In this smart survival guide for students and teachers—the only book of its kind—James Elkins examines the "curious endeavor to teach the unteachable" that is generally known as college-level art instruction. This singular project... Zobraziť viac
Art Does art leave you cold? And is that what it's supposed to do? Or is a painting meant to move you to tears? Hemingway was reduced to tears in the midst of a drinking bout when a painting by James Thurber caught his eye. And what's bad about that? ... Zobraziť viac
In this classic text, James Elkins communicates the experience of painting beyond the traditional vocabulary of art history. Alchemy provides a strange language to explore what it is a painter really does in the studio... Zobraziť viac
Příběhy lidí, které obrazy dojaly k slzám. Autor – historik umění, profesor na univerzitě v Chicagu – se v knize zabývá tím, jak výtvarné umění působí na naše city. Vychází z výpovědí současných návštěvníků muzeí a galerií – laiků i odborníků... Zobraziť viac
The End of Diversity in Art Historical Writing is the most globally informed book on world art history, drawing on research in 76 countries. In addition some chapters have been crowd sourced: posted on the internet for comments... Zobraziť viac
