Why a Painting Is Like a Pizza : : A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art / / Nancy G. Heller.
The first time she made a pizza from scratch, art historian Nancy Heller made the observation that led her to write this entertaining guide to contemporary art. Comparing modern art not only to pizzas but also to traditional and children's art, Heller shows us how we can refine analytical tools...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019] ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) :; 49 color illus. 40 halftones. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. EXACTLY WHAT Is ABSTRACT ART?
- 2. WHY IS A PAINTING LIKE A PIZZA?
- 3. MAKING AESTHETIC DECISIONS IN ART AND IN DAILY LIFE
- 4. PAINTINGS THAT PEOPLE LOVE TO HATE
- 5. BENDING AND BREAKING THE RULES
- 6. NEW MATERIALS, NEW RULES
- 7. ART INVADES LIFE, AND VICE VERSA
- 8. THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF (SOME) ABSTRACT ART
- 9. COMMONSENSE ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS MOST OFTEN ASKED ABOUT MODERN ART
- NOTES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
- INDEX
- COPYRIGHT AND PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS