From Paleolithic cave-painting to postmodernism,
Art Theory For Beginners/i> is a concise and entertaining survey of the
major historical and current debates on art. Painters, theorists and
philosophers are all included to show how the idea of art has developed
over the last 5,000 years.
Art is a visual representation of a range of concepts, stories and
emotions, including curiosity, humanity, political statements, and the
Self. Art Theory for Beginners examines and explains the development
of the different ways in which people study, interpret and appreciate
art in its rich variety of forms.
Art Theory For Beginners is a clear and entertaining introduction to
the complex questions that stem from the simple idea of 'art'.