(Re)Thinking "Art": A Guide for BeginnersISBN: 978-1-4051-5562-5
Hardcover
188 pages
May 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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(Re)Thinking "Art": A Guide for Beginners is a primer that
considers the term “art,” what it means and why it
matters. Rather than being about any particular sort of art
—visual or otherwise— the book addresses the idea of
“art" in all, in all its messy complexity, and offers
meaningful access to the vast array of human products to which it
refers.
- Written by an award-winning teacher as a response to
students’ ongoing challenge, "What is ‘art’,
anyway, and why should I care?”
- Aims to bring readers into a meaningful relationship with art
and teaches them to think critically and creatively about it - and
by extension, about anything else
- Provides an ideal introduction to the field for students and
anyone interested in art today
- Offers a jargon-free, common-sense basis from which to approach the theories that dominate the art world today, for readers who may wish to pursue them further