Writing for the Visual Arts

About this book

For any level course that deals with visual arts (art studio painting sculpting collage drawing graphic arts or history architecture communications film and theater.) Written in a reader-friendly style interlaced with vivid examples this text details a comprehensive and concise methodology for the writing that students in the visual arts and those entering the professional world encounteracademic papers resumes letters of application manifestos press releases and grants. Emphasizes that students (or professionals) art in itself will not always speak for them and that both students and professionals must therefore learn to articulate their concepts and ideas and to argue for and earn their place in the world of art.