What are some introductory art books worth recommending?

Recommended art introductory books:

1, the art story of Gombrich

The preface to the first edition of this book says: This book is written for those who seek a way out in new fields.

The writing in the book is easy to understand, as if listening to the author. The content mainly focuses on the history of western painting and architecture. I believe this book won't let you down.

2. Japanese designer Sugiyama's introduction picture book of western art history.

They are the translations of Unveiling the Mystery of Renaissance Masters and The Light, Shadow and Color World of Impressionist Painters recommended by Taiwan Province Province.

The language in the book is humorous, because it is committed to letting people who have no foundation in art history quickly grasp the basic information, so the content inside is not particularly rigorous, but for people with zero foundation, it is also happy enough to read without pressure. This book lets you know about different periods, painters and their masterpieces in the form of humorous cartoons.

3. General History of Art "Art History of Zhan Sen".

"This is a book urgently needed by China's academic and reading circles. It is a part of the history of western art, with moderate quantity and reliable quality, which is worth holding. "

In the postscript of Zhan Sen's Translation of Art History, Zhu Qingsheng said this. Since the publication of 1962, this book, written by H.W. Zhan Sen, a famous American art historian and legend of art history, has quickly occupied the position of the best-selling art history book for 30 years and become the standard teaching material of art history courses in western universities.

4. Art history: 1940 to Today [America] by Finberg.

This book is a shortcut to understand the development history of contemporary art. The author emphasizes a viewpoint of art history: people's living conditions determine their art and their artistic development on quite a few levels.

The development of contemporary art transcends formal self-discipline. Only by transcending formal demands can art become vivid and present the significance of contemporary art to this pluralistic world.

5. Art history of China.

The best introductory book of China's art history has been used by Oxford, Yale and Princeton for 40 years. Academician Michael Sullivan, an honorary professor at Oxford University and an authority on art history in China, is another masterpiece of China after Art and Artists in the 20th century.

Art and artists in China in the 20th century.

20 13 bright book list, the top ten books of China reading newspaper and publishing business weekly; The annual gift of Lu Xun Cultural Award is a story that shocked modern art in China.

Art includes literature, painting, music, dance, sculpture, drama, architecture, movies and so on. Art can be a macro concept or an individual phenomenon, and it is a process of perception, consciousness, thinking, operation and expression of objective or subjective objects.

The Eight Great Arts mainly refer to the social ideology that reflects reality with images but is more typical than reality, including literature, painting, music, dance, sculpture, drama, architecture and movies.

The classification sources of the eight great arts can't be verified, but they are different from the seven great arts, including the seventh great art proposed by Giotto Canudu, and they are different in content and thinking context. In recent years, the ninth art (video game) is put forward on the basis of inheriting the eight major arts.

Art can be a macro concept or an individual phenomenon, through capturing and excavating, feeling and analyzing, integrating and applying (the combination process of forms, the life process of creatures, the development process of stories) and so on.

The process of perception, consciousness, thinking, operation and expression of objective or subjective objects, or the staged results in the form of feelings (sight, hearing, smell and touch).

Art includes many things, such as calligraphy, art, music, broadcasting, flight attendants, photography, cultural management, literature and language. Now art also includes sub-art.

Broadcasting host, director and performance can generally be divided into arts, music, fine arts and dance. It needs long-term accumulation.