Books on Art Theory essentially deal with extensive analysis and assessment of major developments that art has undergone in different countries from time to time.
Art Theory signifies an attempt to theorize art in its true form. Art from the very beginning till today has undergone many vital transformation phases. Several Books have been published over the years which deal with art theory, some of which are listed below:
• Art Theory: an Historical Introduction by Robert Williams
• Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Cynthia A. Freeland
• Artwords: a glossary of contemporary art theory by Jennifer MacLerran, Thomas Patin
• Has Modernization Failed by Gablik and Suzi
• Art History's History By Minor and Vernon Hyde
• But Is It art? by Cynthia A. Freeland
• Archeology of Art Theory by Henk Slager
Contemporary Books on Art Theory :
• Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Arts edited by Stein Haugom Olsen
• Art In Theory 1900 to 2000 edited by Charles Harrison and Paul Wood
• The Aesthetic Of Cultural Studies edited by Michael Berube
• Movements In art since 1945 Edward Lucie
• The Dialect of Decadence by Donald Kuspit
• The Artist's Way: A spiritual path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
• Art in Modern Era by Amy Dempsey
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Some of the famous writers on Art Theory are Malcolm Howard Dewey, David Kenneth Holt, Sally Everett, Judith Aron Rubin, Moshe Barasch, Jonathan Brown and Robert Enggass.
Books on Art Theory help us to know more about our past civilizations and lifestyles by preserving the essence of art of the early periods and at the same time also deal with the recent developments in the field of art.
