How to understand art / Janetta Rebold Benton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benton, Janetta Rebold, 1945- author.

Series:

Art essentials

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art appreciation.

Physical Description:

175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2021.

Summary:

The visual arts enrich our lives in many ways: bringing innovative ideas and the pleasures of beauty and emotion, but they can also confound. How To Understand Art sets out to enhance the viewer's experience by breaking down the elements of art and sculpture to provide a firm basis for simple enjoyment as well as further investigation. 0With 100 visual examples drawn from across the globe, the stress is on how to assess art objectively - a key skill for any art student, museum visitor or cultural enthusiast. Janetta Rebold Benton guides the reader to re-evaluate their experiences of looking at art by learning to move beyond 'I don't know much about art, but I know what I like,' and shift towards an understanding of 'why I like it'. 0Materials and techniques are discussed - drawing, painting, printing, photography, sculpture and decorative art - making it possible to assess what can (and cannot) be done in certain media. The book also features a section devoted to six key artists who have had a particularly notable and innovative influence on the history of art: Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Perfectly aimed at students and the general reader, this indispensable guide to the subject is well-placed to encourage questions and discussion, especially in the light of current debates surrounding class, ethnicity, gender and race.

Contents:

Introduction

How to look at art

Experiencing, analysing and appreciating art

Materials and techniques

But what does it mean?

Six special artists.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 171) and index.

ISBN:

0500295832

9780500295830

OCLC:

1240413312