Reviews for Textile Perspectives in Mixed-Media Sculpture

The average rating for Textile Perspectives in Mixed-Media Sculpture based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-01-27 00:00:00 Bruce Colby A pretty dense read. Even though I come at the book from an academic and art historical background, there were still significant chunks of it that I struggled with as some of the contributors either tended to be wordier or simply more elusive in their thoughts. There was also a critical cattiness, almost, to this book that periodically made me snicker, a reminder of the double-edged sword that is he art world. I wonder how this book will stand the test of time and whether revisiting it will reveal something new, whether in terms of much-needed clarity or by revealing cracks in the argument that I missed this first time around.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-02-15 00:00:00 Ann Brashares This book is written more from the perspective of the arts. So ignoring the superficial (and sometimes - due to vagueness - incorrect) treatment of the neurobiology of artistic perception and appreciation, this book can be informative. Some very nice figures and tables are included that provide a nice overview of the development of art throughout the course of human brain and mind (although, aren't these really the same?) evolution.