and culture through her scholarly yet accessible writing style.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-world-of-our-own-by-frances-borzello-9780500297216","title":"A World of Our Own","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new edition of one of the first books to focus on the world of women artists and their practice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWomen have always practised as artists, but for centuries the art world considered them mere dilettantes. Their work was derided as second-rate and they were considered intruders in a male profession. This study examines how, against the odds, they overcame these difficulties and shifts the focus away from women artists as 'victims' to give an account of how they actually practised their art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis stirring account documents the centuries-long struggle of gifted women who confronted the exclusionary tactics of a male-dominated art establishment but pressed ahead undaunted to gain acceptance as sought-after professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrances Borzello takes readers deep into the restricted world of women artists of the past, showing how diligently they trained themselves, set up studios, and pursued sympathetic patrons. Starting with Renaissance painters Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana, the book reconstructs the changing world of women artists as social attitudes evolved. Seventeenth-century painters Artemisia Gentileschi and Judith Leyster enjoyed success by depicting subjects relevant to women, as did eighteenth-century greats Angelica Kauffmann and Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun with their themes of motherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFurther breakthroughs came in the nineteenth century as young hopefuls Mary Cassatt and Marie Bashkirtseff strove to be admitted to exhibiting societies and opened art schools. Finally, as equality for women advanced through the twentieth century, Augusta Savage, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Cindy Sherman, Mona Hatoum, and others led the way for today's talented women to secure their rightful place in the annals of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow fully revised and updated, Frances Borzello's engaging narrative in \u003cem\u003eA World of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e continues to inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46832379658476,"sku":"9780500297216","price":92.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2793023482366.jpg?v=1758385292"},{"product_id":"seeing-ourselves-by-frances-borzello-9780500294024","title":"Seeing Ourselves","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis richly diverse exploration of female artists and self-portraits is a brilliant and poignant demonstration of originality in works of haunting variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe two earliest self-portraits come from 12th-century illuminated manuscripts in which nuns gaze at us across eight centuries. In 16th-century Italy, Sofonisba Anguissola paints one of the longest series of self-portraits, spanning adolescence to old age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 17th-century Holland, Judith Leyster shows herself at the easel as a relaxed, self-assured professional. In the 18th century, artists from Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun to Angelica Kauffman express both passion for their craft and the idea of femininity; and in the 19th the salons and art schools at last open their doors to a host of talented women artists, including Berthe Morisot, ushering in a new and resonant self-confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern period demolishes taboos: Alice Neel painting herself nude at eighty, Frida Kahlo rendering physical pain, Cindy Sherman exploring identity, Marlene Dumas dispensing with all boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe full verve of Frances Borzello’s enthralling text, and the hypnotic intensity of the accompanying self-portraits, is revealed to the full in this inspiring book, \u003cem\u003eSeeing Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833463689452,"sku":"9780500294024","price":48.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2761103482366.jpg?v=1758461184"},{"product_id":"the-naked-nude-by-frances-borzello-9780500296677","title":"The Naked Nude","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of the nude in art in our times, told by a popular art historian with a rare gift for sharing her passions and ideas.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe representation of the nude in art remained for many centuries a victory of fiction over fact. Beautiful, handsome, flawless—its great success was to distance the unclothed body from any uncomfortably explicit taint of sexuality, eroticism or imperfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this newly updated study, Frances Borzello contrasts the civilised, sanitised, perfected nude of Kenneth Clark's classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Nude: A Study in Ideal Form\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), with today's depictions: raw, uncomfortable, both disturbing and intriguing. Grittier and more subtle, depicting variously gendered bodies, the new nude asks awkward questions and behaves provocatively. It is a very naked nude, created to deal with the issues and contradictions that surround the body in our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorzello explores the role of the nude in twentieth- and twenty-first-century art, looking at the work of a wide range of international artists creating contemporary nudes. Her fascinating text is complemented by a profusion of well-chosen, unusual and beautifully reproduced illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story begins with a tale of life, death and resurrection—an investigation into how and why the nude has survived and flourished in an art world that prematurely announced its demise. Subsequent chapters take a thematic approach, focusing in turn on Body art and Performance art, the new perspectives of women artists, the nude in painting, portraiture and sculpture, and in its most extreme and graphic expressions that intentionally push the boundaries of both art and our comfort zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final chapter illustrates radical developments in art and culture over the last decade, focusing in particular on artworks by women, trans artists, and artists of colour. 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