What Is Art Like

This book, a serious and profound yet humorous examination of the nature of art, is quite different from the accepted art examinations of today. Unlike them, it does not contain many definitions, philosophical claims, and critical judgments, and its terminology is entirely based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.

According to the author Miguel Tamen, it is an absurd approach to consider poems, compositions, paintings, in short, works of art in general, separately from other things in the world. So what makes art art? How do people experience art and why do they talk about it? While everyone's perception of art is unique, can a consensus be reached in discussions about what art is and what should be considered art? Moreover, should it be reached? Tamen addresses these and similar questions in a very interesting style, as if he were talking about completely different things, offering the reader a sophisticated and entertaining puzzle. We recommend it to all readers who are interested in Alice books, who contemplate art, and who are open to unusual perspectives.