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Art Theory for Beginners - (For Beginners (For Beginners)) by Richard Osborne (Paperback)

Art Theory for Beginners - (For Beginners (For Beginners)) by  Richard Osborne (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>From Paleolithic cave-painting to postmodernism, <i>Art Theory For Beginners/i> is a concise and entertaining survey of the major historical and current debates on art. Painters, theorists and philosophers are all included to show how the idea of art has developed over the last 5,000 years.</p><p>Art is a visual representation of a range of concepts, stories and emotions, including curiosity, humanity, political statements, and the Self. <i>Art Theory for Beginners</i> examines and explains the development of the different ways in which people study, interpret and appreciate art in its rich variety of forms.</p><p><i>Art Theory For Beginners</i> is a clear and entertaining introduction to the complex questions that stem from the simple idea of 'art'.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Richard Osborne</b> is a philosopher and writer with special interests in Art, Technology and contemporary culture. He is the author of several works including <i>Philosophy For Beginners</i> and <i>Freud For Beginners</i>. Richard Osborne currently teaches art theory and philosophy at the University of the Arts in London. His most recent book is <i>Philosophy in Art</i> (Zidane Press 2008) which examines the relationship between the two.

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