{"product_id":"isms-understanding-art-isbn-9780789312099","title":"...isms: Understanding Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eRevised Edition, Updated 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsms: Understanding Art\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect pocket-sized guide for gallery  and museum lovers who have a general interest in the arts, but not  necessarily any formal education in the visual arts. With this portable  and indispensable tool in hand, anyone can guide themselves through the  world's prestigious museums and major art collections and recognize and  intelligently discuss the significant movements that have shaped the  world of art.\u003cbr\u003eUsing an informative and engaging style with informal  and direct tone, each of the numerous \"isms\" that are used to define-but  often misleadingly cloud-art movements are explained in simple terms  and made accessible to the casual art lover. Readers are encouraged to  think of styles as useful tools for conversation and exploration rather  than as hard and fast academic definitions, and to relate to the art  itself rather than to a merely conceptual idea.\u003cbr\u003eEach spread is  devoted to a single art historical period and begins with an  introduction that explains when the movement first emerged, the  historical period to which it applies, and the principal disputes over  its applicability, usefulness, or significance. The rest of the chapter  is divided into several sections illustrating the most important artists  and works within the period, related key words, and illustrations that  best represent the distinctive features. This comprehensible structure  makes it possible for any reader to gain a clear understanding of  Classicism or Cubism while sitting in a cafe or visiting a gallery.\u003cb\u003eSteven Little\u003c\/b\u003e contributes articles and reviews to a number of fine art  magazines and journals. He specializes in postwar British art and  sculpture and is currently Web Editor for The Royal Academy of Arts in  London.","brand":"Rizzoli Universe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304938164453,"sku":"NP9780789312099","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780789312099.jpg?v=1767730225","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/isms-understanding-art-isbn-9780789312099","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}