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HOW TO LOOK AT A PAINTING (PAPERBACK)

Stock Code:
B9781877551291
Price:
$26.00

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Description

Author: Justin Paton
Format Paperback | 168 pages
Publication date 13 Jul 2012
Dimensions 130 x 200 x 11mm

This book needs no introduction. Out of stock for several months, it now returns by popular demand - with an eye-catching new cover by Awa Press Young Designer of the Year Keely O'Shannessy and expanded illustration section - and still at the same RRP! Justin Paton's brilliant TV series has had repeated screenings during 2011 and 2012 on TV One and TVNZ7, and won a whole new audience for this acclaimed art writer.

How to Look at a Painting was declared one of the Best Books of the Year by many, including the Listener.

Raves include:

'A cultural exploration that deserves to become a classic' The Press

'Paton is a brilliant stylist. The intimate, almost con?dential address to the reader is one of the book's strengths' The Dominion Post

'Nothing gets between Paton and a painting ...... a lively and sensual stylist with a knack for making you feel his enthusiasms' Listener

'If you've ever gone to an exhibition and felt intimidated, underwhelmed or just plain confused - and haven't we all? - this is the book for you' Leaf Salon