Ways of Looking: How to Experience Contemporary Art
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Ways of Looking: How to Experience Contemporary Art
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Ossian Ward
|
| Series | An Elephant Book |
|---|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:176 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 225,Width 140 |
|
| Category/Genre | The arts - general issues
Art and design styles - from c 1960 to now |
|---|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9781780671932
|
| Classifications | Dewey:709.05 |
|---|
| Audience | |
|---|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Laurence King Publishing
|
| Imprint |
Laurence King Publishing
|
| Publication Date |
8 September 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
|
Description
Art has changed. Familiar styles and movements that characterized art production prior to the twenty-first century have all vanished. Traditional artistic media no longer do what we expect of them. Ways of Looking provides a six-step programme for understanding contemporary art based on the concept of the tabula rasa - a clean slate and a fresh mind. It transforms a potentially intimidating encounter with cutting-edge art into a dramatic, sensually rewarding and thought-provoking experience.
Author Biography
Ossian Ward is Head of Content at the Lisson Gallery. He was previously chief art critic at Time Out London.
Reviews"An instruction manual for the modern aesthete" - Wallpaper* "This great little book provides signposts for a journey rich in colour and imagination" - World of Interiors "The perfect contemporary gallery companion - clever, practical and (thankfully) free of loaded art-world terminology" - Vogue
|
