Art History: The Basics

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By Diana Newall and Grant Pooke

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Art History: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the history of art, presenting an international range of examples that equip readers with key concepts, ideas and methodologies essential for understanding art history. The second edition is fully updated with colour illustrations, expanded coverage of non-Western art, and deeper exploration of contemporary art theory. It addresses fundamental questions including the nature of art and art history, interpretative approaches, the role of medium, gender and identity, and the impact of psychoanalysis, semiotics and social histories. It also considers how postcolonialism, decolonisation and globalisation influence current perspectives.

Enhanced with subject summaries, a glossary, reading suggestions and guidance on image archives, this volume is ideal for students and general readers keen to explore art history.
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This book is best suited for students beginning their study of art history as well as general readers interested in gaining a comprehensive and approachable overview of the discipline.

Now in its second edition, this volume is a fully illustrated, accessible introduction to the history of art. Using an international range of examples, it provides the reader with a toolkit of concepts, ideas and methods relevant to understanding art history.

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Now in its second edition, Art History: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the history of art. Using an international range of examples, it provides the reader with a toolkit of concepts, ideas and methods relevant to understanding art history.

This new edition is fully updated with colour illustrations, increased coverage of non-Western art, and extended discussions of contemporary art theory. It introduces key ideas, issues, and debates, exploring questions such as:

What is art and what is meant by art history?
What approaches and methodologies are used to interpret and evaluate art?
How have ideas regarding medium, gender, identity, and difference informed representation?
What perspectives can psychoanalysis, semiotics, and social art histories bring to the study of the discipline?
How are the processes of postcolonialism, decolonisation, and globalisation changing approaches to art history?

Complete with helpful subject summaries, a glossary, suggestions for future reading, and guidance on relevant image archives, this book is an ideal starting point for anyone studying art history as well as general readers with an interest in the subject.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415856607

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 12 Halftones, color; 25 Halftones, black and white; 12 Illustrations, color; 25 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 460g

Pages: 296

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About the Author

Diana Newall is a Staff Tutor and an Associate Lecturer in Art History at The Open University and a Consultant Lecturer for Sotheby’s Institute of Art. She is co-author of The Chronology of Pattern (2011), has published on Cretan art and is editor of Art and Its Global Histories, A Reader (2017).

Grant Pooke is an Honorary Senior Fellow in Art History of the University of Kent and teaches for The Open University. He is the author of Francis Klingender: A Marxist Art Historian Out of Time (2008), co-author of Fifty Key Texts in Art History (2012) and Narratives for Indian Modernity: The Aesthetic of Brij Mohan Anand (2016).