Why a Painting Is Like a Pizza A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art

Name: Why a Painting Is Like a Pizza A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art
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ISBN: 9780691090528

ISBN-10: 0691090521

ISBN-13: 9780691090528

Edition: 2003

Authors: Nancy G. Heller

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The first time she made a pizza from scratch, art historian Nancy Heller made the observation that led her to write this guide to contemporary art. Comparing modern art to pizzas, she shows how we can refine analytical tools we possess to understand even the most unfamiliar art.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 10/13/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.13" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Exactly What Is "Abstract" Art?



Why Is a Painting Like a Pizza?



Making Aesthetic Decisions in Art and in Daily Life



Paintings That People Love to Hate



Bending - and Breaking - the Rules



New Materials, New Rules



Art Invades Life, and Vice Versa



The Emotional Impact of (Some) Abstract Art



Commonsense Answers to Some of the Questions Most Often Asked about Modern Art


Notes


Acknowledgments


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index