相比所描述静止的物体，静物已经迅速地回归到当代艺术的舞台。从时尚杂志的图片到instagram照片分享应用的即时动态。本书通过我们这个时代最富有想象力的摄影师，设计师和造型师所创作的肖像画产品展现了一个新的方向。

静物就像是一个死去的游戏和水果盘在今天或此刻装饰着。但是他们却提出要与***的配饰和奢侈品一同展出。精心制作的桌面，抽象的贴画，装置艺术，摄影插画都一一呈现在本书，她就像是一座连接着过去与现在的桥梁，巧妙地融合透视法的元素和雕像艺术。

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