The Art Book

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An A to Z guide to 500 great painters and sculptors from medieval to modern times, it debunks art historical classifications by throwing together brilliant examples of all periods, schools, visions and techniques Each artist is represented by a full page colour plate of a definitive work, accompanied by explanatory and illuminating information on the image and its creator Glossaries of artistic movements and technical terms are included, making this a valuable work of reference as well as a feast for the eyes By breaking with traditional classifications, The Art Book presents a fresh and original approach to art an unparalleled visual sourcebook and a celebration of our rich and multi faceted culture. New Download The Art Book [ Author ] Phaidon Press [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I ve always wanted to learnabout art and art history, and this was a good sampling It takes 500 different artists and shows one work from each of them It was a nice introduction to artists I hadn t heard of before, and it gave a brief synopsis of the work and the artist.This isn t an in depth exploration It often left me wantingI expected this book to serve as a jump off point, so that s a good thing I flagged dozens of pages to research further I should note that, being an a I ve always wanted to learnabout art and art history, and this was a good sampling It takes 500 different artists and shows one work from each of them It was a...Much to my husband s dismay, I took the binding off this book and put each page in a page protector it now takes up two binders But now, for 19.95 plus page protectors and binders, I have over 500 pieces of art that can be passed around my classroom.Well, most of th...I got this as a gift recently and I must say it s amazing I am a bit of an art geek and I always have been I enjoy this book because of the variety of different artists in it all of which have contributed to my fascination with art in some way I know some of the artists pretty well and some are completely new to me, and I love that I could spend hours just flicking through this book and still not have read studied it completely I don t think I ll ever get bored of this book It would make I got this as a gift recently and I must say it s amazing I am a bit of an art ...This was really an interesting concept Hundreds of artists, drawn from many times, movements, places, one page spread per artist one work, one short explanation, a little attempt to locate the artist in time and movement I couldn t stay out of this at work we kept going back, opening it up, arguing over whether the work chosen was the right one That was a lot of fun Weeping Woman for Picasso Ceci n est pas un pipe for Magritte Really I must say, it did help that I was pretty famili This was really an interesting concept Hundreds of artists, drawn from many times, movements, places, one page spread per artist one work, one short explanation, a lit...Plain and simple This was the book that made me fall in love with the visual arts Almost every time I went to the library as a girl, I would borrow this book I would sit and look at it for hours, never getting bored with it I stil...very simple, a photo of the artist work, brief about the artistit gives you hints, not very helpful but it s a joy to the eye, you can like a painting or a sculpture and go do the research yourself, witch is not a bad idea after all, that is not a bad idea after allthis book presents a fresh and original approach to art.It is an essential reference to those of us who are always looking for inspiration..And a good visual sourcebook too..This book sets out to present one work of art from 500 different artist This sounds good in theory, but since all the artists and their one work of art are listed alphabetically, the end result is eclectic and chaotic This would have been a much better book, had the same contents been arranged chronologically or at least thematically As it stands though, the paintings there are a few sculptures and installations here and there, but I will mostly refer to just paintings jump all over the pla This book sets out to present one work of art...Love this book it is alphabetical order of artists, with a picture of their work, and some biological detail I particularly love the big version, that I saw at a school The mini version I have at home is a bit small for some of the detail to come through.I just luvvvv this book i carry it around whenever i have to travel because it is fun to read and reread it teaches you a lot about art in accessible and convenient way Just the kind of book you like reading hours can pass by and you barely notice it luv it

The Art Book
  • English
  • 23 June 2018
  • Paperback
  • 515 pages
  • 0714836257
  • Phaidon Press
  • The Art Book