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Found Art Around the World: A Photo Essay Kindle Edition

by Ulrich Flemming (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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We live in a world that increasingly questions the value of learning about art and art education. The emphasis, instead, is on career training, which will, we are promised, make us globally competitive and financially prosperous. Admirable as these goals are, though, you will not get closer to them by looking at the photographs in this book: Against all conventional wisdom, it is a book about art and how art can affect the way we view the world.

All of the photographs collected in the book illustrate one underlying theme: Art makes us see things we did not see before. Each image, on its own, depicts a rather mundane object or scene. Yet viewed in the right way, the image also evokes comparisons to works of well-known artists--it becomes a piece of "found art." In order to make this case, I associate each photo with a particular artist and provide a short explanation for the connection it generated in my mind. Had I not known these artists, I might have never noticed the beauty in these rather plain subjects.

Who might enjoy the book? I offer these possibilities:

(a) People who enjoy a jolt of recognition when they see, for example, how a lowly fence running across a snowy field resembles a Christo installation. The more artists you know, the more often you may expect to have these pleasant surprises.

(b) People who are ready to look at the world around them with new eyes and to discover beauty in unexpected places. The book intends to sharpen the visual acuity of readers and to prepare them for this kind of experience.

(c) Students in art or art appreciation classes. But equally, if not more important are students unlikely to take an art class because they view art as the province of museums, something distant from and unrelated to their ordinary lives. This book is meant to bring art into the lives of those students.

(d) Teachers of art and art education. The book should make it easy for them to overcome the attitude shown by students who think art is only for those with the wealth to buy it. Instructors could ask students to study the examples of found art in the book and then tell students to take up their smart phones and head out of the classroom to photograph similar pieces of “art” they find in the world around them.

The range of artists covered in the book is broad. It spans several centuries and contains examples from various art movements, with an emphasis on modern art and the 20th century. I cannot assume that every reader knows every artist referred to--I therefore provide for each artist an external link to a web page showing a work or works by that artist.

Note that this book should be viewed with a viewer capable of displaying color images, like the Kindle Fire or a Kindle Reader that can be downloaded at no cost for the iPad, Mac, PC, and other platforms. Note also that in order for the external links to work, your device must be connected to the Internet.

Ulrich Flemming*

*The author taught architecture at German and American Universities. Traveling and photography are more than hobbies to him—they are integral parts of his life.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007Q1H7VG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ulrich Flemming (March 24, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 24, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 23078 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 53 pages
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Ulrich Flemming is a retired Professor of Architecture. Born in Germany, he first came to the US as a postgraduate student and has taught architectural composition and computer-aided design at German and American universities. He now lives in Northford, CT.

He rediscovered his love of photography after his wife gave him a digital camera for Christmas in 2004. "Found Art Around the World" is the first and "Animal Portraits" the second book of photographs he has published. "Wild Things in the German Language" is his first book of drawings.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Enchanting Visual Treat
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