How to See: Looking, Talking, and Thinking about Art

30 illustrations. The result: a master class on how to see with an artist’s eye. Engaging with a wide range of Salle’s friends and contemporariesfrom painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, among othersHow to See explores not only the multilayered personalities of the artists themselves but also the distinctive character of their oeuvres.Salle writes with humor and verve, replacing the jargon of art theory with precise and evocative descriptions that help the reader develop a personal and intuitive engagement with art. A master class in contemporary art by one of the preeminent painters of our time.How does art work
He lives in New York City. David Salle’s paintings are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery in Washington, DC, the Los Angeles County Art Museum, Tate Modern, the National Galerie Berlin, and many others.

His essays are a gift that, in addition to feeding one’s process of intellection, nourishes one’s art loving soul. The ‘how’ of art has perhaps never been better explored.” - Salman Rushdie“David Salle’s brilliant canvases changed everything, and now his luminescent eye and voice have married in a book that is destined to alter not only how we look at art, but the language we use to describe it. These perceptive, far-ranging essays are drawn from deep knowledge and experiencereading this book feels like having a conversation about art with the smartest person in the room.” - Emma Cline“Wonderful.” - Joan J

"Enjoyable, readable, insightful, expansive." according to Thomas Forhan. Maybe it takes an artist to write about artists, but this collection of essays and descriptions of artists' work, life and personalities is wonderful. Almost every essay sent me off to the rabbit hole looking for more examples of the art discussed, and so I found the book very expansive. Have a laptop at hand as you read and explore and enjoy at will.. Prescription for Art Eyes Do you want to feel part of the NewYork arty IN group? Reading this book is the next best thing. The writing is entertaining and the stories give you an insight into how the art world has been operations. Whether you like "modern art" or not, you will be wiser after you read this.. You're So Vague Maybe I shouldn't be surprised but my first reading of this book produced slight disappointment: I think David Salle is a better painter than writer about art. Probably as it should be, but it's a word of caution to prospective readers. Other reviewers here have pointed to his language stye as the problem. I'm not sure. His tone can be pedantic but is that the problem? Again, I'm not sure. I myself am not an artist but in reading about art I look for something like inspiration. In this book I found a little o