Download or read book The Art of Laughter written by Neil Schaeffer and published by . This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter written by Walter S. Gibson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightfully engaging book, Walter S. Gibson takes a new look at Bruegel, arguing that the artist was no erudite philosopher, but a man very much in the world, and that a significant part of his art is best appreciated in the context of humour.
Download or read book The Art of Laughter written by Noel Grace Schiller and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artists, poets and their publics during the early modern period took seriously the Horatian dictum that, like poetry, art should both instruct and delight its viewer. This study examines the capacity of images to entertain their audiences by investigating how artists employed depicted laughter to engage their viewers. By the turn of the seventeenth century, a laughing face had long been recognized to have a persuasive power to produce a like response in the beholder. Laughing figures were employed to an unprecedented degree by artists in the circles of Karel van Mander, Frans Hals, and Gerard van Honthorst---painters who created innovative new pictorial subjects and experimented with depicting facial expressions and strong emotions during the years 1600-1640. The laughing painting or print is treated here as a social agent, and the act of viewing understood as a particular kind of ludic exchange. Whatever their moral implications, images, it is argued, preserve traces of the ways in which the viewing of art resembled other cultural interactions, such as jesting practices, and thereby can help us understand the comic function of art in the Golden Age.
Download or read book Studies in the Art of Laughter written by Wyndham Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Art and Laughter written by Sheri Klein and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to take seriously (though not too seriously) the surprisingly neglected role of humour in art. "Art and Laughter" looks back to comic masters such as Hogarth and Daumier and to Dada, Surrealism and Pop Art, asking what makes us laugh and why. It explores the use of comedy in art from satire and irony to pun, parody and black and bawdy humour. Encouraging laughter in the hallowed space of the gallery, Sheri Klein praises the contemporary artist as 'clown' - often overlooked in favour of the role of artist as 'serious' commentator - and takes us on a tour of the comic work of Red Grooms, Cary Leibowitz, 'The Hairy Who', Richard Prince, Bruce Nauman, Jeff Koons, William Wegman, Vik Muniz and many more. She seeks out those rare smiles in art - from the Mona Lisa onwards - and highlights too the pleasures of the cute, the camp and the downright kitsch.
Download or read book Art and Laughter written by Sheri Klein and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2006-11-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to take seriously (though not too seriously) the surprisingly neglected role of humour in art. "Art and Laughter" looks back to comic masters such as Hogarth and Daumier and to Dada, Surrealism and Pop Art, asking what makes us laugh and why. It explores the use of comedy in art from satire and irony to pun, parody and black and bawdy humour. Encouraging laughter in the hallowed space of the gallery, Sheri Klein praises the contemporary artist as 'clown' - often overlooked in favour of the role of artist as 'serious' commentator - and takes us on a tour of the comic work of Red Grooms, Cary Leibowitz, 'The Hairy Who', Richard Prince, Bruce Nauman, Jeff Koons, William Wegman, Vik Muniz and many more. She seeks out those rare smiles in art - from the Mona Lisa onwards - and highlights too the pleasures of the cute, the camp and the downright kitsch.
Download or read book The Art of Laughter written by Anna Tummers and published by Uitgeverij Waanders & de Kunst. This book was released on 2018 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - The Art of Laughter: Humour in Dutch Paintings of the Golden Age presents the first ever overview of humor in seventeenth-century painting - Contains 60 masterpieces from painters such as Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Gerrit van Honthorst and Judith Leyster Frans Hals is often called 'the master of the laugh.' More than any other painter in the Golden Age, he was able to bring a vitality to his portraits that made it appear as if his models could just step out of the past into the present. Hals was one of the few painters in the seventeenth century who dared portray his figures - often common folk - with a hearty laugh and bared teeth. Merriment and jokes are prominent features in his genre paintings; artists in the Golden Age frequently used it in their work. Now - centuries later - the visual jokes are harder to fathom. A great deal of new research into the field has been carried out, particularly in the last twenty years, and we are beginning to get an idea of the full extent of seventeenth-century humor. Contents: Foreword - The Art of Laughter. Contemporaries on Comic Paintings in the Golden Age - LOL from Bruegel to Brakenburgh - Catalogue - Notes essays - Notes catalogue - Bibliography. Published to accompany an exhibition at Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, which runs until 18 March 2018.
Download or read book The Art of Laughter written by Noël G. Schiller and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Laughing Guide to a Better Life written by Isaac Prilleltensky and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-01-21 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The motto of this book is smarter through laughter. If you can laugh about it, you can probably change it. The authors use a heavy dose of humor (the laughing side), and a healthy measure of science (the learning side) to help you improve yourself, your relationships, and your surroundings. The book introduces the “I CAN model,” which stands for Interactions, Context, Awareness, and Next steps. Interactions are powerful determinants of health and happiness. There are two skills that can make our interactions healthier: the ability to connect and the capacity to communicate. Context is also a powerful but often neglected driver of change. The contexts of our lives consist of people, places, and things. To leverage context to our advantage we need to master the art of reading cues and changing cues in the environment. Awareness is the next driver of change. Regardless of where you are in the process of change, there is always a next step to strengthen your change, maintain your gains, and keep thriving. To do that, you need to make a plan, and you need to make it stick. The book will teach you how to use these drivers of change to flourish and thrive.
Download or read book Laugh Your Way to Enlightenment written by Jessica A. Lloyd, Ph.d. and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children come into this world armed with joy and laughter. Joy is our natural state. In joy there is innocence. In joy there is connection. In joy there is love. And yes, deep in the heart of joy, we find our true selves. Yet, many adults lose their ability to laugh and their capacity for joy... perhaps we've simply forgotten how to laugh. Maybe we're too stressed, too tired, or have too many deadlines to meet. Often the desire for spontaneous chuckles has been socialized away. Yet wherever your laughter went, you can get it back! Make fun your spiritual practice and laugh your way to enlightenment! Reclaim your capacity for laughter. Discover the amazing healing power of laughter and the laughter yoga movement, learn the difference between happiness and joy and lighten your soul.
Download or read book The Art of Laughter in the Age of Bosch and Bruegel written by Walter S. Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Anatomy of Laughter written by Toby Garfitt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The selected essays in this volume explore the conditions governing the production and survival of laughter. The visual arts, including both painting and film, and the different linguistic and literary traditions prove highly fruitful areas of investigation. The stage, with its innately interactive character, poses particularly interesting questions in the field of translation.
Download or read book A Laughing Place written by Christian Hageseth and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Laughing Place will teach you how and why to incorporate humor into your life. Though it has its funny moments, it is not a book of comedy. Rather, it approaches the problems of life, illness, and adversity teaching you how a good-natured sense of humor will leave you flexible enough to enjoy love and spiritual growth. Learn: the three pathways to a humor response, how to distinguish positive from negative humor, the practice of gelastolalia, to take yourself lightly while you take your work in life seriously, humor's role in illness and in wellness, how to apply in the workplace constructively, where humor fits in the spectrum of human depression, to discover your laughing place"--Back cover.
Download or read book The Slacker s Guide to Humor Writing written by William Webb and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a side-splitting read that will have you laughing out loud at every turn of the page? Look no further! Our latest humor book compilation takes you on a rollicking ride through the unpredictable and hilarious world of comedic literature, where laughter is always just a paragraph away. With a brilliant blend of wit, satire, and unadulterated hilarity, this book is the perfect antidote for those moments when life takes itself too seriously. Dive into this extraordinary collection of carefully curated gems, each designed to transport you to a world of belly laughs, chuckles, and grins. Whether you're an avid reader of humor or just in need of a good giggle, this book offers something for everyone. Some of the highlights of this uproarious tome include: - A fantastic variety of humor styles, from slapstick to satire, and everything in between - Timeless classics and contemporary masterpieces that have shaped the genre of comedic writing - Unique and unforgettable characters that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page - Delightfully absurd situations that will have you questioning reality (in the most amusing way, of course) So why wait? Grab your coziest reading nook, make yourself comfortable, and embark on a laughter-filled adventure that will keep you entertained from beginning to end. With our irresistible humor book, you'll never see the world the same way again! Discover the power of laughter today and treat yourself to a healthy dose of comedy with this unputdownable collection. This humor book is sure to be a hit with both new and seasoned fans of the genre, making it the perfect gift for friends, family, or even yourself. Go on, you deserve it! Remember: Laughter is the best medicine, and this book is just what the doctor ordered. Start reading now and let the hilarity ensue!
Download or read book The Art of Courting Women s Laughter written by Bette Talvacchia and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Slacker s Guide to Humor Writing written by William Webb and published by Ridiculously Simple Books. This book was released on with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a side-splitting read that will have you laughing out loud at every turn of the page? Look no further! Our latest humor book compilation takes you on a rollicking ride through the unpredictable and hilarious world of comedic literature, where laughter is always just a paragraph away. With a brilliant blend of wit, satire, and unadulterated hilarity, this book is the perfect antidote for those moments when life takes itself too seriously. Dive into this extraordinary collection of carefully curated gems, each designed to transport you to a world of belly laughs, chuckles, and grins. Whether you're an avid reader of humor or just in need of a good giggle, this book offers something for everyone. Some of the highlights of this uproarious tome include: • A fantastic variety of humor styles, from slapstick to satire, and everything in between • Timeless classics and contemporary masterpieces that have shaped the genre of comedic writing • Unique and unforgettable characters that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page • Delightfully absurd situations that will have you questioning reality (in the most amusing way, of course) So why wait? Grab your coziest reading nook, make yourself comfortable, and embark on a laughter-filled adventure that will keep you entertained from beginning to end. With our irresistible humor book, you'll never see the world the same way again! Discover the power of laughter today and treat yourself to a healthy dose of comedy with this unputdownable collection. This humor book is sure to be a hit with both new and seasoned fans of the genre, making it the perfect gift for friends, family, or even yourself. Go on, you deserve it! Remember: Laughter is the best medicine, and this book is just what the doctor ordered. Start reading now and let the hilarity ensue!
Download or read book Laughter written by Anca Parvulescu and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2010-08-27 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncovering an archive of laughter, from the forbidden giggle to the explosive guffaw. Most of our theories of laughter are not concerned with laughter. Rather, their focus is the laughable object, whether conceived of as the comic, the humorous, jokes, the grotesque, the ridiculous, or the ludicrous. In Laughter, Anca Parvulescu proposes a return to the materiality of the burst of laughter itself. She sets out to uncover an archive of laughter, inviting us to follow its rhythms and listen to its tones. Historically, laughter—especially the passionate burst of laughter—has often been a faux pas. Manuals for conduct, abetted by philosophical treatises and literary and visual texts, warned against it, offering special injunctions to ladies to avoid jollity that was too boisterous. Returning laughter to the history of the passions, Parvulescu anchors it at the point where the history of the grimacing face meets the history of noise. In the civilizing process that leads to laughter's “falling into disrepute,” as Nietzsche famously put it, we can see the formless, contorted face in laughter being slowly corrected into a calm, social smile. How did the twentieth century laugh? Parvulescu points to a gallery of twentieth-century laughers and friends of laughter, arguing that it is through Georges Bataille that the century laughed its most distinct laugh. In Bataille's wake, laughter becomes the passion at the heart of poststructuralism. Looking back at the century from this vantage point, Parvulescu revisits four of its most challenging projects: modernism, the philosophical avant-gardes, feminism, and cinema. The result is an overview of the twentieth century as seen through the laughs that burst at some of its most convoluted junctures.
