The 12-hour art expert : everything you need to know about art in a dozen masterpieces / Noah Charney.
Interested in art but feel under-informed? Curious but afraid you might not "get" it? Already a fan and wishing to immerse yourself in a fun, engaging, informative and informed read that will refresh your Art History 101 and Introduction to Art courses from college? The 12-Hour Art Expert: Everything You Need to Know about Art in a Dozen Masterpieces avoids the common approach of throwing hundreds of images at a reader and expecting them to learn from and memorize them all. Intead, the book guides readers through a select series of masterpieces of Western art--from cave paintings to sharks in formaldehyde. This book's twelve chapters teach readers about art, the art trade, art history and more, all in a thorough (though concise) fashion. Each chapter is linked to one notable masterpiece, with references to others, giving readers a fixed, digestible number of objects that they will get to know in depth, and which they can use as a lens to understand the thousands of other, related objects that they might encouter in the future. Museums can be daunting, and art presents a starnage new language, one that certainly intrigues but is often intimidating and foreigh. This book, written by one of the world's best-known art historians, uses entertaining stories to break down intimidating barriers and invites readers of all ages for a one-stop immersion into art.
Record details
- ISBN: 1538156598
- ISBN: 9781538156599
- Physical Description: xi, 169 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
- Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-162) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Art is for all -- Is it even art? Defining art and the human need for creativity -- Art as object and technique -- Find Crivelli's pickle: Saint spotting 101, Iconography and the covert language of art -- Isms cheat sheet in 30 paintings -- "Complete"(ish) history of sculpture -- When bad things happen to good art: conservation, and loss -- A digital light in the forest: hi-tech art history reveals secrets -- What would Freud say? Art, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience -- Art and value: the art market, digitalization, and how to shop for art -- Art history as mystery: new discoveries (and what happens when the experts get it wrong) -- Future of art.
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- Subject:
- Art appreciation.
- Genre:
- Art criticism.
Available copies
- 21 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 701.18 CHA (Text) | 36015000553285 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
