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Art as therapy / Alain de Botton, John Armstrong.

By: De Botton, Alain [author.].
Contributor(s): Armstrong, John, 1966- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2016Copyright date: ©2013Description: 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780714872780; 0714872784.Subject(s): Art appreciation | Art -- Psychology | Aesthetics | Art therapy | Art criticism | Aesthetics | Art appreciation | Art criticism | Art -- Psychology | Art therapyDDC classification: 701.18 D278
Contents:
Methodology -- Love -- Nature -- Money -- Politics.
Summary: Two authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives - now available in paperback. This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful, relevant, and therapeutic. Through practical examples, the world-renowned authors argue that certain great works of art have clues as to how to manage the tensions and confusions of modern life. Chapters on love, nature, money, and politics show how art can help with many common difficulties, from forging good relationships to coming to terms with mortality.
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Includes index.

Methodology -- Love -- Nature -- Money -- Politics.

Two authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives - now available in paperback. This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful, relevant, and therapeutic. Through practical examples, the world-renowned authors argue that certain great works of art have clues as to how to manage the tensions and confusions of modern life. Chapters on love, nature, money, and politics show how art can help with many common difficulties, from forging good relationships to coming to terms with mortality.

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