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【How to Understand Art (Art Essentials)】
《Art Essentials系列：如何瞭解藝術》
@Thames & Hudson原文書
@全彩平裝/176頁/開本13.8 x 21.6 cm
@作者：Janetta Rebold Benton
視覺藝術訴諸理智、情感，令人感到愉悅，但同時也可能令人困惑。本書意旨在增強你對藝術的理解和鑑賞能力，提升欣賞藝術作品的體驗……
【Contents List】
Introduction
1. How to Look at Art
2. Experiencing, Analysing and Appreciating Art
3. Materials and Techniques
4. But What Does It Mean?
5. Six Special Artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol
The visual arts are intellectual, emotional and pleasurable, but they may also confound. 《How to Understand Art》 seeks to maximize your experience when looking at art by strengthening your ability to comprehend and evaluate art.
With visual examples drawn from around the globe, Janetta Rebold Benton presents a multitude of ideas to enhance seeing, interpreting and enjoying art. Benton explores how artists have used the basic elements of art and experimented with materials and techniques. Why artists work in particular styles and depict certain subjects is explained, as well as the purpose and meaning of those subjects. A section devoted to six influential artists offers fascinating insights into a variety of creative environments and reveals six very different artistic paths.
This indispensable guide to art history encourages questions and discussion, especially in light of current debates. If you want to understand art and only have time to read one book, this should be it.
