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Proust Was a Neuroscientist
Proust Was a Neuroscientist
by Jonah Lehrer
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The young Lehrer's keen portraits make for a winning read. Using Woolf, Stravinsky, Cézanne, Whitman, and a handful of others, he shows how art has given us as much insight into the human mind as science has.... (read more)

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But Is It Art? : an Introduction To Art Theory (01 Edition)
But Is It Art? : an Introduction To Art Theory (01 Edition)
by Cynthia Freeland
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From Andy Warhol's Brillo boxes to provocative dung-splattered madonnas, in today's art world many strange, even shocking, things are put on display. This often leads exasperated viewers to exclaim--is this really art? In this invaluable primer on... (read more)

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Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
by David Bayles and Ted Orland
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"This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially—statistically speaking—there aren't any people like that... (read more)

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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
by Betty Edwards
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When Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain was first published in 1979, it hit the New York Times bestseller list within two weeks and stayed there for more than a year. In 1989, when Dr. Betty Edwards revised the book, it went straight to the Times... (read more)

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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
by Victoria Finlay
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In this vivid and captivating journey through the colors of an artist's palette, Victoria Finlay takes us on an enthralling adventure around the world and through the ages, illuminating how the colors we choose to value have determined the history of... (read more)

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Art on the Edge and Over: Searching for Art's Meaning in Contemporary Society, 1970s-1990s
Art on the Edge and Over: Searching for Art's Meaning in Contemporary Society, 1970s-1990s
by Linda Weintraub
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Linda Weintraub recognizes that art at the end of the 20th century changes too quickly and is too multifaceted to be quickly and easily understood. Here she explains the intractably avant-garde art of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s by searching for art's... (read more)

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Short Guide To Writing About Art (9TH 08 - Old Edition)
Short Guide To Writing About Art (9TH 08 - Old Edition)
by Sylvan Barnet
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This best-selling text has guided tens of thousands of art students through the writing process.  Students are shown how to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and are prepared with the tools they... (read more)

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Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection
Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection
by Julia Kristeva
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Powers of Horror is an excellent introduction to an aspect of contemporary French literature which has been allowed to become somewhat neglected in the current emphasis on para-philosophical modes of discourse.... (read more)

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Critique Handbook: Art Stud. Sourcebook (2ND 10 Edition)
Critique Handbook: Art Stud. Sourcebook (2ND 10 Edition)
by Kendall Buster
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This unique textbook is an invaluable tool for students in any art course requiring critiques.  The Critique Handbook is an excellent resource both for beginners and more experienced students.   This text was written to address an existing gap... (read more)

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Art and Myth in Ancient Greece (91 Edition)
Art and Myth in Ancient Greece (91 Edition)
by Thomas H. Carpenter
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Here is the first scholarly, comprehensive and succinct survey of the treatment of myth by the artists of ancient Greece. With its copious illustrations, it forms an indispensable and unrivaled reference work for everybody interested in art, drama... (read more)

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Design Drawing / With CD (98 - Old Edition)
Design Drawing / With CD (98 - Old Edition)
by Francis D. K. Ching
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Author and architecture educator Francis D.K. Ching shares his unique command of visual language in this new presentation of drawing principles and techniques. Design Drawing is a comprehensive introduction to drawing and more-its innovative book-plus-CD-... (read more)

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Freehand Sketching (04 Edition)
Freehand Sketching (04 Edition)
by Paul Laseau
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From basic skills to sketch construction using grids, frames, and shapes to the creation of tone, texture, color, and detail, and experimentation with digital rendering, Freehand Sketching helps you build your drawing skill and confidence through mastery... (read more)

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Greek Art (World of Art)
Greek Art (World of Art)
by John Boardman
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First published in the early 1960s, this history of Greek art has been enlarged and rewritten. It takes into account new finds as well as new ideas and attitudes to the subject, and emphasizes that Greek art should be seen in its proper context, not that... (read more)

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Art and Experience in Classical Greece
Art and Experience in Classical Greece
by Jerome Pollitt
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delightful, readable, and scholarly. The volume is profusely and well illustrated, each art example is clearly labelled and dated, and superb supplementary references for illustrations and supplementary suggestions for further reading are added to... (read more)

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Gender and Art (99 Edition)
Gender and Art (99 Edition)
by Gill (ed.) Perry
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Encompassing European art, architecture and design from the 16th century to the present day, this volume uses case studies to examine the role of gender difference in the production, consumption and interpretation of works of art.... (read more)

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Nothing If Not Critical (90 Edition)
Nothing If Not Critical (90 Edition)
by Robert Hughes
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The most controversial art critic in America--author of the bestselling The Fatal Shore and The Shock of the New--looks with love and loathing, wit and authority, at art and artists from the past to the present. Hughes evokes and defines the essences... (read more)

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Barcelona
Barcelona
by Robert Hughes
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Barcelona is Robert Hughes's monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain. Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries... (read more)

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Designing With the Mind in Mind (10 Edition)
Designing With the Mind in Mind (10 Edition)
by Jeff Johnson
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Early user interface (UI) practitioners were trained in cognitive psychology, from which UI design rules were based. But as the field evolves, designers enter the field from many disciplines. Practitioners today have enough experience in UI design that... (read more)

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Royal Arts of Africa : the Majesty of Form - a Perspectives Book (98 Edition)
Royal Arts of Africa : the Majesty of Form - a Perspectives Book (98 Edition)
by Suzanne Preston Blier
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This is a revealing look at the rich artistic traditions of the Benin, Yoruba, Cameroon, and other great African kingdoms by one of the world's leading scholars. Suzanne Blier treats the arts of these royal African cultures in light of the most up-to... (read more)

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Greek Sculpture : the Late Classical Period (95 Edition)
Greek Sculpture : the Late Classical Period (95 Edition)
by John Boardman
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This sequel to Sir John Boardman's widely acclaimed handbooks on Greek sculpture of the Archaic and Classical periods brings the story down through the fourth century BC to the days of Alexander the Great. The author discusses the innovations of the... (read more)

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