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Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 2939 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 394,690 ratings — published 1972
by (shelved 2939 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 394,690 ratings — published 1972
The Story of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2479 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 430,764 ratings — published 1950
by (shelved 2479 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 430,764 ratings — published 1950
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 1811 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 306,520 ratings — published 2012
by (shelved 1811 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 306,520 ratings — published 2012
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 1757 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 363,170 ratings — published 1979
by (shelved 1757 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 363,170 ratings — published 1979
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1425 times as art)
avg rating 3.95 — 112,902 ratings — published 2002
by (shelved 1425 times as art)
avg rating 3.95 — 112,902 ratings — published 2002
Art and Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 1296 times as art)
avg rating 3.78 — 94,959 ratings — published 1994
by (shelved 1296 times as art)
avg rating 3.78 — 94,959 ratings — published 1994
Wall and Piece (Paperback)
by (shelved 1189 times as art)
avg rating 3.86 — 228,834 ratings — published 2005
by (shelved 1189 times as art)
avg rating 3.86 — 228,834 ratings — published 2005
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 1135 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 751,660 ratings — published 1999
by (shelved 1135 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 751,660 ratings — published 1999
The Art Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 1133 times as art)
avg rating 3.86 — 160,045 ratings — published 1997
by (shelved 1133 times as art)
avg rating 3.86 — 160,045 ratings — published 1997
The Letters of Vincent van Gogh (Paperback)
by (shelved 1026 times as art)
avg rating 4.10 — 101,846 ratings — published 1914
by (shelved 1026 times as art)
avg rating 4.10 — 101,846 ratings — published 1914
Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 964 times as art)
avg rating 3.84 — 87,829 ratings — published 1912
by (shelved 964 times as art)
avg rating 3.84 — 87,829 ratings — published 1912
Seven Days in the Art World (Paperback)
by (shelved 857 times as art)
avg rating 3.63 — 66,836 ratings — published 2008
by (shelved 857 times as art)
avg rating 3.63 — 66,836 ratings — published 2008
The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 825 times as art)
avg rating 3.95 — 967,437 ratings — published 2013
by (shelved 825 times as art)
avg rating 3.95 — 967,437 ratings — published 2013
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
by (shelved 805 times as art)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,700 ratings — published 2010
by (shelved 805 times as art)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,700 ratings — published 2010
On Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 799 times as art)
avg rating 3.89 — 50,670 ratings — published 1973
by (shelved 799 times as art)
avg rating 3.89 — 50,670 ratings — published 1973
History of Beauty (Paperback)
by (shelved 778 times as art)
avg rating 3.84 — 62,868 ratings — published 2004
by (shelved 778 times as art)
avg rating 3.84 — 62,868 ratings — published 2004
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 734 times as art)
avg rating 3.99 — 107,868 ratings — published 2002
by (shelved 734 times as art)
avg rating 3.99 — 107,868 ratings — published 2002
The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait (Hardcover)
by (shelved 731 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 46,174 ratings — published 1995
by (shelved 731 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 46,174 ratings — published 1995
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 725 times as art)
avg rating 4.01 — 124,952 ratings — published 1993
by (shelved 725 times as art)
avg rating 4.01 — 124,952 ratings — published 1993
Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 723 times as art)
avg rating 4.20 — 112,719 ratings — published 2017
by (shelved 723 times as art)
avg rating 4.20 — 112,719 ratings — published 2017
Interaction of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 723 times as art)
avg rating 4.06 — 11,843 ratings — published 1971
by (shelved 723 times as art)
avg rating 4.06 — 11,843 ratings — published 1971
Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 680 times as art)
avg rating 4.14 — 52,324 ratings — published 1988
by (shelved 680 times as art)
avg rating 4.14 — 52,324 ratings — published 1988
Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Paperback)
by (shelved 676 times as art)
avg rating 3.81 — 69,294 ratings — published 2003
by (shelved 676 times as art)
avg rating 3.81 — 69,294 ratings — published 2003
Art Through the Ages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 675 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 42,065 ratings — published 1926
by (shelved 675 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 42,065 ratings — published 1926
The Secret Lives of Color (Hardcover)
by (shelved 674 times as art)
avg rating 4.12 — 16,258 ratings — published 2016
by (shelved 674 times as art)
avg rating 4.12 — 16,258 ratings — published 2016
M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 649 times as art)
avg rating 3.94 — 68,823 ratings — published 1954
by (shelved 649 times as art)
avg rating 3.94 — 68,823 ratings — published 1954
Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 638 times as art)
avg rating 4.21 — 305,828 ratings — published 2010
by (shelved 638 times as art)
avg rating 4.21 — 305,828 ratings — published 2010
What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 632 times as art)
avg rating 4.20 — 10,537 ratings — published 2012
by (shelved 632 times as art)
avg rating 4.20 — 10,537 ratings — published 2012
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
by (shelved 616 times as art)
avg rating 4.12 — 54,163 ratings — published 2014
by (shelved 616 times as art)
avg rating 4.12 — 54,163 ratings — published 2014
The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 612 times as art)
avg rating 4.03 — 48,912 ratings — published 2023
by (shelved 612 times as art)
avg rating 4.03 — 48,912 ratings — published 2023
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 605 times as art)
avg rating 4.06 — 20,777 ratings — published 1943
by (shelved 605 times as art)
avg rating 4.06 — 20,777 ratings — published 1943
History of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 588 times as art)
avg rating 3.82 — 36,103 ratings — published 1962
by (shelved 588 times as art)
avg rating 3.82 — 36,103 ratings — published 1962
The Art Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 572 times as art)
avg rating 3.94 — 23,507 ratings — published 1929
by (shelved 572 times as art)
avg rating 3.94 — 23,507 ratings — published 1929
The Lives of the Artists (Paperback)
by (shelved 571 times as art)
avg rating 3.78 — 31,127 ratings — published 1550
by (shelved 571 times as art)
avg rating 3.78 — 31,127 ratings — published 1550
The Shock of the New (Paperback)
by (shelved 560 times as art)
avg rating 3.75 — 34,766 ratings — published 1980
by (shelved 560 times as art)
avg rating 3.75 — 34,766 ratings — published 1980
The Art Forger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 550 times as art)
avg rating 3.75 — 90,141 ratings — published 2012
by (shelved 550 times as art)
avg rating 3.75 — 90,141 ratings — published 2012
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 543 times as art)
avg rating 4.09 — 91,960 ratings — published 1958
by (shelved 543 times as art)
avg rating 4.09 — 91,960 ratings — published 1958
Leonardo's Notebooks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 527 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 50,244 ratings — published 1519
by (shelved 527 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 50,244 ratings — published 1519
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 525 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 50,259 ratings — published 2023
by (shelved 525 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 50,259 ratings — published 2023
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 484 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 73,289 ratings — published 1980
by (shelved 484 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 73,289 ratings — published 1980
Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 479 times as art)
avg rating 4.29 — 19,250 ratings — published 2018
by (shelved 479 times as art)
avg rating 4.29 — 19,250 ratings — published 2018
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling (Paperback)
by (shelved 476 times as art)
avg rating 3.84 — 37,587 ratings — published 2002
by (shelved 476 times as art)
avg rating 3.84 — 37,587 ratings — published 2002
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 460 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 30,944 ratings — published 2016
by (shelved 460 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 30,944 ratings — published 2016
The Power of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 458 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 17,617 ratings — published 2006
by (shelved 458 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 17,617 ratings — published 2006
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)
by (shelved 447 times as art)
avg rating 3.84 — 47,115 ratings — published 1975
by (shelved 447 times as art)
avg rating 3.84 — 47,115 ratings — published 1975
The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 445 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 23,009 ratings — published 1936
by (shelved 445 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 23,009 ratings — published 1936
On Ugliness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 444 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 18,839 ratings — published 2007
by (shelved 444 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 18,839 ratings — published 2007
The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism (Paperback)
by (shelved 424 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 14,415 ratings — published 2006
by (shelved 424 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 14,415 ratings — published 2006
An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers (Paperback)
by (shelved 419 times as art)
avg rating 3.72 — 25,661 ratings — published 2008
by (shelved 419 times as art)
avg rating 3.72 — 25,661 ratings — published 2008
“I am an excitable person who only understands life lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger as reason. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.”
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“Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.”
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