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Philip Yenawine

Auteur de How to Look At Modern Art

15 oeuvres 514 utilisateurs 5 critiques

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Philip Yenawine is cofounder of Visual Understanding in Education, a nonprofit research organization that trains teachers to use VTS.

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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |
a great book to demonstrate the many types of shapes in Art. The book has The Museum of Modern Art in New York stamped on it. Many of the shapes are pictures which I believe were taken out of the museum. A great way to introduce shapes to children in Math or in Art.
 
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DHouston | Apr 25, 2013 |
From Publishers Weekly
This introductory volume supplies a clear, informative overview of the major developments in art from the late 19th century to the present. In the process, Yenawine provides accessible guidelines for deriving meaning from an artwork without knowing any biographical or philosophical data about its creator. Focusing primarily "on paintings and other two-dimensional art," the author breaks the act of observation down into five categories: "physical properties, subject, illusionary and formal properties, and viewer perspectives," giving examples relevant to each category. About the physical properties of Robert Rauschenberg's First Landing Jump, for instance, we learn that the work's tire, plank, tarpaulin and license plate point toward an "on the road" theme. Generously illustrated with works by such artists as Giorgio De Chirico, Salvador Dali, Georgia O'Keeffe, Piet Mondrian, Jasper Johns, Cindy Sherman and Eric Fischl, this volume offers art neophytes an engaging entry to the fundamental methods of perceiving. Yenawine is director of education at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. QPB alternate.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
This upbeat text ("I Know You Can Do It" urges the first subheading) assumes considerable knowledge about major artists and styles. Yenawine promotes "directed looking"--seeing what can be learned from direct observation rather than from acquiring background information. The usual platitudes are well articulated: modern art challenges accepted conventions and expectations; the primacy of personal vision; the centrality of ideas over objects; the emphasis on geometry and dynamism; and the interplay between art and popular culture. The methodology is equally familiar, from analyzing formal elements to examining technique and motivations to sorting the vast diversity and dealing with multiple and contradictory meanings. Heavily illustrated (137, 62 in color), interpretive paragraph-length captions and a "Useful Vocabulary" are helpful. However, a more satisfying work for novice viewers is Susan Woodford's Looking at Pictures (Cambridge, 1983).
- Russell T. Clement, Brigham Young Univ. Lib., Provo, Ut.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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anamartins | May 2, 2007 |
From Library Journal
While the aim here is admirable?to provide an accessible guide for the newcomer to the art world?the final product is seriously flawed. Arranging subjects by chapters gives few clues to the terms defined in each chapter; thus, the use of boldface for related entries, while potentially helpful, requires searching the index to locate their place in the text. A dictionary format would certainly have been far more simple for the neophyte. Also, the interruption of definitions by columns and even pages of illustrations distracts from, rather than clarifies, the text, as does overuse of quotation marks for standard words. Finally, the bland text may well dissuade rather than inspire readers. Not recommended.?Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., New York
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Gr. 9 and up. A former director of education at New York City's Museum of Modern Art, Yenawine shows his dedication to making art accessible. His goal, to introduce "newcomers to the world of art" as well as to terms "encountered regularly in art galleries and museums and in books about art," is handily accomplished through accessible explanations and more than 140 fully labeled reproductions and photographs that crisscross the entire range of art--from sculpture to photography to painting to graffiti. The organization is alphabetical within broadly topical chapters, and the reproductions, many in color, are nicely chosen. Both art students and museum goers will find the book a great help. That Yenawine's prose style is casual yet down-to-earth is a bonus that will encourage readers to visit their local gallery again and again. Stephanie Zvirin
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anamartins | May 2, 2007 |

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Œuvres
15
Membres
514
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#48,284
Évaluation
4.2
Critiques
5
ISBN
35
Langues
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