Arnold Dana
autor
A Short Book About Art
A brief, brilliant and essential introduction to the key concepts in art, from ancient times to the present day.
A Short Book About Art tells the story of art from a fresh perspective, integrating previously marginalised aspects of artistic creation into the principal narrative. Illuminating and lively, it sets out authoritative answers to key questions about how art is made, interpreted and displayed, and offers an unusually accessible route to new ways of thinking about the creative drive of individual artists and their relationships with their work.
Through a series of carefully-selected illustrated examples, ranging from the iconic to the unusual, A Short Book About Art provides a stimulating and thought-provoking introduction to a subject of universal importance.
Art History: A Very Short Introduction
This clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues using a wide range of well-known examples. It discusses the challenge of using verbal and written language to analyse a visual form. Dana Arnold also examines the many different ways of writing about art, and the changing boundaries of the subject of art history. Topics covered include the canon of Art History, the role of the gallery, 'blockbuster' exhibitions, the emergence of social histories of art (Feminist Art History or Queer Art History, for example), the impact of photography, and the development of Art History using artefacts such as the altarpiece, the portrait, or pornography, to explore social and cultural issues such as consumption, taste, religion, and politics. Importantly, this book explains how the traditional emphasis on periods and styles originates in western art production and can obscure other critical approaches, as well as art from non western cultures.
