Abstract Art

by Mel Gooding

Book Overview

Abstract art in its many forms has been a dominant mode in the visual arts for the better part of a century. Popular histories usually trace "abstraction" as a succession of style or "isms," each set within it particular art-historical context, assuming a general familiarity with this kind of critical narrative. The book addresses itself to the interested non-specialist who frequents galleries and reads art books, but who often feels mystified when...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521006317
• ISBN13: 9780521006316
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 9.5"