Why a Painting Is Like a Pizza: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art - Couverture rigide

Heller, Nancy G.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0691090513 ISBN 13 : 9780691090511

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2002

Synopsis

The first time she made a pizza from scratch, art historian Nancy Heller made the observation that led her to write this guide to contemporary art. Comparing modern art not only to pizzas but also to traditional and children's art, Heller shows how we can refine analytical tools we already possess to understand and enjoy even the most unfamiliar paintings and sculptures. How is a painting like a pizza? Both depend on visual balance for much of their overall appeal and, though both can be judged by a set of established standards, pizzas and paintings must ultimately be evaluated in terms of individual taste. By using such commonsense examples and making unexpected connections, this book should help even the most skeptical viewers feel comfortable around contemporary art and see aspects of it they would otherwise miss. Heller discusses how nontraditional works of art are made - and thus how to talk about their composition and formal elements. She also considers why such art is made and what it "means". This book is for anyone who agrees with art critic Clement Greenberg that "All profoundly original art looks ugly at first". It's also for anyone who disagrees. It is for anyone who wants to get more out of a museum or gallery visit and would like to be able to say something more than just "yes" or "no" when asked if they like an artist's work.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Nancy G. Heller is Professor of Art History at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. The author of Women Artists: An Illustrate History and Women Artists: Works from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Heller has received awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Smithsonian Institution.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0691090513
• ISBN 13: 9780691090511
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
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