Reviews for Philosophy and its others

The average rating for Philosophy and its others based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-22 00:00:00 Lee Legg I've been amazed by the simplicity and elegance of this book. And also I was amazed with the fact that Tan wasn't actually art historian, he was philosopher. If you interested in things like understanding the peace of art, analyzing it by details and whole picture - this is the really good book for beginning of your art-history-geek life. Tan developed concept of understanding the art through history circumstances of its creation and characters in it. This concept is now used on the best art history faculties all over the world. I can say that this book will open your mind towards the art pieces. You'll begin to look on paintings differently, even if it's a painting that was hanging on the wall of your living room for 20 years. Tan also talks about literature and characters that make writing a masterpiece. Even if you are not a writer this lecture will be quite useful and interesting for you as a reader.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-02-24 00:00:00 Max Greenland It's not a boring book ( maybe the title sounds so) at all! It's really an interesting, exciting, and catching book. Tells about philosophy, history, geography, psychology, and art. What art represents, how to judge a good piece of art. Really obsessed with the method author introduced. Art is to show the elements, and the relation between the elements, in a more exaggerated way. Whether it's a good piece or not, depends on the elements the artist chooses (whether it's good elements) and the way the artist use to express ( every force goes in the same direction like rivers go together to the ocean).