Creating the Countryside
Elson, Verity / Shirley, Rosemary
The rural idyll is a powerful force in the British national imagination. This highly original and vibrant study will examine how key moments in art history have shaped the concept of the idyll and how contemporary artists continue to access and often challenge this concept. From High Art to propaganda, garden centres to air fresheners, contemporary art to computer games ¿ a constellation of powerful images and ideas contribute to our understan...