What is the artist trying to tell us?
Have you ever made a fool of yourself at a vernissage by exclaiming, ‘I like the red sculpture the best’, followed by the snide reply, ‘That’s our fire extinguisher’?
After Jürgen Becker’s entertaining tour de force through the history of art, you’ll know everything you need to know to get by. He explains what led from the Romanesque via the Gothic period to the Baroque and Rubens’ fat women; and he also explains why Marcel Duchamp became the curse of ceramics for the art world.
With the help of this book you can close the (few) gaps in your knowledge in the most pleasant way and maybe even end up an artist yourself. You could paint a picture. Should nobody wish to purchase it, just hang it in the hall.
