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Summary: Read it While You Poo!
Review: Freeland's "But is it Art?" is an excellent handbook for digesting the art entity from a contemporary perspective in a time where so many people look at a work and say "what the hell is that?". And the way she breaks it down so simply and quickly makes it an excellent read; one you can accomplish in, say, your next four or five 'commercial breaks'...
Rating:
Summary: Read it While You Poo!
Review: Freeland's "But is it Art?" is an excellent handbook for digesting the art entity from a contemporary perspective in a time where so many people look at a work and say "what the hell is that?". And the way she breaks it down so simply and quickly makes it an excellent read; one you can accomplish in, say, your next four or five 'commercial breaks'...
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Summary: a considered analysis and a great beginners guide...
Review: How can I put this politely? I kept this book in the bathroom and would read it in small chunks whenever (ahem!) I had a few minutes in there.I know a fair bit about modern art and art history but am no expert and found this to be an informative study which introduced me to certain theories and ideas and also gave me background on areas I was already familiar with. A neat, good looking book which I would recommend as ... reading anytime!
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Summary: a considered analysis and a great beginners guide...
Review: How can I put this politely? I kept this book in the bathroom and would read it in small chunks whenever (ahem!) I had a few minutes in there. I know a fair bit about modern art and art history but am no expert and found this to be an informative study which introduced me to certain theories and ideas and also gave me background on areas I was already familiar with. A neat, good looking book which I would recommend as ... reading anytime!
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Summary: Clear and enjoyable explaination of what makes it 'art'.
Review: Is there a more confusing or controversial area of understanding in today's society than determining whether a piece of work is 'art' or 'trash'. This book gives a scholarly, yet eminently readable and enjoyable description of how the question, 'but is it art', can be approached and understood. Beginning with Neanderthal renderings and ending in the digital arena - the changing creative environments and philosophical drivers are explained clearly and compellingly. The authors appropriately timed use of wit keeps one happily reading in an area that could easily get dry and intellectually elitist. I now finally feel that I have some tools to evaluate 'art' for myself.
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Summary: Clear and enjoyable explaination of what makes it 'art'.
Review: Is there a more confusing or controversial area of understanding in today's society than determining whether a piece of work is 'art' or 'trash'. This book gives a scholarly, yet eminently readable and enjoyable description of how the question, 'but is it art', can be approached and understood. Beginning with Neanderthal renderings and ending in the digital arena - the changing creative environments and philosophical drivers are explained clearly and compellingly. The authors appropriately timed use of wit keeps one happily reading in an area that could easily get dry and intellectually elitist. I now finally feel that I have some tools to evaluate 'art' for myself.
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Summary: Good Read, Enjoyable & Insightful
Review: This was a very interesting book and a good read. However, if you are looking for a primer on art theory, then you need look elsewhere. This gives some insight into the general art theories of the past and today but it isn't organized like a textbook. Instead it has a more meandering structure that makes it more interesting but less instructional. All in all though, I really enjoyed it. The only thing I truly didn't like was that it gave very short shrift to some media that are only the line between craft and art. That would have seemed to be a very good topic for inclusion. But still a good book.
Rating:
Summary: Good Read, Enjoyable & Insightful
Review: This was a very interesting book and a good read. However, if you are looking for a primer on art theory, then you need look elsewhere. This gives some insight into the general art theories of the past and today but it isn't organized like a textbook. Instead it has a more meandering structure that makes it more interesting but less instructional. All in all though, I really enjoyed it. The only thing I truly didn't like was that it gave very short shrift to some media that are only the line between craft and art. That would have seemed to be a very good topic for inclusion. But still a good book.
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