Customer Review: This book is an excellent introduction to the art world and its dynamics, and players. Sarah Thorton has applied, as she states, an ethnographic approach. This provides an opportuntiy to draw on the views of participants and present the diversity of opinions, while also bringing her own views of the... more info
Customer Review: My wife and I have taken art lessons for a few years and have advanced from crude sketches to frameable drawings. We augmented our professional lessons with "The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain", and we both saw a marked improvement in the quality of our work. The best way to... more info
Customer Review: The amazing thing about this book is that Lessig is getting at something bigger than just the parental worries of children sharing music and videos through the internet. He is pointing out the very serious question of where our culture is now heading toward. The World Wide Web and digital... more info
Customer Review: Good introduction to the fundamentals of drawing.With this and supplemental help from a few other texts the student should be able to get their drawing off to a good start.In addition to this you may want some subject specific drawing texts.Jack Hamm ,famous artist's figure drawing etc...and most of... more info
Customer Review: This is a really good book, but I was disappointed that there are no color plates. Also, even though there are a lot of black & white reproductions and really interesting historical photos, the printing quality is not especially good. This is a shame, because the author spends a lot of time... more info
Customer Review: Fantastic look at the financial and social structures of the fine art world. A must for those entering this field! And for those who don't get why some things fly as art.
Customer Review: A World of Art by Henry Sayre is meant to give individuals their first exposure to art and art history. This is the textbook I use for my Art 101 course and it fills that purpose exceptionally well. The book is broken down into 5 segments with a total of 22 chapters. Part One: The Visual World... more info
Customer Review: ART AND FEAR, is a very good self help and motivational book. It's an easy read; you'll most likely finish it in one day. Because of its length I would recommend it to anyone. Short and sweet, how can you get hurt? What you'll find in these pages are things you already know. You know that art... more info
Customer Review: This is a must have for any art major that is currently or will be going into any college Art Program -- especially the analysis of Art via Art History classes. The directives are clear and easy to follow. Barnet breaks down all facets of writing -- from Reviews of exhibits to critical analysis of... more info
Customer Review: This book does not only tell the history of art, at the same time, the history of architecture, since the two are so much interrelated. Therefore, as an architecture student, I recommend you guys to read this book to gain the knowledge of how art and architecture evolve throughout history.
