{"product_id":"rethinking-art-steve-shipps-9781405155625","title":"(Re)Thinking Art: A Guide for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Re)Thinking \"Art\" A Guide for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is a primer that considers the term \"art,\" what it means and why it matters. Rather than being about any particular sort of art --visual or otherwise-- the book addresses the idea of \"art\" in all, in all its messy complexity, and offers meaningful access to the vast array of human products to which it refers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an award-winning teacher as a response to students' ongoing challenge, \"What is 'art', anyway, and why should I care?\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAims to bring readers into a meaningful relationship with art and teaches them to think critically and creatively about it - and by extension, about anything else\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an ideal introduction to the field for students and anyone interested in art today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a jargon-free, common-sense basis from which to approach the theories that dominate the art world today, for readers who may wish to pursue them further\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Shipps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405155620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405155625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.83h x 5.86w x 0.63d","brand":"Steve Shipps","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47424356417791,"sku":"9781405155625","price":111.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cadf7d4d-f014-4ad0-9375-cc9c1598e54f.jpg?v=1761529746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rethinking-art-steve-shipps-9781405155625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}