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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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This essay, sprinkled with expressions of feminist ideas, is trying to convince readers that some approaches to art history are invalid. It is hard to be certain what art history is in the book author's opinion; I think it boils down to the following: art history is how artworks make us feel. This is historically legitimate, since artist contemporaries view artworks in...
Published on December 13, 2006 by John Woods
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Introduction it is not
A very disappointing read for me. The cover clearly states - a very short Introduction, so I was expecting some sort of clear and concise text covering the panorama of Art History, fair enough? What I got instead was a bunch of leftist ideas, feminist propaganda and admiration for the new wave of British artists, Tracy Emin and the like, alongside with a couple...
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Introduction it is not,
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This review is from: Art History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (Kindle Edition)
A very disappointing read for me. The cover clearly states - a very short Introduction, so I was expecting some sort of clear and concise text covering the panorama of Art History, fair enough?What I got instead was a bunch of leftist ideas, feminist propaganda and admiration for the new wave of British artists, Tracy Emin and the like, alongside with a couple passages on Vasari and Winckelmann thrown in just in case. It may be your cup of tea, it ain't mine, but the title is clearly misleading.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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By John Woods "TObject" (San Diego, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback)
This essay, sprinkled with expressions of feminist ideas, is trying to convince readers that some approaches to art history are invalid. It is hard to be certain what art history is in the book author's opinion; I think it boils down to the following: art history is how artworks make us feel. This is historically legitimate, since artist contemporaries view artworks in different ways from generations that supersede them.The author also pays attention to how the ways art is exhibited and written about influence our perceptions. At the end of the book you will find a little bit of information on progression of fine art techniques. If you like to read critical articles, I think you will enjoy reading this book. |
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Art History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Dana Arnold (Paperback - April 8, 2004)
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