A Little History of Art, Charlotte Mullins
A Little History of Art, Charlotte Mullins
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A Little History of Art

Author: Charlotte Mullins

Narrator: Rachael Beresford

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/17/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Art


Synopsis

Charlotte Mullins brings art to life through the stories of those who created it and, importantly, reframes who is included in the narrative to create a more diverse and exciting landscape of art. She shows how art can help us see the world differently and understand our place in it, how it helps us express ourselves, fuels our creativity, and contributes to our overall wellbeing and positive mental health.

Why did our ancestors make art? What did art mean to them and what does their art mean for us today? Why is art even important at all?

Mullins introduces listeners to the Terracotta Army and Nok sculptures, Renaissance artists such as Giotto and Michelangelo, trailblazers including Käthe Kollwitz, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and contemporary artists who create art as resistance, such as Ai Weiwei and Shirin Neshat. She also restores forgotten artists such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Guan Daosheng, and Jacob Lawrence, and travels to the Niger valley, Peru, Java, Rapa Nui, and Australia, to broaden our understanding of what art is and should be.

This extraordinary journey through 100,000 years celebrates art's crucial place in understanding our collective culture and history.

About Charlotte Mullins

Charlotte Mullins is an art critic, writer, and broadcaster. Currently art critic at Country Life, she was formerly editor of Art Review, V&A Magazine, and Art Quarterly. She has published over a dozen books on visual art.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on January 02, 2024

I like art so enjoyed reading this book. It could’ve done with some more pictures though, especially as some art work was described in great detail but the picture shown on the page was unrelated and had a sentence dedicated to it.......more

Goodreads review by Luciano on October 13, 2022

A competent, though a little bit soulless bird's-eye view of the subject.......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on December 14, 2023

Very much a beginners guide which flies through art history at a frenetic rate. Some interesting anecdotes and possibly a good starting point for someone but jumps around a bit too much to be truly engaging. A bit more of a narrative linking the influences of each movement/era as well as how they ti......more

Goodreads review by Daria (jezykowy.koneser) on October 12, 2024

"Krótka historia sztuki" to przystępna i bardzo ciekawa lektura, która opisuje początki sztuki oraz jej historię aż do współczesności. Książka ta składa się z krótkich rozdziałów. Mają one po kilka stron. Ułatwia to czytanie, bo choć książka jest bardzo dobrze napisana i wciąga to przy tematyce popul......more

Goodreads review by Lena on October 18, 2024

Od ukrytych w grotach malowideł pierwszych ludzi po współczesne performance artystyczne, sztuka niesie za sobą komunikat, którego nie da się wyrazić tylko słowami. Używana jako narzędzie propagandy i sposób przypodobania się możnym. Jako sztuka sakralna utrwalała uwielbienie bogów, w grobowcach fara......more