{"product_id":"ideas-about-art-hardback-9781405178839","title":"Ideas About Art (Hardback) 9781405178839","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIdeas About Art\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKathleen K. Desmond (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405178839, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 April 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.3 x 1.9 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book will engage the serious reader of art theory with accessible language and interesting imagery and personal.\" (\u003ci\u003eSchoolArts\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book provides many refreshingly-new ideas about art from many people and areas of the world, as well as open-ended, non-dogmatic discussions on many topics.\" (\u003ci\u003eBiz India\u003c\/i\u003e, 10 December 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This text offers art-interested students and general readers a sampling of ideas on a wide range of topics, in an accessible, non-intimidating manner.\" (\u003ci\u003eBook News\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book will engage the serious reader of art theory with accessible language and interesting imagery and personal stories.\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdeas About Art\u003c\/i\u003e is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accessible, story-driven introduction to aesthetic theory and philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrompts readers to develop independent ideas about aesthetics; this is a guide on how to think, not what to think\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussions of non-western, contemporary, and discipline-specific theories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines a range of art-based dilemmas across a wide variety of disciplines — from art and design and law to visual and museum studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Public Opinion\/Public Art 1\u003cbr\u003e I Don’t Know Anything About Art, But I Know What I Like!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Non-Western Ideas About What Art Is 15\u003cbr\u003e Is Art Situational? 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Universal?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Western Ideas About What Art Is 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Beauty 52\u003cbr\u003e Does Art Have to be Beautiful?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Expression and Aesthetic Experience 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Art and Ethics 78\u003cbr\u003e Morals and Religion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Political Art, Censorship, and Pornography 93\u003cbr\u003e When Art Is Too Powerful, Cover It Up\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Art and Economics 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Feminist Art, Aesthetics, and Art Criticism 123\u003cbr\u003e Where Were the Women in My Art History Books?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Postmodernist Art and Attitudes 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Photography and New Media 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 (Re)Discovering Design 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Art and Aesthetic Education 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Artists, Art Critics, Art Historians, Curators, Museums, and Viewers 205\u003cbr\u003e Making Art Ideas Your Own\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustration Credits 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 241\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of art \/ art \u0026amp; design styles [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of art \/ art \u0026amp; design styles\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20art%20\/%20art%20\u0026amp;%20design%20styles%20%5BAC%5D%22\"\u003eAC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437787836696,"sku":"9781405178839","price":73.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405178839.jpg?v=1784940491","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ideas-about-art-hardback-9781405178839","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}