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Informationen zum Autor Steve Shipps is Associate Professor in the Department of Visual and Media Studies at Emerson College. He is an arts educator concerned primarily with the nature and history of "art" as a Western cultural institution. An award-winning teacher, he has been a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities and of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. Klappentext How does this term "art" work, and why does it matter? Written by an award-winning teacher as a response to the challenge increasingly voiced by many of his students, "What is 'art,' anyway, and why should I care?" this book is a welcome response that aims to bring readers into meaningful relationships with art. In the process, it teaches them to think, both critically and creatively, not only about "art" but about anything at all. (Re)Thinking "Art": A Guide for Beginners is a wonderful read for both students and all those would-be art mavens who find themselves wondering what to make of art today. Zusammenfassung "It actually gave me what I expected to learn in college. I learned a great deal about life. " "A strong and important underlying philosophy, the knowledge of which will be useful in the real world. This knowledge is very important to anyone who aspires to be artistic as well as anyone who just aspires to be. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: What's The Big Idea?. 1. Being Human. 2. The History of 'Art'. 3. The 'History of Art'. 4. 'Art,' Lately. 5. 'Art' and Language. 6. (Re)Thinking 'Art'. 7. Pragmatics. 8. Or, Maybe . .. Bibliography. Index.
List of contents
Figures and Captions.
Acknowledgments.
Preface.
Introduction: What's The Big Idea?.
1. Art: Who ... Me?.
2. About Language.
3. The History of "Art".
4. The "History of Art".
5. "Art," Lately.
6. Against Skepticism.
7. And So ... What?.
Index
Report
"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." Art Blog by Bob
