Learning to look at modern art /
Acton, Mary,
Learning to look at modern art / Mary Acton. - xxiv, 334 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Picasso and modernism -- The dynamic view -- Duchamp and conceptual art -- Expressionism and self-expression -- New concepts of composition -- Space and form -- Light and colour -- Traditional subject -- Epilogue : film, photography and fine art -- Questions to ask yourself when looking at modern art. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. App.
"Learning to Look at Modern Art is a guide to the visual understanding, history and analysis of modern art. It suggests that the best way to understand the art of the modern and postmodern period is to look closely at it and to consider the different elements that make up each art work - composition, space and form, light and colour, and subject-matter."--BOOK JACKET.
0415238110 9780415238113 0415238129 9780415238120
2004041832
Art, Modern--Appreciation.--20th century
Visual perception.
N7477 / .A27 2004
709.04
Learning to look at modern art / Mary Acton. - xxiv, 334 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Picasso and modernism -- The dynamic view -- Duchamp and conceptual art -- Expressionism and self-expression -- New concepts of composition -- Space and form -- Light and colour -- Traditional subject -- Epilogue : film, photography and fine art -- Questions to ask yourself when looking at modern art. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. App.
"Learning to Look at Modern Art is a guide to the visual understanding, history and analysis of modern art. It suggests that the best way to understand the art of the modern and postmodern period is to look closely at it and to consider the different elements that make up each art work - composition, space and form, light and colour, and subject-matter."--BOOK JACKET.
0415238110 9780415238113 0415238129 9780415238120
2004041832
Art, Modern--Appreciation.--20th century
Visual perception.
N7477 / .A27 2004
709.04