About the Author

Richard Osborne in the author of many internationally bestselling books from Philosophy for Beginners (Random House) to Megawords (Sage) and most recently Art Theory for Beginners (Zidane Press) . Art Theory for Beginners has been translated into 20 languages and has just been published in China and Korea.
Many well known artists appear in the book.

Reviews

Very useful book that matches theory to actual artistic practice.
Many different approaches are discussed - from fetishism to technology- and all of the work is grounded in actual artistic practice.
A beguiling look at what art practitioners do with theoretical ideas.