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Title: Art for Dummies by Thomas Hoving, Andrew Wyeth ISBN: 0-7645-5104-3 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 10 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.24 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The perfect solution for dummies when it comes to art
Comment: I read a couple of reviews from readers of Art For Dummies complaining that it doesn't have enough illustrations either black or white or in color. I agree. But the Dummies book was never intended to be a "coffee-table" art book. One solution is to get Sister Wendy's 1000 Masterpieces (which illustrates almost every painting Hoving mentions.) This way you get the professional "insider" take from Hoving, the wonderful excited amateur take from Sister Wendy and a whole bunch of illustrations. By the way I peg Hoving's erudite book at 5 out of 5. Mike Fithian
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Guide for the Beginner
Comment: Thomas Hoving does a masterful job of introducing the reader into the world of art. Plenty of color representations, especially given the length of th text, an ample rendering of interpretations, and the revelation that art is accessible to anyone willing to take some time to learn give this book an undeniable attraction to the novice. The only drawback (not worthy of a reduction in stars) is that some of the black-and-white representations are of poor quality. Other than that minor flaw, the book really is incredible.
Rating: 4
Summary: an entertaining and educational illustrated guide
Comment: A nice beginner's guide to art, it not only has 62 color reproductions (though some are small, and 2 or 3 to a page), but many little b&w pictures, and some hilarious art cartoons by Rich Tennant, to lighten the subject, and keep it from becoming like some books on art education, ponderous and stuffy.
Part I deals with the basics of appreciating art, and gives tips on how to get the most out of visiting a museum;
Part II, which is the bulk of the book, is "Art Through the Ages", from the prehistoric to the contemporary "Isms", and includes some mini-bios of major artists, from the Renaissance masters to Picasso.
Part III, "Beginning Your Own Collection", deals mostly with the buying of antique art, and the "Many Faces of Forgeries".
Part IV, "The Part of Tens": "The Greatest Works of Western Civilization", "The Ten Most Interesting Artists", and "Ten Artists Worth Watching", which includes a warning that predicting who will be known as a "master artist" years from now is risky business; of the ten artists, I would agree with three choices, disagree with three, consider Andrew Wyeth already in that category, and I don't have overwhelming convictions on the remaining three, which goes to prove that opinions will vary when it comes to deciding what is "great" and what is of lasting value when it comes to contemporary art, and how we view art is in so many ways a mirror of ourselves, and a mirror that can change as we grow and evolve as people.
Part V is "Appendixes", and includes a checklist for buying art, an alphabetical list of major artists, and printed on yellow pages, a directory of the finest museums in the USA and abroad, and what pieces they own that one should not miss seeing.
This is a fast and easy overview for people who want a few pointers on understanding and buying art, from art expert Thomas Hoving, who knows how to simplify a wide-ranging and complex subject.
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Title: Sister Wendy's 1000 Masterpieces by Wendy Beckett, Patricia Wright, Sister Wendy Beckett ISBN: 0789446030 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern by Carol Strickland, John Boswell ISBN: 0836280059 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Discovering Art: A User's Guide to the World of Collecting by Jeanne Frank ISBN: 1560251212 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Architecture for Dummies by Debrah K. Dietsch ISBN: 0764553968 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Learning to Look at Paintings by Mary Acton ISBN: 0415148901 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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