Modern Art

Art Essentials

by Amy Dempsey

A compact, introductory guide to modern art that explains styles, schools, and movements from Impressionism to the present day The first in a new series of essential introductions to art, Modern Art guides the reader through individual movements from Impressionism to Conceptual Art, situated within five broader chronological eras. Starting with Impressionism in 1860, art historian Amy Dempsey explains the essentials of Modernism, the postwar New Disorder, and beyond. Carefully arranged material explores seventy essential topics of modern art in a practical and easy-to-navigate structure. Each boldly designed topic feature includes a clear definition; a list of key artists, attributes, media, and collections; and expertly curated illustrations with explanatory captions. A reference section includes a useful glossary of modern art terms.  85 color illustrations

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Reference, Art Design, Design

176 pages, Paperback

Published May 15, 2018

Reviews

[Austra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Patiešām labs un kompakts pārskats par moderno mākslu, vienā vai pāris atvērumos ieskicējot katra mākslas virziena pamatidejas, uzdevumus, ietekmes, nozīmīgākos māksliniekus un kolekcijas, ilustrējot to ar vienu vai divu raksturīgāko vai pazīstamāko mākslas darbu attēliem. Viss ir ērti izkārtots hronoloģiski, un mākslinieku vārdi oriģinālrakstībā ļauj viegli uzmeklēt plašāku informāciju internetā, lai turpinātu izglītoties, ja ir šāda vēlme.

“Ja realitāti mēs uztveram nevis tieši, bet ar attēlu starpniecību, vai šie attēli kļūst ar mūsu realitāti? Kas tādā gadījumā ir patiesība? Kādā ziņā iespējama oriģinalitāte? Šīs pārdomas būtiski ietekmējušas arhitektus, māksliniekus un dizainerus.” Labs jautājums 21. gadsimta cilvēkam, kurš pavada un iepazīst realitāti, blenžot uz attēliem telefoniņā.

[Bradley Frederick · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who knew virtually nothing about modern art prior to reading this, I found the explanations to be very informative and helpful. This is something I will be bringing with me to art museums as a guide to help me understand the art better, and it also gave me some new places to visit.

[Mairita (Marii grāmatplaukts) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vairs nevaru teikt, ka neko nesaprotu no modernās mākslas, jo šis ir riktīgs triecienkurss dažādos stilos, virzienos, kustībās un apvienībās. Turklāt izrādījās, ka arī mans mīļais impresionisms tiek pieskaitīts modernajai mākslai. Beigās pietrūka kopsavilkums, kaut kāds pārskats "priekš čaiņikiem", kas tad tagad modernās mākslas pasaulē notiek.

[Chandler · Rating 3 out of 5]

i'd been reading this on and off for a good little while and just finished yesterday. i guess i...can recognize more things now?

[Zygintas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pirmas sakinys: Modernųjį meną apibūdinanti kalba tapo sudėtinga ir įmantri, nesvarbu, ar pasakotume apie impresionizmą ir instaliacijas, ar simbolizmą ir superrealizmą.

68 stiliai, pateikti chronologine tvarka.

Kiekvienam jų skiriama po 2 puslapius (impresionizmui, ekspresionizmui, kubizmui, siurrealizmui ir postmodernizmui – po 4 puslapius): aprašymas, žymiausi menininkai, bruožai, forma, svarbiausios kolekcijos ir bent vienas to stiliaus kūrinys.

Aprašymas užkabina ir norisi pasidomėti giliau.

Žinyne pristatomi stiliai, todėl kai kurių menininkų pavardes rasite ne prie vieno stiliaus.

Labai gerai apibūdinta paskutiniame priešlapyje: Lakoniška, apgalvota, iš esmės.

Gidas, nuo kurio galima pradėti gilintis į modernųjį meną.

[Derek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cursed by its breadth, unfortunately. It's forced down the Western/European focus on broad trends and Wikipedia highlights, though curated and commented on by a subject expert. There is undoubtedly a lot here in the crannies that is not even remotely touched on, especially in terms of artists of the modern day.

As a non-art student it is curious to see how this progressed, as new generations take up the themes of exhausted movements and slap "neo-" onto the front. And like any non-art student the writer makes value statements and narrative leaps about works that I simply cannot follow. I have a gap here where _Hostgage, No 24_ by Jean Fautrier is an abstract shape formed with pigment and apparently some kind of texture and do not see the violence or harrowing events that are attributed. Is this explained to the viewer by an artist's statement?

[Nursen Uyar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tezim için alıp okumaya başladığım bir kitap. 4 yıllık sanat tarihi bölümünde adı bile geçmeyen dönem/akımlara yer veren bir içeriğe sahip. Akımların/dönemlerin çoook özet halinde bilgileri, temsilcileri ve önemli/popüler eserlerinden örnekler yer alıyor. Kitabın en önemli özelliği koleksiyonların yer aldığı müzelerin bir listesini bize sunması diyebilirim. Kitabın sonunda da 2 sayfalık “sözlük” bölümü var.

[Ria R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Erittäin laadukas ja onnistuneesti kuvitettu opas modernin taiteen maailmaan. Esitelty tiiviisti taiteen lajeja pääasiassa Euroopasta, Amerikoista ja Venäjältä, sekä käsitelty modernin taiteen suuntausten vaikutuksia toisiinsa. Aikajanana esitettynä taide ja historia kohtasivat toisensa.

[Michelle L · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you are interested in white, cis male, European modern art, start here. Good concept though, I did learn a lot about those sorts of people; but for a book published in 2018, the lack of POC/non-European/women representation was awful.

[Даниил Ганиев · Rating 3 out of 5]

По странице вступительного текста о каждом важном стиле искусства с конца 19 века. Текста неглубокого, но достаточного чтобы возбудить в читателе интерес копать глубже.

[Betul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Özetin özeti denilebilir ama akımlara ait büyük koleksiyonları içeren müzelerin listelenmesi güzel olmuş.

[Katarína Bozáňová · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction into modern art styles.

[Lauren Hegedus · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very solid and informative read. I now have a long list of art movements to explore further, which I am very stoked about.

[Aušra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trumpas gidas apie modernaus meno sroves, jų atstovus bei atstoves. Tiesa, norėjosi daugiau vizualių pavyzdžių, bet turbūt knygos užmanymas toks, kad labiau tarnautų kaip kišeninis-pažintinis gidas.

[gurur ✺ · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book

[Dominyka]

no review, bcs its basically an encyclopedia for modern art. easy to read, actually found myself recognising certain styles/movements in art

[Mažvydas Brikas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book offers a well-organized guide through modern art history. Clear and concise explanations of complex art movements.

[Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

güzel, açıklayıcı, yüzeysel, okunur.

[Brigita Baķe]

interesting, easy reading book

[Miroslav Yanchy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well structured glossary and tool for a quick consultation. For this same reason, I feel it lacks in providing more information.

[Peter Lipták · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stručné, jasné, prehľadné.

[Diana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Var jau arī stundu skatīties baltajā kvadrātā

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introductory overviews on Modern Art movements, their main figures, raison d’être, features, and mediums, even museum locations.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very short introduction to modern art movement.

It was thorough in recording the various art movements from 1860s till present, with the gist of each movement well explained and summarized. I particularly like how Amy pulled out important information that readers would appreciate having quick references to, such as key artists, features, medium, and key collection locations. It gives beginners of art, like myself, a very good introduction into art movement history. This book is also very useful for someone seeking to find his own "language" in art, and dig deeper into it with other more in-depth books on the topic.

For me: Impressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Existentialism, Postmodernism

"If we perceive reality not directly, but through representations, then do these representations become our reality? What, then, is truth? In what sense is originality possible?"

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a well-organized book on the history of modern art. It is fine to go to any section and just read up about it, so it's not a must to read in the order from front to back. It has beautiful illustrations and its manner of writing is very accessible, making it easy for non-art majors to quickly comprehend the significance and impact of a particular art movement. I borrowed the book from the local library but after reading through some parts of it, I think this title is worth owning.

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent, concise overview of modern art around 1880 through present day with lots of visuals and references so you can dig deeper on your own