- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (6 Mar 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0415148901
- ISBN-13: 978-0415148900
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 238,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Composition is the artist's method of organising a subject, of deciding what to put in and what to leave out in order to make an effective picture. Read the first page
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My interest in this book derived from my interest in photography, and the conviction that study of paintings can teach us about photography as well. Elements that make a painting interesting, beautiful, moving, important, I believe can mostly do the same to a photograph.
I found in the book an exposure of those elements, provided with a terse, clear language, illustrated with reference to works therein reproduced. There is some jargon, made accessible, but not the show-off of complicated language that I found in other writings about art.
I believe this book can help look at paintings and appreciate them, more than to speak about them.
I also found it gives a fresh alternative to the usual approach of looking at art in a chronological way, going by century, slicing instead the same subject in a different way.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This book is a very good introduction to art history (from the XVth to the XXth century) and helps the layman in the sometimes arduous interpretation of many of the greatest masterpieces of painting that grace our museums.
It is divided into 8 chapters (composition, space, form, tone, colour, subject matter, drawing and prints), each of them picking out representative works and analysing them in a short and vivid text. The pedagogical aim is obvious and the author actually gives the reader a complete guideline to understanding the works of art. The book ends with a very useful glossary of art and technical terms.
One shortcoming though: the quality of the reproductions, most of them in black and white, leaves a lot to be desired.
It is divided into 8 chapters (composition, space, form, tone, colour, subject matter, drawing and prints), each of them picking out representative works and analysing them in a short and vivid text. The pedagogical aim is obvious and the author actually gives the reader a complete guideline to understanding the works of art. The book ends with a very useful glossary of art and technical terms.
One shortcoming though: the quality of the reproductions, most of them in black and white, leaves a lot to be desired.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A useful book for the beginner with an interest in this subject. Black and white and colour pictures assist with understanding the art works. A good book for those who would like to get a little more out of their visits to galleries and museums.
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Good introduction
This is an excellent introduction to the analysis & interpretation of art in a readable format with a useful number of illustrations. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Pete H
Will not turn you into a Clarke, Marlow or Schama
This book consists of chapters considering certain technical aspects of painting (composition, space, form, tone, colour, subject matter). Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2009 by E. L. Wisty
easy reader
If you are just wanting a quick and informative view of the art world this could be the book for you. Read more
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