Perry Lincoln - Seeing Like An Artist What Artists Perceive In The Art Of Others - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Beguiling and informative Wall Street Journal Learn to see art as an artist does. Discover how a painting's composition or a sculpture's spatial structure influence the experience of what you re seeing. With an artist as your guide viewing art becomes a powerfully enriching experience that will stay in your mind long after you ve left a museum. A visit to view art can be overwhelming exhausting and unrewarding. Lincoln Perry wants to change that. In fifteen essays each framed around a specific theme he provides new ways of seeing and appreciating art. Drawing heavily on examples from the European traditions of art Perry aims to overturn assumptions and asks readers to re - think artistic prejudices while rebuilding new preferences. Included are essays on how artists read paintings how scale and format influence viewers how to engage with sculptures and murals as well as guides to some of the great museums and churches of Europe. Seeing Like an Artist is for any artist art - lover or museumgoer who wants to grow their appreciation for the art of others.
Title: Seeing Like An Artist What Artists Perceive In The Art Of Others
Author(s): Perry Lincoln
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
Barcode: 9781567926996
Pages: 192 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/4/2022
Category: Theory Of Art