{"product_id":"ideas-about-art-isbn-9781405178822","title":"Ideas About Art","description":"\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  Acknowledgements.  \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Public Opinion\/Public Art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Non-Western Ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Western Ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Expression \u0026amp; Aesthetic Experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Art \u0026amp; Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Political Art, Censorship \u0026amp; Pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Art \u0026amp; Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Feminist Art, Aesthetics \u0026amp; Art Criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Postmodern Art \u0026amp; Attitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Photography \u0026amp; New Media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. (Re)Discovering Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Art \u0026amp; Aesthetic Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Artists, Art Critics, Art Historians, Curators, Museums \u0026amp; Viewers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book will engage the serious reader of art theory with accessible language and interesting imagery and personal.\" (\u003ci\u003eSchoolArts\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book provides many refreshingly-new ideas about art from many people and areas of the world, as well as open-ended, non-dogmatic discussions on many topics.\" (\u003ci\u003eBiz India\u003c\/i\u003e, 10 December 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This text offers art-interested students and general readers a sampling of ideas on a wide range of topics, in an accessible, non-intimidating manner.\" (\u003ci\u003eBook News\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book will engage the serious reader of art theory with accessible language and interesting imagery and personal stories.\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATHLEEN K. DESMOND\u003c\/b\u003e is 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\u003eArt Journal, Art Education, Aesthetics On-line, Review, Dialogue,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew 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 \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","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989397979365,"sku":"NP9781405178822","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405178822.jpg?v=1761783956","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ideas-about-art-isbn-9781405178822","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}