Experiencing Art

Experiencing Art
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780190240745
ISBN-13 : 0190240741
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Book Synopsis Experiencing Art by : Arthur Shimamura

Download or read book Experiencing Art written by Arthur Shimamura and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we appreciate a work of art? Why do we like some artworks but not others? Is there no accounting for taste? Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to explore connections between art, mind, and brain, Shimamura considers how we experience art. In a thoughtful and entertaining manner, the book explores how the brain interprets art by engaging our sensations, thoughts, and emotions. It describes interesting findings from psychological and brain sciences as a way to understand our aesthetic response to art. Beauty, disgust, surprise, anger, sadness, horror, and a myriad of other emotions can occur as we experience art. Some artworks may generate such feelings rather quickly, while others depend on thought and knowledge. Our response to art depends largely on what we know--from everyday knowledge about the world, from our cultural backgrounds, and from personal experience. Filled with artworks from many traditions and time points, "Experiencing Art" offers insightful ways of broadening one's approach and appreciation of art.


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