How To Look At Art

Author : Susie Hodge
Publisher : Tate
ISBN 13 : 9781849762236
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Look at Art written by Susie Hodge and published by Tate. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from her bestselling book How to Survive Modern Art, Susie Hodge once again tackles a dauntingly complex subject: how can we evaluate, explore and respond to art? With the power to affect us all, art can be enjoyed in many different ways. Its impact can be both straightforward and unexpected. It can change our minds or our attitudes, provoke anger or shock, or make us laugh or cry. It can intimidate, disconcert, pose conundrums or puzzles, or instruct or enlighten. Ultimately, it offers a window on society's values and ideals, and every work of art expresses the perceptions and memories of the artist who created it. In her characteristically engaging style, Susie Hodge shows us how to interpret and respond to a broad variety of artwork and artists' philosophies. This enormously stimulating book enriches our experience of art, and in the process enhances our own creativity.

Author : Michael Findlay
Publisher : Prestel Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3641225167
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeing Slowly written by Michael Findlay and published by Prestel Verlag. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to viewing art, living in the information age is not necessarily a benefit. So argues Michael Findlay in this book that encourages a new way of looking at art. Much of this thinking involves stripping away what we have been taught and instead trusting our own instincts, opinions, and reactions. Including reproductions of works by Mark Rothko, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Jacob Lawrence, and other modern and contemporary masters, this book takes readers on a journey through modern art. Chapters such as “What Is a Work of Art?”, “Can We Look and See at the Same Time?”, and “Real Connoisseurs Are Not Snobs,” not only give readers the confidence to form their own opinions, but also encourages them to make connections that spark curiosity, intellect, and imagination. “The most important thing for us to grasp,” writes Findlay, “is that the essence of a great work of art is inert until it is seen. Our engagement with the work of art liberates its essence.” After reading this book, even the most intimidated art viewer will enter a museum or gallery feeling more confident and leave it feeling enriched and inspired.

Author : Christopher Noey
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0714873543
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Artist Project written by Christopher Noey and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artists have long been stimulated and motivated by the work of those who came before them—sometimes, centuries before them. Interviews with 120 international contemporary artists discussing works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection that spark their imagination shed new light on art-making, museums, and the creative process. Images of works from The Met collection appear alongside images of the contemporary artists' work, allowing readers to discover a rich web of visual connections that spans cultures and millennia.

Author : Carolyn Schlam
Publisher : Allworth
ISBN 13 : 9781621537915
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Joy of Art written by Carolyn Schlam and published by Allworth. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Artist’s Insights on Art Appreciation Written by a practicing artist, this book decodes and maps the basic elements of visual art, leading the reader to a greater understanding and appreciation. Not an art history lesson per se, this illustrated guide is rather a tool kit to make the study of art and a visit to the museum truly rewarding. An entertaining and informative read, The Joy of Art offers the reader: A working art vocabulary to help you identify and explain what you’re looking at Answers to many of the questions you may have about visual art in general A summary of the basic criteria to consider when looking at art Highlights of the primary art genres and an introduction to the artists who pursued them Many visual examples of aesthetic considerations and practices Interesting facts about your favorite artists and clues to why they made the choices they did A few games to test your new skills The Joy of Art contains 150 color photographs and many interesting insights from an artist-author who takes readers behind the curtain and into the studio to uncover what actually goes into making a work of art. If you love art, this book will take your appreciation to a new level. Not only will your enjoyment of art increase, you’ll be able to clearly communicate your understanding to others.

Author : David Salle
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393248143
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to See: Looking, Talking, and Thinking about Art written by David Salle and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If John Berger’s Ways of Seeing is a classic of art criticism, looking at the ‘what’ of art, then David Salle’s How to See is the artist’s reply, a brilliant series of reflections on how artists think when they make their work. The ‘how’ of art has perhaps never been better explored.” —Salman Rushdie How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle’s incisive essay collection illuminates these questions by exploring the work of influential twentieth-century artists. Engaging with a wide range of Salle’s friends and contemporaries—from painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, among others—How to See explores not only the multilayered personalities of the artists themselves but also the distinctive character of their oeuvres. Salle writes with humor and verve, replacing the jargon of art theory with precise and evocative descriptions that help the reader develop a personal and intuitive engagement with art. The result: a master class on how to see with an artist’s eye.

Author : Brooke DiGiovanni Evans
Publisher : Quarry Books Editions
ISBN 13 : 1631591312
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Are You an Art Sleuth? written by Brooke DiGiovanni Evans and published by Quarry Books Editions. This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help children think critically about art and learn an appreciation for the old masters. Kids will love this collection of thought provoking paintings!

Author : Philip Yenawine
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9780810924857
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Look At Modern Art written by Philip Yenawine and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 1991-09-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : M. Nottebohm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910258040
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Masters Rock written by M. Nottebohm and published by . This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book "demystifies western art and demonstrates that it is accessible to all of us--adults and children alike ... It introduces the type of questions that help us discover things about a work of art and how we feel about it ... Throughout, the emphasis is on looking at the paintings and drawing one's own conclusions about what one is seeing. Grouped into thirteen themes, ... 50 paintings from the fourteenth century through to the early twentieth century are featured"--Publisher's website.

Author : Johan Idema
Publisher : Bis Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789063695903
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Spectator Is an Artist Too written by Johan Idema and published by Bis Publishers. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there anything more entertaining, inspiring and instructive than observing art? Yes, it is watching the people interacting with this art. This book may forever change your approach to art as it urges you to always consider both the work and the response. Because ultimately artists create, but we - the audience - complete the picture. A Spectator is an Artist Too is a visual essay about human behavior around art: what happens when we are confronted with something immensely beautiful, challenging, or puzzling? Art historians only study objects, but how these objects are received is also worthy of our attention. The book also captures how art museums are changing, as they draw increasingly diverse audiences. The way the museum visitors responds to art is becoming more casual and creative - but also more swift or even banal. This shift is increased by a whole new breed of Instagram-friendly "museums" worldwide, attracting experience-hungry visitors with immersive exhibitions defined by their Instagrammability.

Author : Giorgio Guglielmino
Publisher : Allemandi
ISBN 13 : 9788842216445
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Look at Contemporary Art written by Giorgio Guglielmino and published by Allemandi. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you ever wanted to know about contemporary art but were afraid to ask. The idea behind this book is that an art which at first sight may appear cryptic and elitist can, in fact, be explained in very simple terms by examining individual works and bringing out their personal and social aspects, such as we find also in newspapers and films and in our daily lives, while avoiding the convoluted jargon of most art-historical and critical texts. Looking at 66 significant works by as many artists of international fame, ranging from 1970 to 2008, Giorgio Guglielmino describes all the various forms of contemporary art and tells the story of each artist in a simple, straightforward manner: a conversation among friends. This book shows how the most recent art - the sort of art that Raphael might produce were he alive today - can be enjoyed and appreciated to the full by everybody. Artists featured include: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clement, Tracey Emin, Douglas Gordon, Keith Haring, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Richard Long, Julian Opie, Marc Quinn, Sean Scully, Cindy Sherman, Rachel Whiteread. AUTHOR: Giorgio Guglielmino is a diplomat, a writer and a collector of contemporary art. He contributes regularly to The Art Newspaper. 69 colour illustrations