A Short Book About Art
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Dana Arnold
- ISBN：1854379070
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Summary
Art is often obscured behind alienating and nonsensical jargon。 Introducing art in its international context， this accessible book explores core issues about how art is made， interpreted， and displayed， without any of the unnecessary terminology。 Divided into themes， A Short Book About Art presents new ways of thinking about the relationship between artists and their work， as well as fresh comparisons between works of art from different periods and places。 Thought-provoking and stimulating， it is the ideal companion for anyone who wants to learn about art without a dictionary in their hands。
Reviews
sam bam
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a cool， if brief， introduction to western art。 too bad art academia is already full of white people waxing poetic to western art history lol。 （also， my first shelved non-fiction on goodreads？ wack）
Madara
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Patika， bet nedaudz pārāk sadrumstaloti。 Derētu plašāku pēcvārdu。
Zane Romula
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I really enjoyed it， I love how it lets you to view art from many different aspects。
Mairita （Marii grāmatplaukts）
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Izglītojoši。 Lietpratējiem šis viss jau varētu būt zināms， bet iesācējiem “Saprast mākslu” būs vērtīga lasāmviela， kas sniegs pamatzināšanas un tik vajadzīgo “fonu” domāšanai。 Vai pēc vienas grāmatas izlasīšanas var saprast mākslu？ Domāju， ka nē， bet Arnoldas grāmata ir solis ceļā uz to。Plašāk: https://gramatas。wordpress。com/2018/0。。。 Izglītojoši。 Lietpratējiem šis viss jau varētu būt zināms， bet iesācējiem “Saprast mākslu” būs vērtīga lasāmviela， kas sniegs pamatzināšanas un tik vajadzīgo “fonu” domāšanai。 Vai pēc vienas grāmatas izlasīšanas var saprast mākslu？ Domāju， ka nē， bet Arnoldas grāmata ir solis ceļā uz to。Plašāk: https://gramatas。wordpress。com/2018/0。。。 。。。more
Rebecca McNamara
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In A Short Book about Art Dana Arnold moves through time， place， and medium in an effort to offer a wholistic， non-traditional introduction to looking at and studying art， weaving in the texts of art historians as well as the philosophies of Kant， the psychoanalysis of Freud， and so on。 The book is split into six thematic sections—looking， materials， mind， devotion， power， and sex—but Arnold is most successful in educating the reader when she brings us back to previous chapters， making connectio In A Short Book about Art Dana Arnold moves through time， place， and medium in an effort to offer a wholistic， non-traditional introduction to looking at and studying art， weaving in the texts of art historians as well as the philosophies of Kant， the psychoanalysis of Freud， and so on。 The book is split into six thematic sections—looking， materials， mind， devotion， power， and sex—but Arnold is most successful in educating the reader when she brings us back to previous chapters， making connections between themes。 She uses important artworks as examples of the ways art can be discussed， criticized， and studied and offers interesting anecdotes about and quotes from major artists throughout; the commentary on them feels somewhat banal。 Moments of connecting works of unlike artists （Cornelia Parker， b。 1956， to Gian Lorenzo Bernini， 1598–1680） are intriguing—and， importantly， showcase the ways in which the art historical canon need not be a chronological one。 A mostly jargon-free vocabulary and a conversational tone make this book accessible to anyone， regardless of their existing knowledge of historical or contemporary art， but the book is best suited for those with a beginning interest in looking at， understanding， and discussing art in an intelligent way （without reading a dull textbook， which A Short Book is most certainly not）。 。。。more
Vilis
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Grāmatas apjoms neļauj neko dziļi pieķerties tēmām， bet vienalga sanāk tīri labs vispārējs pārskats par iespējamajiem skatījumiem uz mākslu。
Yina Guo
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I liked this book。 It is short （as suggested in the title）。 It provides me some different aspects to appreciate the art。
Andrea Engle
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An intriguing， alternative approach to Art History 。。。 rather than the usual， chronological， progressive， and artist-driven history of world art， the author breaks Art History into six sections， labelled Looking， Materials， Mind， Devotion， Power， and Sex， and explores each through three or more comparisons of widely disparate artworks 。。。 thought-provoking 。。。
Deborah
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This is such a friendly book， you feel the author is with you on your journey through a vast art gallery than spans time and space。 Not too much boring biographical detail about the artists and lots about how to appreciate art， for art's sake rather than through a complex theoretical framework。I'd recommend for anyone studying art or art history。 For people who just like entertaining and informative reads。 Certainly added to my knowledge and confidence around art appreciation。 This is such a friendly book， you feel the author is with you on your journey through a vast art gallery than spans time and space。 Not too much boring biographical detail about the artists and lots about how to appreciate art， for art's sake rather than through a complex theoretical framework。I'd recommend for anyone studying art or art history。 For people who just like entertaining and informative reads。 Certainly added to my knowledge and confidence around art appreciation。 。。。more
Eamonn Barrett
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Worthwhile and interesting。
Hugo Monteiro
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Incredible book， with impressive correlations between themes and art history。 Eventually this book is not about art history， but about perspectives on how to see art。 A very good introductory book to how to put art pieces into context。
Martin LaLonde
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If I was an art critic or student， perhaps I would have rated this higher。 It may have been over this lay reader's head， so it's possible I'm being a bit harsh in my two-star rating。 If I was an art critic or student， perhaps I would have rated this higher。 It may have been over this lay reader's head， so it's possible I'm being a bit harsh in my two-star rating。 。。。more
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