Why Art Matters

Author : Neil Gaiman,Chris Riddell
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780062942654

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Art Matters by Neil Gaiman,Chris Riddell Pdf

A stunning and timely creative call-to-arms combining four extraordinary written pieces by Neil Gaiman illustrated with the striking four-color artwork of Chris Riddell. “The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.”—Neil Gaiman Drawn from Gaiman’s trove of published speeches, poems, and creative manifestos, Art Matters is an embodiment of this remarkable multi-media artist’s vision—an exploration of how reading, imagining, and creating can transform the world and our lives. Art Matters bring together four of Gaiman’s most beloved writings on creativity and artistry: “Credo,” his remarkably concise and relevant manifesto on free expression, first delivered in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings “Make Good Art,” his famous 2012 commencement address delivered at the Philadelphia University of the Arts “Making a Chair,” a poem about the joys of creating something, even when words won’t come “On Libraries,” an impassioned argument for libraries that illuminates their importance to our future and celebrates how they foster readers and daydreamers Featuring original illustrations by Gaiman’s longtime illustrator, Chris Riddell, Art Matters is a stirring testament to the freedom of ideas that inspires us to make art in the face of adversity, and dares us to choose to be bold.

Author : Alastair Gordon
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789742374

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In a world of turmoil, art matters more than ever. Art can bring about political action, even social revolution. Art reminds us of the things that really matter. It lifts our eyes to eternity and show us the importance of the here and now. With illustration from contemporary art and reference to theatre and film, this book shows the importance of art for all, not just the professionals. Creativity helps humans to flourish and reflects the character of a creative God. This is a book to return to time and again for inspiration and encouragement. Illustrated by author Alastair Gordon, Why Art Matters encourages us to embrace creativity at home, church, in play and professionally in the creative arts and industries.

Author : Peter de Bolla
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780674011106

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In the face of a great work of art, we so often stand mute, struck dumb. Countering contemporary assumptions that art is valued only according to taste or ideology, Peter De Bolla gives a voice - and vocabulary - to the wonder art can inspire.

Author : Julie Ault
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 0814793517

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Art Matters by Julie Ault Pdf

A collection of intensive discussions about the role of visual arts in public life The past decade has seen American culture deeply divided by debates over social identity, public morality, communal values and freedom of expression. A key focus of these polarizing discussions has been the role of visual arts in public life. In Art Matters, five leading cultural critics and two prominent contemporary artists show the ways that this debate has profoundly reshaped our view of American culture. Lucy Lippard investigates the extraordinary recent transformations in visual art; Michele Wallace takes on high art, popular culture, and African American identity; David Deitcher discusses queer culture and AIDS; Carole S. Vance ponders censorship and sexually explicit imagery; and Lewis Hyde considers democracy and culture. Projects by artists Julie Ault and Andrea Fraser provide a context for these debates. Art Matters also offers a close examination of attempts to develop alternative funding sources for artists, focusing specifically on the influential private foundation Art Matters-a foundation which became an important proponent for new forms of art and for protecting freedom of expression through its funding and advocacy efforts.

Author : Eileen S. Prince
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781613746318

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Art Matters by Eileen S. Prince Pdf

This collection of ideas and lesson plans will help classroom and homeschool teachers integrate art into their general curriculum. These inventive and effective methods use the visual arts to inspire creative writing and drama; explore math, music, science, and history; and cultivate critical thinking skills. Art instructors will learn strategies for incorporating other areas of study into the art classroom. Ranging from thought-provoking suggestions to concrete, hands-on lesson plans, these activities include an extensive resource list for classroom teachers without an art background.

Author : K. Harries
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781402099892

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Art Matters by K. Harries Pdf

In recent years there has been a great deal of talk about a possible death of art. As the title of Heidegger’s “The Origin of the Work of Art” suggests, the essay challenges such talk, just as it in turn is challenged by such talk, talk that is supported by the current state of the art-world. It was Hegel, who most profoundly argued that the shape of our modern world no longer permits us to grant art the significance it once possessed. Hegel’s proclamation of the end of art in its highest sense shadows this commentary, as it shadows Heidegger’s essay. Heidegger’s problematic turn from the philosopher Hegel to the poet Hölderlin is born of the conviction that we must not allow Hegel to here have the last word. At stake is the future of art. But more importantly, if we are to accept Heidegger’s argument, at stake is the future of humanity. But all who are eager to find in Heidegger’s essay pointers concerning where not just art, but we should be heading, should be made wary by Heidegger’s politicizing of art and aestheticizing of politics. Both remain temptations that demand a critical response. This commentary demonstrates the continued relevance of Heidegger’s reflections.

Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780062266828

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Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman Pdf

In May 2012, bestselling author Neil Gaiman delivered the commencement address at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts, in which he shared his thoughts about creativity, bravery, and strength. He encouraged the fledgling painters, musicians, writers, and dreamers to break rules and think outside the box. Most of all, he encouraged them to make good art. The book Make Good Art, designed by renowned graphic artist Chip Kidd, contains the full text of Gaiman’s inspiring speech.

Author : Matthew Kieran
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN : 0415278546

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Revealing Art by Matthew Kieran Pdf

Revealing Art is a stimulating and lucid book about why art is important and the role of the imagination in art, illustrated with colour and black-and-white plates of examples from Michaelangelo to Matisse and from Poussin to Pollock.

Author : Gordon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780197620649

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Art Matters 2nd Edition by Gordon Pdf

Author : Pamela Gordon (Lecturer in art)
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Art appreciation
ISBN : 0199946558

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Art Matters by Pamela Gordon (Lecturer in art) Pdf

"An art appreciation text that makes students want to "Explore" art"--

Author : Olivia Laing
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781324005735

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Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing Pdf

“One of the finest writers of the new nonfiction” (Harper’s Bazaar) explores the role of art in our tumultuous modern era. In this remarkable, inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a brilliant case for why art matters, especially in the turbulent political weather of the twenty-first century. Funny Weather brings together a career’s worth of Laing’s writing about art and culture, examining their role in our political and emotional lives. She profiles Jean-Michel Basquiat and Georgia O’Keeffe, reads Maggie Nelson and Sally Rooney, writes love letters to David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and explores loneliness and technology, women and alcohol, sex and the body. With characteristic originality and compassion, she celebrates art as a force of resistance and repair, an antidote to a frightening political time. We’re often told that art can’t change anything. Laing argues that it can. Art changes how we see the world. It makes plain inequalities and it offers fertile new ways of living.

Author : Emilya Colliver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0648905330

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Making Art Matter by Emilya Colliver Pdf

'Making Art Matter' builds a bridge between artists and organisations, governments and the corporate world. It will help you to bring art into your life, workplace and suburb.This book offers insights into the art world and how artists work, what motivates them and the practicalities of what they do.If you want to collaborate with an artist on a project at any scale, this is the ideal starting point. We explore the possibilities open to you, so as a patron or client you can start new trends; find the right artist for the project; and deliver successful, original and engaging artworks for your workplace or community.Emilya Colliver has held a pivotal position in the art world in Australia and the UK for over 20 years. She is the founder and owner of the art consultancy company, Art Pharmacy.'Artists need more support and that support can come from you. My mission is to see diverse art in everybody's everyday life, and to help you become a leader and patron of creative projects.' Emilya Colliver

Author : John Tusa
Publisher : Methuen Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSD:31822031408818

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Art Matters by John Tusa Pdf

This is a series of passionately and reasoned reflection on the current state of arts in Britian, written by a distinguished broadcaster and art administrator.

Author : John Molyneux
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781642592139

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The Dialectics of Art by John Molyneux Pdf

To the question of &lquo;what is art?&rquo;, it is often simply responded that art is whatever is produced by the artist. For John Molyneux, this clearly circular answer is deeply unsatisfying. In a tour de force spanning renaissance Italy and the Dutch Republic to contemporary leading figures, The Dialectics of Art instead approaches its subject matter as a distinct field of creative human labour that emerges alongside and in opposition to the alienation and commodification brought about by capitalism. The pieces and individuals Molyneux examines — from Michelangelo’s Slaves to Rembrandts Jewish Bride to the vast drip paintings of Jackson Pollock – are presented as embodying the social contradictions of their times, giving art an inherently political relevance. In its relationship of creative and dialectical tension to prevailing social relationships and norms, such art points beyond the existing order of things, hinting at a potential future society not based on alienated labour in which creative production becomes the property and practice of all.

Author : Fanchon Jean Silberstein
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Art
ISBN : 1789381177

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Art Insight by Fanchon Jean Silberstein Pdf

A first encounter with art is like meeting a stranger: it opens you to new ideas, people, places, and parts of yourself. In Art inSight: Understanding Art and Why It Matters, Fanchon Silberstein delves into the first known art and explores what it can reveal about how its makers saw the world and how contemporary artists can help us to see our own. The result is equal parts an ode to the joy of artful engagement, a how-to for anyone interested in understanding art and culture, and a journey around the world from prehistory to the present day. Readers confront strangeness through observation, description, and conversation, and are given the skills to understand cross-cultural divisions and perceive diverse ways of interpreting the world. Organized by ideas rather than history, chronology, or cultures, the book presents dialogues, imagining interactions between paintings created centuries apart, and describing discussions among students learning the role of art in conflict resolution. By emphasizing the relationship between viewer and image, Art inSight urges readers to discover meaning in their own ways and offers questions that lead them into profound connections with works of art and the cultures behind them.