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The art of understanding art : a new perspective / Hugh Moss ; with illustrations by Peter Suart.
Author
Moss, Hugh M.
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Language
English
Published/Created
London : Profile Books, 2015.
©2015
Description
x, 171 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
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Marquand Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Marquand Library Use Only
N7477 .M74 2015
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Art
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Philosophy
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Art appreciation
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Illustrator
Suart, Peter
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Summary note
What is art? How do you judge it - by price, artist, technique, emotional response? How did artists such as Duchamp and Hirst change things? And what can we learn from the Chinese about appreciating art and music? Art expert and artist Hugh Moss persuasively presents a controversial new theory of art that should help everyone to enjoy art more, and feel more confident in their judgements about it. He shows that much accepted thinking about art is the result of intellectual tyranny. To fully appreciate a work of art, he argues, we need to combine intellect and reason with the transcendental side of consciousness. Written with a light touch, practical, intelligent, provocative, seasoned with irreverence and wit, and wonderfully illustrated by Peter Suart, this is a book that anyone interested in art will find stimulating.
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9781781256114 ((hbk.))
178125611X ((hbk.))
OCLC
931597252
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