How To Art
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How To Art
How To Art
A funny, inviting and full-colour book about art for people who don't know about 'art'. Featuring original artworks by David Shrigley.
What is art, where do I find it, and once I'm in front of it, what am I supposed to think about it?
Kate Bryan is a self-confessed art addict who has worked with art for over twenty years. But before she studied art history at university, she'd been into a gallery just twice in her life and had no idea she was entering an elitist world.
Now, she's on a mission to help everybody come to art. Like playing or listening to music, or cooking and eating great food, reading or watching films, making art or looking at other people's deserves to be an enriching part of all our lives.
So here, in How To Art, is a nifty way to take art on your own terms. From where it is to what it is, to tips on how to actually enjoy really famous artworks like the Mona Lisa, to how to own art and make art at home, through to vital advice for making a career as an artist and even how to make your dog more cultural, How To Art gives art to everyone, and makes it fun.
Laced throughout with original artworks by the very down-to-earth artist David Shrigley.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529154528
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hutchinson Heinemann
Contributors:
- Illustrated by David Shrigley
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 204.0mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 336
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About the Author
Kate Bryan (Author) Kate Bryan is a British art historian, curator and arts broadcaster. Since 2016, she has been the curator for Soho House's global art collection which numbers 10,000 artworks. For over a decade she has regularly presented television programmes for Sky Arts including \"My Week With\" and is a judge on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of The Year. This is Kate's third book and her first for a mainstream audience. David Shrigley (Illustrator) David Shrigley OBE is one of those unique artists, like Andy Warhol or Keith Haring, who is recognised within the art world but whose reach extends far beyond to impact our wider culture. In 2016, he was awarded the Fourth Plinth Commission for Trafalgar Square and was nominated for the Tate's Turner Prize in 2013. His works are found in prominent international collections, including Museum of Modern Art, New York and Tate Britain, London
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