How to See: Looking, Talking, and Thinking about Art
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393248135 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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David Salle’s paintings are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery in Washington, DC, the Los Angeles County Art Museum, Tate Modern, the National Galerie Berlin, and many others. . He lives in New York City
He guides his readers through the complex world of contemporary art with a rare generosity of spirit, a dazzling skill at description, and a radiant honesty that are as challenging as they are irresistible.” - Ingrid Rowland“David Salle asks of other art not, where does this belong? but, what does this make me feel and think about? Salle subtly and persuasively reminds us that all art, even the most seemingly recalcitrant, is there to be looked at, and that what artists do is, exactly, teach us how to see.” - Adam Gopnik“David Salle has a sharp, thrilling eye and an uncanny ability to reorder and make new the act of seeing. How to See is a pure pleasure to read.” - Francine Prose“David Salle writes about art with a joyous lucidity that is both bracingnothing, absolutely nothing, escapes his noticeand utte
Thomas Forhan said Enjoyable, readable, insightful, expansive.. Maybe it takes an artist to write about artists, but this collection of essays and descriptions of artists' work, life and personalities is wonderful. Almost every essay sent me off to the rabbit hole looking for more examples of the art discussed, and so I found the book very expansive. Have a laptop at hand as you read and explore and enjoy at will.. "Prescription for Art Eyes" according to silverstar. Do you want to feel part of the NewYork arty IN group? Reading this book is the next best thing. The writing is entertaining and the stories give you an insight into how the art world has been operations. Whether you like "modern art" or not, you will be wiser after you read this.. jcnflorida said You're So Vague. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised but my first reading of this book produced slight disappointment: I think David Salle is a better painter than writer about art. Probably as it should be, but it's a word of caution to prospective readers. Other reviewers here have pointed to his language stye as the problem. I'm not sure. His tone can be pedantic but is that the problem? Again, I'm not sure. I myself am not an artist but in reading about art I look for something like inspiration. In this book I found a little of that but less than expected. Occasionally he sounds enthusiastic but that can come across as calibrated or processed. I
The result: a master class on how to see with an artist’s eye. A master class in contemporary art by one of the preeminent painters of our time.How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle’s incisive essay collection illuminates the work of many of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. 30 illustrations. Engaging with a wide range of Salle’s friends and contemporariesfrom painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, among othersHow to See explores not only the multilayered personalities of the artists themselves but also the distinctive character of their oeuvres.Salle writes with humor and verve, replacing the jargon of art theory with precise and evocative descriptions that help the reader develop a personal and intuitive engagement with art