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Art Theory for Beginners
Contributor(s): Osborne, Richard (Author), Turner, Natalie (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1934389471     ISBN-13: 9781934389478
Publisher: For Beginners
OUR PRICE:   $15.29  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: From Paleolithic cave-painting to postmodernism, "Art Theory For Beginners" is a concise and entertaining survey of the major historical and current debates on art. Painters, theorists and philosophers are all included to show how the idea of art has developed over the last 5,000 years.
Art is a visual representation of a range of concepts, stories and emotions, including curiosity, humanity, political statements, and the Self. "Art Theory For Beginners" examines and explains the development of the different ways in which people study, interpret and appreciate art in its rich variety of forms.
"Art Theory For Beginners" is a clear and entertaining introduction to the complex questions that stem from the simple idea of 'art'.
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BISAC Categories:
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Art | Subjects & Themes - General
Dewey: 701
LCCN: 2009517401
Series: For Beginners (For Beginners)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 192 pages
 
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From Paleolithic cave-painting to postmodernism, Art Theory For Beginners/i> is a concise and entertaining survey of the major historical and current debates on art. Painters, theorists and philosophers are all included to show how the idea of art has developed over the last 5,000 years.

Art is a visual representation of a range of concepts, stories and emotions, including curiosity, humanity, political statements, and the Self. Art Theory for Beginners examines and explains the development of the different ways in which people study, interpret and appreciate art in its rich variety of forms.

Art Theory For Beginners is a clear and entertaining introduction to the complex questions that stem from the simple idea of 'art'.


Contributor Bio(s): Osborne, Richard: - Richard Osborne is a philosopher and writer with special interests in Art, Technology and contemporary culture. He is the author of several works including Philosophy For Beginners and Freud For Beginners. Richard Osborne currently teaches art theory and philosophy at the University of the Arts in London. His most recent book is Philosophy in Art (Zidane Press 2008) which examines the relationship between the two.