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A funny, inviting, and full-color book about art for people who don't know about "art"-featuring new artworks by David Shrigley
What is art, where do I find it, and once I'm in front of it, what am I supposed to think about it?
Kate Bryan is a self-confessed art addict who has worked with art for over twenty years. But before she studied art history at university, she'd been into a gallery just twice in her life and had no idea she was entering an elitist world.
Now, she's on a mission to help everybody come to art. Like playing or listening to music, or cooking and eating great food, reading or watching films, making art or looking at other people's deserves to be an enriching part of all our lives.
So here, in How to Art, is a nifty way to take art on your own terms. From where it is to what it is, to tips on how to actually enjoy really famous artworks like the Mona Lisa, to how to own art and make art at home, through to vital advice for making a career as an artist and even how to make your dog more cultural, How to Art gives art to everyone, and makes it fun.
Laced throughout with original artworks by the very down-to-earth artist David Shrigley. Kate Bryan is an arts broadcaster and Chief Art Director for Soho House where since 2016 she has curated and overseen a global art collection of over 10,000 artworks. She fell in love with art as a teenager from reproductions in books that she enjoyed between shifts at Burger King and Gala Bingo. She started her art career at the British Museum and has since worked in galleries in London and Hong Kong, where she completed her postgraduate degree. Kate also mentors artists from under-represented backgrounds. Passionate about demystifying the subject of 'art', she is friends with the artist David Shrigley, a fellow campaigner for art as a tool for well-being, and they have been plotting this book that allows everyone to come to art for the past few years.
Introduction: Why Art?
Part One: What is Art and where to find it
WHAT IS ART
HOW TO FIND ART
HOW TO LOOK AT ART WITH CHILDREN
HOW TO MAKE YOUR DOG MORE CULTURAL
Part Two: What to do when you're in front of an artwork
HOW TO TALK ABOUT ART YOU LIKE
HOW TO READ AN ARTWORK
HOW TO TALK ABOUT ART YOU DO NOT LIKE
HOW TO ENJOY ICONIC ARTWORKS
HOW TO ART AT HOME
Part Three: Why we can all make art – and ways to get started
WHY MAKE ART IF YOU ARE NOT AN ARTIST
HOW TO START DRAWING
HOW TO GET BETTER FASTER
HOW TO HOST A PAINTING PARTY
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR COMPOSITION
Part Four: Taking fine art home
WHY BUY ART IF YOU ARE NOT A ROCKEFELLER
HOW TO GET YOUR EYE IN
HOW ART IS PRICED
HOW TO BUY INEXPENSIVE ART
ARY BUYING NEXT LEVEL: HOW TO SURVIVE AN ART FAIR
HOW TO FRAME ART
HOW TO HANG AN EPIC SALON WALL
HOW TO LOOK AFTER ART
Part Five: Everyone can 'art but some of us can be artists
WHY BE AN ARTIST (with advice from David Shrigley)
HOW TO FIND YOUR STYLE
HOW TO MAKE A LIVING AS AN ARTIST
HOW TO WRITE AN ARTIST STATEMENT
HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED
Afterword – what we can all take from this book
And three useful things
GLOSSARY – SOME USEFUL ART TERMS
WHAT NOT TO SAY TO AN ARTIST
HOW TO AVOID POISONING YOUR CAREER AS AN ARTIST
What is art, where do I find it, and once I'm in front of it, what am I supposed to think about it?
Kate Bryan is a self-confessed art addict who has worked with art for over twenty years. But before she studied art history at university, she'd been into a gallery just twice in her life and had no idea she was entering an elitist world.
Now, she's on a mission to help everybody come to art. Like playing or listening to music, or cooking and eating great food, reading or watching films, making art or looking at other people's deserves to be an enriching part of all our lives.
So here, in How to Art, is a nifty way to take art on your own terms. From where it is to what it is, to tips on how to actually enjoy really famous artworks like the Mona Lisa, to how to own art and make art at home, through to vital advice for making a career as an artist and even how to make your dog more cultural, How to Art gives art to everyone, and makes it fun.
Laced throughout with original artworks by the very down-to-earth artist David Shrigley. Kate Bryan is an arts broadcaster and Chief Art Director for Soho House where since 2016 she has curated and overseen a global art collection of over 10,000 artworks. She fell in love with art as a teenager from reproductions in books that she enjoyed between shifts at Burger King and Gala Bingo. She started her art career at the British Museum and has since worked in galleries in London and Hong Kong, where she completed her postgraduate degree. Kate also mentors artists from under-represented backgrounds. Passionate about demystifying the subject of 'art', she is friends with the artist David Shrigley, a fellow campaigner for art as a tool for well-being, and they have been plotting this book that allows everyone to come to art for the past few years.
Introduction: Why Art?
Part One: What is Art and where to find it
WHAT IS ART
HOW TO FIND ART
HOW TO LOOK AT ART WITH CHILDREN
HOW TO MAKE YOUR DOG MORE CULTURAL
Part Two: What to do when you're in front of an artwork
HOW TO TALK ABOUT ART YOU LIKE
HOW TO READ AN ARTWORK
HOW TO TALK ABOUT ART YOU DO NOT LIKE
HOW TO ENJOY ICONIC ARTWORKS
HOW TO ART AT HOME
Part Three: Why we can all make art – and ways to get started
WHY MAKE ART IF YOU ARE NOT AN ARTIST
HOW TO START DRAWING
HOW TO GET BETTER FASTER
HOW TO HOST A PAINTING PARTY
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR COMPOSITION
Part Four: Taking fine art home
WHY BUY ART IF YOU ARE NOT A ROCKEFELLER
HOW TO GET YOUR EYE IN
HOW ART IS PRICED
HOW TO BUY INEXPENSIVE ART
ARY BUYING NEXT LEVEL: HOW TO SURVIVE AN ART FAIR
HOW TO FRAME ART
HOW TO HANG AN EPIC SALON WALL
HOW TO LOOK AFTER ART
Part Five: Everyone can 'art but some of us can be artists
WHY BE AN ARTIST (with advice from David Shrigley)
HOW TO FIND YOUR STYLE
HOW TO MAKE A LIVING AS AN ARTIST
HOW TO WRITE AN ARTIST STATEMENT
HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED
Afterword – what we can all take from this book
And three useful things
GLOSSARY – SOME USEFUL ART TERMS
WHAT NOT TO SAY TO AN ARTIST
HOW TO AVOID POISONING YOUR CAREER AS AN ARTIST