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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Laura PescePublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2024 ISBN: 9783031547287ISBN 10: 3031547284 Pages: 123 Publication Date: 16 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1. A Brief Introduction to the Sun.- Chapter 2. Prehistory and the Beginning of History.- Chapter 3. Across the Ocean.- Chapter 4. The Old World.- Chapter 5. Asia.- Chapter 6. The Middle Ages.- Chapter 7. Rebirth.- Chapter 8. The Age of Enlightenment.- Chapter 9. Space, the Last Frontier.- Chapter 10. Contemporary Myths and Art Inspired by the Sun.- Chapter 11. Solar Energy.- Chapter 12. This Is the End.ReviewsAuthor Information"Laura Pesce is a visual artist specializing in glass sculpture. She graduated from the University of Arizona in art history and art studies. After graduation, she chose studio work over an academic carrier, and specializing mostly in contemporary glass sculptures and mixed media installations. Currently her work is shown in a number of museums and galleries throughout Europe and the Americas. Museums: Palazzo blù, museum of contemporary art, Pisa, Italy Complesso museale di Badia a Isola, Siena, Italy, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze, Italy Fortezza da Basso, Firenze, Italy University museum of Utrecht, Holland (The beauty of Mathematics) Tohono Chul, Folk Art Museum, Arizona, USA Museum of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Art and Science) Centro Cultural Laurinda Santos Lobos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Biennale di Firenze, Fortezza da Basso, Firenze, Italy Galleries: Glass Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland, USA Vespermann gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Philabaum glass gallery, Tucson, Arizona Pismo contemporary glass, Denver, Colorado, USA Faru folk art gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri Gallery Borgward, Bremen, Germany Travelling exhibitions for Art and Science: Arezzo, Siena, Firenze. Others: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, For the UNICEF USA For Art Glass International in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich, Germany For Art Glass International, Tucson, Phoenix, Arizona, USA Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Her fascination for physics and mathematics was influenced by her husband Thomas Elze, a theoretical physicist, who inspired her to express concepts from physics and astrophysics in visual Art, as also through writing. ""Close encounter of Art and Physics, an artist view"", is her previous book on this subject, published by Springer in 2019. Laura Pesce lives and works in Tuscany, Italy. " Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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