Paperback, 200 pages
Published Aug. 26, 2018 by Fantagraphics.
Why art? What is it? What is it for?
These are questions that have vexed scholars and historians, makers of art and lovers of art, since the beginning of civilization. What color is art? Can beautiful art be ugly, can ugly art be beautiful? Does art distort life, mirror it, or duplicate it? Does art have a taste?
In Why Art?, we are guided through a metaphysical journey where the mysterious and regenerative properties of art are put to the test. Anyone who believes—or wants to believe—in art as a force will welcome this witty and ardent book by the critically lauded and award winning cartoonist Eleanor Davis.
I didn't quite know what to expect from this book since I am notoriously known to not fully read summaries and just take books out on a whim. This was definitely an interesting metaphysical journey and I think I got what the author was aiming at. Can't say it was my kind of book, though. Maybe a little too (heh) artsy for me.
