Art Ebooks
Why We Make Art
Does art have any use or real purpose in today’s society? Why do governments around the world spend millions on art education?
Is Art History Global?
Globalism is arguably the most pressing issue facing art criticism and art history. As the number of art history departments continues to grow, there is a danger art history will become a uniform practice around the world and may soon settle to a global standard.
Issues in Art and Design Teaching
Issues in Art and Design Teaching draws together a range of pedagogical and ethical issues for trainee and newly qualified teachers of art and design, and their mentors in art and design education.
Art In Its Time
This is an exciting exploration of the role art plays in our lives. Mattick takes the question "What is art?" as a basis for a discussion of the nature of art, he asks what meaning art can have and to whom in the present order.
Child Art Therapy: 25th Anniversary
Rubin's Child Art Therapy is the classic text for doing art therapy with children and was first published in 1978.
Art Theory
In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this Very Short Introduction Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples.