{"product_id":"rethinking-art-a-guide-for-beginners-hardback-9781405155625","title":"(Re)Thinking \"Art\"; A Guide for Beginners (Hardback) 9781405155625","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e(Re)Thinking \"Art\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide for Beginners\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteve Shipps (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405155625, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 February 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.369 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\"(Re)Thinking 'Art' is a wonderful little book, mostly accessible and often funny, that offers a way forward to critical thinking about art. I would recommend it without hesitation for lower-level undergraduate courses.\" (\u003ci\u003eTeachers College Record\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In-depth examination of art told in plain, lively language ... [which] will allow seasoned art thinkers to reevaluate and, hopefully, reaffirm their love of art.\" (\u003ci\u003eArt Blog by Bob\u003c\/i\u003e)\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\u003e(Re)Thinking \"Art\": A Guide for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is a primer that considers the term \"art,\" what it means and why it matters. Rather than being about any particular sort of art —visual or otherwise— the book addresses the idea of \"art\" in all, in all its messy complexity, and offers meaningful access to the vast array of human products to which it refers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an award-winning teacher as a response to students’ ongoing challenge, \"What is 'art', anyway, and why should I care?\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAims to bring readers into a meaningful relationship with art and teaches them to think critically and creatively about it - and by extension, about anything else\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an ideal introduction to the field for students and anyone interested in art today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a jargon-free, common-sense basis from which to approach the theories that dominate the art world today, for readers who may wish to pursue them further\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What’s The Big Idea?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Being Human.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The History of 'Art'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The 'History of Art'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 'Art,' Lately.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 'Art' and Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. (Re)Thinking 'Art'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Pragmatics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Or, Maybe . ..\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The arts: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The arts: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20arts:%20general%20issues%20%5BAB%5D%22\"\u003eAB\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":52437777318168,"sku":"9781405155625","price":80.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405155625.jpg?v=1784939525","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rethinking-art-a-guide-for-beginners-hardback-9781405155625","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}