World Famous Comics: A Short Guide to Writing About Art (The Short Guide Series)
A Short Guide to Writing About Art (The Short Guide Series)
By: Sylvan Barnet Publisher: Prentice Hall Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Prentice Hall Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 400 Publication Date: January 18, 2007
Product Description: Key Benefit: A Short Guide to Writing About Art, Eighth Edition, the best-selling book of its kind, equips students to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and prepares them with the tools they need to present their ideas in effective writing. Key Topics:This concise yet thorough guide to “seeing and saying” addresses a wealth of fundamental matters, such as distinguishing between description and analysis, writing a comparison, using peer review, documenting sources, and editing the final essay. Market: This book is a perfect complement to any art course where writing is involved
informative this book was an excellent resource. as a college student, it made writing my papers so much easier!
Great reference guide I purchased this book at the beginning of the semester and have found it an invaluable resource. This is my first term as a graduate student, and I don't think I could have survived had it not been for this book. It gives useful commentary, helpful hints and a terrific reference section for footnotes and bibliographies. It addresses real problems that often occur in writing an art history paper and provides insightful solutions that encourage independent thinking. It also includes a section on essay exams which gets a quick read through when I take a test. I had several "a ha!" moments when reading it for the first time, and now I keep it within arms reach whenever I write. The price was a little steep, so I hesitated in buying, but when I finally made the purchase I was glad that I had.
art book The book came on time and as described. It has been helpful in learning to critique art.
Good reference This is a great book to refer to when writing an art history paper. I was an art history major in college, and this was the book that was recommended by the majority of my professors. I definitely recommend buying yourself a copy, because the copies at my art library were always checked out!
How to read a potato in a painting as a potato and not a solar symbol? This book is about writing on art.It has sections to equip you with what to keep in mind while writing an essay, research paper or review of an exhibit.
The book has sample examples for comparitive essays and reviews with a good analysis on the organization of the material, its purpose and aptness for the reader.
The checklist on writing on art can be extended to writing on books too. The many references to artists of all times with your interest will give you a walk through the whole of history of art.
The sections on what is art, interpretation, the importance of seeing for creating art and quotes by many writers and artists are interesting to read.
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