Joy of Art: How to Look At, Appreciate, and Talk about Art

This is a wonderful, thorough, and interesting book about different styles and periods of art and artists. Plus it is a beautiful coffee table book!

Joy of Art In reading the Joy of Art by Carolyn Schlam, I was delighted as an artist to take this journey with her. Because she is not only a writer but a practicing artist, she is the perfect guide to take a reader behind the scenes of how an artist creates their work. She shows you so many images, that after reading the book as an art lover, you will be able to convey your understanding to others. Her friendly writing style draws you in. Happy reading all! Sheila Fein Artist

The most amazing book I’ve ever read about how to truly acquire skills in evaluating art. I’m a visual artist and I possess quite an extensive library of art books but none that do the job this one does in clearly explaining the history of Western Art and providing the practical tools to dramatically increase your visual IQ. I only wish I had this book 20 years ago. Whether you are an artist, art appreciator or art collector this book will pull all the art knowledge fragments you have floating around in your head into a clear concise unified understanding of what you are actually looking at. I also found the book to be a portal into exploring unknown artists, particular works, styles and art periods. If I wanted to dive deeper into any subject I found keeping my iPhone handy gave me quick access to jumping off into some rather deep rabbit holes of art. The author’s style was fun, fresh and extremely informative.

As an obsessive student, collector, and maker of art, I tirelessly seek knowledge and growth in this domain. My initial impression of Schlam's book was that it was more basic or "introductory" than I had hoped, and I almost set it aside. Then, I decided to skim the text for anything I felt might offer a useful review, or be more deeply instructive. As I scanned, I found myself slowing down and even bookmarking passages. Ultimately, I'm finding The Joy of Art to be enormously useful, accessible, and enjoyable.

Was recommended this book by a fellow photographer and artist and it is so insightful in the way we view art and gives an in depth ideal of how to tell. Story

Happy with the book, but disappointed with the packaging. It wasn’t wrapped or protected in the shipping g box so the corners are damaged.

It is informative

Wonderful book especially for the art lover. Very well written to help you understand art, how to look at it and it's history and much more. Very thick!