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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 13:40)
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ArtPart 3
In general a subject too divisive to recommend much without reservation but the world would be spared a lot of dull and ignorant arguments if everyone read this-
E.H Gombrich- The Story of Art
was originally written for a teenage reader. It is a painless way of understanding what drove the changes that constitute progress in art. Starts from cave paintings and ends circa Jack the dripper. A minimum requirement for anyone who wants a clear grounding in the Western tradition (and with a few excursions further afield.). Anyone who falls into the "All modern art is rubbish" should definitely read it. You'll most likely feel the same afterwards but at least you will know what various movements thought they were attempting. At the least you'll be a much better informed philistine with a better arsenal to use in debates. (As someone who thinks most conceptual art adds very little new after Duchamp I can get a bit that way myself sometimes so not having a go really.
(, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 22:21, Reply)
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