Books That Make You Think About Art
It is an easy assumption to make that the best books for making you think about art are strictly art books. This is true to an extent, but one can also argue that fiction and other genres shed light on art in different ways. A strong narrative is normally central to both mediums, as is some strange emotive power that keeps us relating, provoked and inquisitive. The places where these forces lend themselves to each other, and where their shared contexts and relevant sentiments are eked out are really fascinating. I think we can say that text and art are a match made in heaven; that they can exist in that Millennial dream of an uplifting, mutually respectful and completely equal relationship. This is a list of 5 books that have made me think a bit harder about art, its contexts and its purposes. The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker / Women and Power by Mary Beard Okay, so I lied - this is two books under the pretence of one. However, they are closely related as both