How Art Can Make You Happy

✍ Scribed by Payne, Bridget Watson

• Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

What is art anyway? -- Why looking at art will make you a happier human being -- How to find the art you like -- Let's talk about museums -- How to visit art galleries -- How to look at art without leaving your house -- Talking about art -- Extra credit: make your own art! -- The canon super-simplified so you can finally stop feeling bad about your lack of knowledge on that.;Why is art magical' How can it make us happy' How Art Can Make You Happy offers the keys to unlocking a rich and rewarding source of joy in life. This easy, breezy handbook is full of insight that will help regular people begin a more inspiring and less stressful relationship with art. With tips on how to visit museums, how to talk about art at cocktail parties, and how to let art wake you up to the world around you, this little guide makes it possible for anyone to fall in love with art, whether for the first time or all over again.

✦ Table of Contents

What is art anyway? --
Why looking at art will make you a happier human being --
How to find the art you like --
Let's talk about museums --
How to visit art galleries --
How to look at art without leaving your house --
Talking about art --
Extra credit: make your own art! --
The canon super-simplified so you can finally stop feeling bad about your lack of knowledge on that.

✦ Subjects

Art appreciation;ART / General;;Self-help publications;Art and architecture