9 Good Books on Art

9 Good Books on Art Recommendations

These 9 good books we share with you below come from the sincere recommendations of art judges. Whether it's art history, comics, or a collection of miscellaneous essays, these books are very friendly to both art professionals and lay readers alike, and when you open them up you'll realize that it's not as hard as you think to actually understand art.

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[French] Marc-Antoine? Mathieu

Backwave Publishing 2017-5

This is a peculiar? book with no text, hundreds of black-and-white illustrations, and relies on a simple idea? direction? that strings together the entire? s narrative thread, the reader is both following a traditional reading (comic book) format and watching a short animated movie? Or, to use the trendy artistic terminology of the moment, a book and illustrations as an? installation? that features both traditional illustrations and stories and creative developments of them? about abstraction, consciousness, and spatial readings? Such a monolithic book? The reader does not find it boring. The reader will not find it boring, especially if he or she reaches the end of the book, but will also be able to enjoy it. The book is not boring, especially at the end of the book. The author's real intention will be realized, and you will be able to rethink the book in a quiet way. The Book The author of this book is not only borrowing the book to write, but also re-inventing the book. The book is not only a book, but also a reinvention of the book. The medium itself? Perhaps we owe it to ourselves to honor the book. The Book s future today.

? Don Kyan

Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling

[English] Ross? King by Zhongxian Huang

Oracle 2017-4

Ross? King's writings are for the most part brilliant, like The Story of the Dome, the gist of which is probably ? See the wood and see the forest? The four years of Michelangelo's creation of the Sistine zenith paintings jumps off the page through his wonderful writing, along with the powerful men and artists and architects of the same period, such as Pope Julius, Da? Finch, Raphael, Bramante, and the historical events surrounding them all come to life. Those familiar with the history of Renaissance art may understand that this is not easy, as not all relevant historical sources are exhaustive. Writers need to fully grasp the depth of the underlying material for scholarly papers, but they also need to fill in the gaps with artful and reasonable imagery in order to give readers a sense of the flavor and texture that characterized the era. Like King's other books, The Pope's Ceiling turns the history of art into a story that can be read in one sitting, while not forgetting to show the many details of the historical panorama? such as the technical characteristics of wet frescoes, the dogfights over personnel in the Papacy, and even the covered ring in the portrait of Raphael's fiancée?

? Don Kyan

Chinese Style: Chinese Elements Lost in the West for 800 Years

[English] Hugh Onnell by Liu Aiying, Qin Aiying, and Liu Aiying. Ontner, Liu Aiying, Qin Hong

Beijing University Press 2017-1

Although author Hugh Ontner's work is characterized by a rigorous and sophisticated approach to Chinese culture, it is not the first time that he has written a book on the subject. Although author Hugh Ontner is known for his rigorous and expansive work on art history, and the content of this book is a good reflection of its level, this is not a daunting tome. In fact, for the Chinese, it can be read as a solid work of art history, but it can also be read with great pleasure. The book describes a Chinese style that is particularly unfamiliar to us. This is not because we have forgotten our own 800-year-old traditions, but because the style itself is the product of misinterpretation. As the saying goes, "The moon is fuller outside than at home. The moon is fuller outside than at home? While we for foreigners used to aspire to the mysterious East? Mysterious Orient? and create those or interesting, or incongruous works of art and feel laughable at the same time, a kind of China's blind worship of the status quo of introspection may also be born.

? Weng Xin

150 Years of Modern Art: An Unfinished Story

Will Gompertz is the author of the book. Gompertz, translated by Wang Shuo Wang Tongle

Ideal Country 2017-3

This book gives us a compendium of art genres focusing on painting from 1820 onwards, unlike the usual art theory books, in which the author repeatedly emphasizes his ? non-authoritative? Perhaps it is also because of this, less boring and cumbersome general reading from the book, the book not only explains the phenomenon, but also from the industry's internal point of view to explain the reasons for the phenomenon, knowledge and fun at the same time. For the beginner is a good book can form a general understanding of the book, for readers who already have some understanding, and can form a different understanding of the perspective. After reading this book, one can be completely convinced that art is not just some genre condensed in a textbook, but also a reason to read history.

? Meng Jinghui

At first glance, with its plain Chinese title, you might think this book is just another chronological history? Perhaps for the sake of sales positioning, the book's original title is not translated enough ? The title of the book is not translated enough for the purpose of sales positioning. At first glance, you might think that this book is just another chronological history, perhaps for the sake of sales targeting. ism? It emphasizes the order in which these? It emphasizes the connections between them. It emphasizes the connections between them more than their chronological differences. Read the whole book and you will better understand the meaning of the book's original title: What Are You Looking At: 150 Years of Modern Art in the Blink of an Eye150 years is a long enough period of time, and even a list of the ideas that have come out of that time would be a 500-page tome. But the author's narrative is a dismantling of the ordinary? But the author of this book, in the course of his narrative, is dismantling commonplace notions of history. In his seemingly dispassionate tone, the modern artists who have swarmed between the eyes of 150 years are neither gods nor worthless, as their detractors claim. This book gives you an insider's view of the world of modern art? The author, who was once head of media at the Tate? is how to view this inexplicable field. His mastery of citing material as thoroughly as a traditional historian is mirrored by a hint of uncertainty that runs between the lines, as in the book's title? Long? and? and "A Moment" in the title. in the title of the book.

? Don Keyan

If I hadn't bought the e-book, I'm afraid that 150 Years of Modern Art, with its grand title and nearly 500 pages, would have scared off a lot of readers. That would have been a shame. This book is not a chronicle of modern art, but more of an oral history. Look at what Will Gompertz has to say. Gompertz talks about artists from a hundred years ago in a way that gives the illusion that they were close personal friends. That's how intimate his language is. As he recounts the history, he also casually includes his own commentary on the current art world and steps away from being the narrator to ask the reader direct questions. It all makes the book a better read. It should be noted that there are not many illustrations in this book, making it easier for art lovers with some basic knowledge to focus on reading the author's narration, but it may be slightly more difficult to use this book as a first read to understand modern art.

? Weng Xin

An Illustrated History of Japanese Art

[Japanese] Tsuji Weixiong by Cai Dunda 邬利明翻译此页

Life? Reading? Xinzhi Sanlian Bookstore 2016-9

This is a book that should be read by anyone who is interested in Japanese art. The contents of the book are from the author's main course? Japanese Art History? The content is solid and easy to read, and has been refined from more than twenty years of lectures. It can be used as a textbook for general art history, and also as a means of understanding the spiritual core of Japanese art as advocated by the author. The author himself has accomplished a lot in the field of painting research, and the rest, such as archaeology, sculpture, ceramics and architecture, are assisted by people in related fields. Even if it cannot be regarded as a complete collection of Japanese art, the overall structure is already very complete, and with rich illustrations, it is a good book worthy of going through again and again.

? Xin Weng

Ancient Chinese Art in the Global Landscape

Wu Hong

Life? Reading? Xinzhi Sanlian Bookstore

Professor Wu Hong's new work is based on a lecture he gave at Fudan University in 2015. As he explains in the foreword, it is neither a mass popularization lecture nor a purely technical discussion, but rather a search for some universal connection in order to establish, a kind of ? Global Art History? methodology. The four sub-topics of this book: ritual objects, tombs, hand scrolls and landscape painting, can be seen as the main themes of Chinese art in global art history. Global Art History The four sub-topics: ritual vessels, burials, hand scrolls, and landscape paintings, can be seen as the four refractors of Chinese art in global art history, through which the distinctive threads of artifacts, architecture, media, and images in Chinese art history are discussed. As the author suggests, these threads are not isolated, but neither are they macro-judgments about art forms and aesthetics in general; they are reflections on the relationship between those things that are **** in the development of global art, a relationship that is simultaneously situated in the contexts of space and time? As such they are both broadly influenced by each other and exhibit localized characteristics.

? Tang Keyang

Wu Hong is one of the most accomplished scholars of Chinese art history in the world today. He has written extensively, but the bar is not low for the non-specialized art lover. Only this book, as it is a series of lectures he attended at Fudan University's Public **** Lecture, thus takes into account the depth of discussion with his professional peers, while at the same time being very friendly to audiences from different disciplines. The book is centered around one of the current issues that the international art history community is focused on: how to research and write? The book is organized around one of the current issues in international art history: how to study and write global art history? The book also analyzes how to study and write global art history, and addresses the issue of Chinese ancient art history in the context of global art history. The book also analyzes the value of ancient Chinese art in the context of global art history. The Value of Chinese Ancient Art in the Context of Global Art History and gives its own conclusions on the value of ancient Chinese art in the context of global art history. At the end of each chapter, there is a question and answer session with the audience during the lecture, as well as his interviews with the media. The book is filled with questions he poses to the audience, i.e. the reader, to stimulate further thought and discussion. This book is perfect for art lovers to understand how contemporary art historians think, what they do, and the current state of the industry. Compared to the more common general histories of art on the market, this little book has another charm.

? Weng Xin

The Brown World

[English] Green? Dillon, translated by Laiz

World Book Publishing 2017-1

This is by no means just a take-it-for-granted comic; the depth and dimension of the story makes this book more of a graphic novel. The comic pays a lot of attention to detail, and the evil moments that have been in everyone's head are recreated in a comic book that is so graphic that the OCD generation feels even better. What's more surprising is that the author doesn't just limit himself to restoring images with images, but also bridges the abstraction of thought and reality, and many elements in the manga have their own symbolic meanings. The dimension of storytelling, the metaphorical nature of the various comic symbols, and the philosophical nature of the story itself all make this a book that can be read again and again.

? Meng Jinghui

The Art of Thinking

Yang Zhiqiang

Oriental Publishing House 2017-5

The author, Yang Zhiqiang, is a man of nature, who says of himself that he? He was born with little faith in authority. , facing any form of art to personally experience, rather than from the historian's books to obtain nutrition. This makes the book a chic read with a unique point of view. Artistic imagination? It feels like a dinner conversation with an experienced friend, where the topics of conversation range from music, art, literature, and movies? Everything. As to whether his association of Bach with Xin Qiji is rigorous or not, there is no need to look deeper. The passion and sincerity is real. If you're short of books or plays, and you want someone to gleefully recommend a few works that hit the heart, Yang and his Art of Thinking are sure to do the trick.

? Xin Weng

"Xiong Liang? Chinese Picture Books

Xiong Liang

Goomai Culture 2016-12

Xiong Liang's picture books have given me an insight into ? children's books? and? China? Both of these keywords have a new understanding. As he said, the intention is based on traditional Chinese culture and oriental philosophy? But the structure and language expression is not bound by tradition, modern, concise, innocent series of books in the largest proportion of? Little New Year's Beasts? The largest proportion of the modern, concise, and innocent series is the Little New Year Beast? Rabbit and so on belong to the Chinese folk culture, but after the author's reinterpretation is quite new. Wu Sung fights the tiger? Chang Ban Po? The story belongs to the story of the story. The story of the story. The story of the story of the story of the story of the story. Walking with the Wind? Vajra Master? The Plum Rain Monster and so on, clearly emphasize the author's love for traditional Chinese culture and oriental philosophy. Chinese traditional culture and oriental philosophy? or Chinese life. To my forty-something years old, it seems that? The Dragon Slayers? even seems like a contemporary fable. Can an immature child really fully understand the message? I'm not sure, but the artwork itself is rich in color, texture, and childlike playfulness that will impress young readers, and at the same time, it proves that simple truth that good picture books can be more than just for kids.

? Don Kyan

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