书名：The Short Story of Art艺术简史

作者：Susie Hodge

ISBN：9781780679686

装帧：平装

出版日期：2017.4.17

出版社：Laurence King Publishing

页码：224页

语种 ：英文

尺寸：‎ 15.24 x 1.59 x 21.59 cm

作者简介：

Susie Hodge 是一位艺术史学家、历史学家和艺术家。她是众多书籍的畅销书作者，其中包括50 个艺术理念、如何在现代艺术中生存、为什么你 5 岁的孩子不能做到这一点：现代艺术解释以及你应该知道的 50 件新艺术艺术作品。

内容简介：

本书的设计使学生或艺术爱好者可以轻松地在关键时期、艺术家和风格中导航。它通俗易懂，简明扼要，简化并解释了艺术中最重要和最有影响力的概念，并展示了它们之间的联系。这本书解释了艺术是如何、为什么以及何时发生变化的，谁介绍了某些东西，它们是什么，它们是在哪里生产的，以及它们是否重要。它揭开了艺术行话的神秘面纱，让读者对艺术有透彻的理解和广泛的享受。

The Short Story of Art is a pocket guide to key movements, works, themes and techniques – a new and innovative introduction to the subject of art. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key works, from the wall paintings of Lascaux to Damien Hirst installations, and then links these to sections on art movements, themes and techniques.

The design of the book allows the student or art enthusiast to easily navigate their way around key periods, artists and styles. Accessible and concise, it simplifies and explains the most important and influential concepts in art, and shows how they are connected. The book explains how, why and when art changed, who introduced certain things, what they were, where they were produced, and whether they matter. It demystifies artistic jargon, giving readers a thorough understanding and broad enjoyment of art.

'Susie Hodge has culled through hundreds of art movements to highlight and present 36 that illustrate transitions of art, its ideas, representations, characteristics, and production from Prehistoric times up to the dynamic shifts of the 1960s and '70s. As complex as art history is, this book is a welcome, succinct introduction to some classic Western masters.'
Cindy Helm, New York Journal of Books

'Excellent introduction to the subject. A good quality book, tightly bound, and well illustrated.'
– Colin, Amazon reviewer

'The Short Story of Art is an attractive volume that serves as a convenient introduction to major movements, works, themes, and techniques of Western art. The works within are featured more for their seminal or illustrative nature than their fame per se, so the "story" part of the title is apt. The cross referencing and "Other works by…" sections makes it clear that this book is encouraging the reader to explore art on his own.'
–Tommy Grooms, Goodreads reviewer