Reviews for Art Life: Lawrence Rinder Selected Writings 1991-2005

The average rating for Art Life: Lawrence Rinder Selected Writings 1991-2005 based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-01-05 00:00:00 Travis Neufeld This is a fun book. There's a diverse array of artists presented, including a secluded African-American quilt maker, and punk artists from Rhode Island. I especially enjoyed the chapter on Rudolph Steiner's Blackboard Drawings. Rudolph Steiner was a scholar and mystic in the 19th century, and founder of the Waldorf schools. Steiner gave hundreds of lectures around the world, and while he was lecturing on his ideas, he would make drawings on the blackboard using colored chalk. Many of his drawings were saved by one of his assistants, and are considered to be important works of art. His drawings are fascinating--they show his natural ability to blend art with words to convey intellectual ideas.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-08-23 00:00:00 Charles Gebhart thoughtful pieces of writing concerning art theory and criticism...i've read some to my students and they were a little overwhelmed by the ideas and verbage, but through my translations my students were able to come to some interesting conversations. i thought this book brought a different level to the class, one where the students were thinking beyond their 9th grade years!