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    How Art Can Make You Happy
    How Art Can Make You Happy
    How Art Can Make You Happy
    Ebook105 pages56 minutes

    How Art Can Make You Happy

    By Bridget Watson Payne

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateMay 2, 2017
    ISBN9781452153599
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      How Art Can Make You Happy - Bridget Watson Payne

      Copyright © 2017 by Chronicle Books LLC.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

      ISBN 9781452153599 (epub, mobi)

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

      Names: Payne, Bridget Watson, author.

      Title: How art can make you happy / by Bridget Watson Payne.

      Description: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2017.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2016021862 | ISBN 9781452153223 (alk. paper)

      Subjects: LCSH: Art appreciation.

      Classification: LCC N7477 .P39 2017 | DDC 701/.18—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016021862

      Designed by Vanessa Dina

      Chronicle Books LLC

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      San Francisco, California 94107

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      Chronicle books and gifts are available at special quantity discounts to corporations, professional associations, literacy programs, and other organizations. For details and discount information, please contact our premiums department at corporatesales@chroniclebooks.com or at 1-800-759-0190.

      ART IS MAGICAL

      INTRODUCTION 8

      WHAT IS ART ANYWAY? 10

      ALL THE ART ALL THE TIME 11

      WHY LOOKING AT ART WILL MAKE YOU A HAPPIER HUMAN BEING 12

      ART IS MAGICAL 13

      THE REALITY OF THE WORLD 14

      Art Forces You Outside Your Own Limitations 17

      Art That Looks Like the World Helps You See the World 19

      Art That Doesn’t Look Like the World Helps You See the World 22

      THE REALITY OF OTHER PEOPLE 24

      The People Who Made This Art Were Real 26

      The People Depicted in This Art Are Real 28

      The People Who Have Seen This Art Were Real 30

      THE REALITY OF YOURSELF 31

      Art Makes You Feel 33

      Art Makes You Think 35

      Art Gives You Pleasure (Even When It’s Not Pleasant) 36

      HOW TO FIND THE ART YOU LIKE 38

      THE POWER OF LIKING 39

      BE YOUR OWN TASTEMAKER 40

      TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS 42

      FINDING THE WORDS FOR WHAT YOU LIKE 44

      IF WORDS FAIL 47

      LET’S TALK ABOUT MUSEUMS 50

      ART MUSEUMS ARE FOR YOU 51

      A WORD ABOUT WALL TEXT AND AUDIO GUIDES 52

      OFFICIAL PERMISSION REGARDING BLOCKBUSTER SHOWS 53

      Why You Have Time to Go 54

      Why It’s Ok Not to Go 56

      ALTERNATIVE THINGS TO GO TO INSTEAD 57

      HOW TO WALK INTO A MUSEUM AND ENJOY THE ART THERE 58

      LOOKING AT PEOPLE LOOKING AT ART 62

      WHAT IF THERE ARE NO MUSEUMS WHERE I LIVE? 63

      FIND ART HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT 64

      HOW TO VISIT ART GALLERIES 66

      FACING THE FEAR 67

      BASIC BEST PRACTICES FOR THE VISITING OF GALLERIES 68

      HOW TO BE AN ART FART 72

      IF ALL ELSE FAILS: PRETEND ART SHOPPING 74

      HOW TO LOOK AT ART WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOUSE 78

      THE JOY OF LOOKING AT ART IN YOUR PAJAMAS 79

      SPENDING TIME WITH ART BOOKS 80

      ONLINE RESOURCES 82

      ART ON THE WALLS OF YOUR VERY OWN HOME 84

      TALKING ABOUT ART 88

      BIG HINT ABOUT MAKING CONVERSATION 89

      ART SMART 90

      NAME-DROPPING 91

      GOOD CONVERSATION 92

      MAKE AN ART DATE 95

      NAME RETENTION TECHNIQUES 96

      EXTRA CREDIT: MAKE YOUR OWN ART! 100

      GET CREATIVE 101

      EASY: PAINT WITH A KID 102

      STEP IT UP A NOTCH: DRAW FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK 103

      THE CANON SUPER-SIMPLIFIED SO YOU CAN FINALLY STOP FEELING BAD ABOUT YOUR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THAT 104

      KNOWLEDGE IS POWER 105

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 108

      BIBLIOGRAPHY 109

      About the Author 112

      INTRODUCTION

      Once upon a time you loved art. Or else you want to discover art now. It’s safe to assume one or the other of those things about you, right? Presumably the reason you’re reading a book called How Art Can Make You Happy right now is that you either once had, or aspire to have, a happy romance with art. Maybe the love went astray or maybe you can’t figure out how to get it off the ground in the first place. Maybe you used to go look at art in museums and galleries but you no longer make that a priority. Or maybe you want to do one or the other or both of those things but are afraid to start.

      And none of

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