The Necessity of Art by Ernst Fischer
Discusses the art's importance in viewing the world in which we live. This title looks at the relationship between art and social reality, arguing that truthful art must both reflect reality in its flaws and imperfections, and help show how change and improvement might be brought about. It focuses on the individual's need to engage with society.
People have always needed art: but why have they needed it? And what shaped the forms whereby they satisfied their need? Fischer's answers to these questions should be voraciously studied and debated-- Kenneth Tynan
Born in Austria, Ernst Fischer (1899-1972) studied philosophy before working as a newspaper editor, radio commentator, and writer; in the years after World War II he became a leading cultural commentator. His books include Art Against Ideology and The Necessity of Art.
Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, John Berger is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing, the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours, Here Is Where We Meet, the Booker Prize-winning novel G, Hold Everything Dear, the Man Booker-longlisted From A to X, and A Seventh Man.
Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, John Berger is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing, the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours, Here Is Where We Meet, the Booker Prize-winning novel G, Hold Everything Dear, the Man Booker-longlisted From A to X, and A Seventh Man.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844675937 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844675939 |
| Title | The Necessity of Art |
| Author | Ernst Fischer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2010-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 266 |
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