{"product_id":"ideas-about-art-paperback","title":"Ideas about Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen K. Desmond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdeas About Art\u003c\/i\u003e is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accessible, story-driven introduction to aesthetic theory and philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrompts readers to develop independent ideas about aesthetics; this is a guide on how to think, not what to think\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussions of non-western, contemporary, and discipline-specific theories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines a range of art-based dilemmas across a wide variety of disciplines -- from art and design and law to visual and museum studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIdeas About Art\u003c\/i\u003e provides enough information to establish a foundation for discussion, thankfully with utter lack of intellectual posturing or jargon, and spurs further research. It is readable and culturally balanced; conversational even in the most intellectually challenging passages.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMichele Fricke, \u003c\/b\u003e Professor of Art History, Kansas City Art Institute\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There is nothing quite like this text in the field. I especially appreciate that it is not formulaic like some other texts and that readers can hang their own choices of artists off of these ideas.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Garber, \u003c\/b\u003e Professor of Art, University of Arizona\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdeas About Art\u003c\/i\u003e is intended for art-interested students who want to expand the scope of their knowledge beyond Western art and aesthetics. The volume is comprised of short chapters that offer concrete stories, real-life experiences, and contemporary aesthetic dilemmas that enable readers to explore a range of non-Western aesthetics - beauty and expression, ethics, economics, political art, censorship, feminism, postmodernism, and discipline-specific theories in photography, design, and aesthetic education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATHLEEN K. DESMOND \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Art \u0026amp; Design and Byler Distinguished Faculty at the University of Central Missouri. An award-winning teacher and scholar, Desmond teaches art appreciation, aesthetics, art criticism, and art theory. Her articles about contemporary art and artists and college art learning are published in\u003ci\u003e Art Journal, Art Education, Aesthetics On-line, Review, Dialogue, and New Art Examiner.\u003c\/i\u003e Past Chair of the College Art Association's Education Committee, Desmond conducted conference sessions that yielded data supporting this text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157391867967,"sku":"9781405178822","price":88.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/46rMpJL9pw9781405178822.webp?v=1776980803","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ideas-about-art-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}