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The Story of Art by: E.H. Gombrich List Price: £19.95 Vegetarian Books Price: £12.97 You Save: £6.98 (35%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 709 EAN: 9780714832470 ISBN: 0714832472 Label: Phaidon Press Ltd Manufacturer: Phaidon Press Ltd Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 688 Publication Date: September 30, 1995 Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd Studio: Phaidon Press Ltd Sales Rank: 1337 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Yes a classic but too linearHe loves a neat linear narrative. Insisting all western art (and there's nothing non-Western) follows a first there was this, then artists thought that, then artists thought that is way too simplistic. Yes it's a classic but is only useful in the classroom for school-age kids to grasp what a wide range of Euro-centric art looked like but nothing beyond that. Rating:  - The first, best introduction to Art and Art History there is. Superb.It might be recommendation enough to see that this book has been in continual publication for nearly sixty years, but that's just the start. The one thing which really sets this work apart is Gombrich himself - his love for his subject, his unpretentious attitude and his humility and generosity of spirit. These shine through from the moment one reads the introduction: "There are no bad reasons for liking a painting; there are bad reasons for not liking a painting". Gombrich shows us that fine art isn't just the province of snobby, Courtauld Institute dons; it's for everyone, and accessing it is easy, and enjoyable. Originally written for younger readers, that was in a time when 'younger readers' were expected to be substantially ... Read More: Rating:  - StarterIt is a good book to start with, if you`re interested in the History of Art, but no way should it be treated as a complete. Once again - nothing is said about female artists, there are some gaps, and I personally would like to read some more on photography, XX and Eastern European art in particular. Rating: - 'THE' Story Of Art31 July 2007 I bought this book back in April 2007 and have just literally finished. (I am quite a slow reader but have you seen the size of it?) This book was recommended to me by a university that I am about to embark on a course to learn to teach Art and Design in secondary school. So I bought it and settled down to months of reading it. I was quite intimidated by the size of this book but I began with an open mind and within a few pages I was in love. It is a fantastic book that, at times, reads like a novel and at other times reads like a journal (by which I mean that the author allows his own perspective to shake your ideas and guide you forward.) This book was recommenced to me and so I wish to recommend ... Read More: Rating: - Difficult to rateGombrich's 'The Story of Art' is one of the referred to texts of my Art History BA Degree, being a contextual comment on the History of Art as a somewhat indefinable whole. He focuses on the canon of art prominent in his era, and one must consider this when reading it - do not under any circumstances allow yourself to be guided to Gombrich's representation of a singular art history. Instead, analyse his motives and contextual issues when you read it - this will surely improve your own grasp of stories of Art. He writes for the male scholar of a certain class with certain interests, and for the 'modern' reader like myself (I am female and 18) this is undoubtedly narrow minded. Cultural diversities and the feminine inputs to Art are among factors that ... Read More: |
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