Rosemary Davidson
Take a Look: An Introduction to the Experience of Art
New York 1993
Stron 128, format: 22x29 cm, papier kredowy
Około 200 ilustracji
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What is art? What is it for? Do we need it?
Take a Look: An Introduction to the Experience of Art guides young readers to look, see, think, make, and discover for themselves. It encourages the realization that art can be a direct, personal, everyday experience rather than something remote and "out there," to be "appreciated" rather than enjoyed.
Written by an expert in the field and lavishly illustrated with over 200 reproductions, drawings, and photographs, Take a Look emphasizes the human element in art, providing a uniquely fresh and user-friendly approach.
In a distinctively informal yet concise manner, it covers a wide range of cultures, concepts, styles, periods, artists, and media. At the back of the book is a glossary, suggestions for further reading, an illustrated time line, and an index.
Lively, accessible, thought-provoking, Take a Look answers questions and asks them too—informing even as it entertains.
Contents
• Looking and Seeing 4
• What's Art For? 13
• Magic and Making Things Happen 21
• Telling a Story 30
• Face to Face 43
• Body Language 54
• Decoration 68
• Making Art 83
• Artists Earning Their Living 95
• Why No Two Works of Art Are the Same 108
• Learning the Language of Art 114
Time Line: A Pathway Through Art 122
Glossary 124
Suggestions for Further Reading and
Illustration Credits 126
Index 127
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