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This pocketsize book is an introductory exploration of basic artistic concepts and terms to assist with "travel" to the arts in physical, imaginary, or cyber ways.KEY TOPICSIn so doing it treats uniformly the arts of architecture, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, music, theatre, dance, and film. It also provides users with a city by city/museum by museum guide to great works.For art appreciators everywhereand for use wherever they are.

Preface

ix

GETTING STARTED

1

(4)

Experiencing the Arts

1

(1)

How to Use This Book

2

(3)

1 WHAT ARE THE ARTS AND HOW DO WE DESCRIBE AND EVALUATE THEM?

5

(14)

Putting the Arts In Context

5

(1)

The Arts and Ways of Knowing

5

(2)

What concerns Art?

7

(2)

Creativity

7

(1)

Aesthetic Communications

7

(1)

Symbols

8

(1)

Fine and Applied Art

9

(1)

To what Purposes and Functions

9

(3)

Enjoyment

10

(1)

Political and Social Commentary

11

(1)

Therapy

11

(1)

Artifact

11

(1)

How Do We Live With Art?

12

(1)

How Do We Evaluate Works of Art?

13

(6)

Types of Criticism

14

(2)

Making Judgments

16

(3)

2 STRUCTURES-ARCHITECTURE

19

(14)

Function

19

(1)

Structure

20

(6)

Post-and-Lintel Structure

20

(1)

Arch

21

(4)

Cantilever

25

(1)

Bearing Wall

25

(1)

Skeleton Frame

25

(1)

Building Materials

26

(2)

Stone

26

(1)

Concrete

26

(1)

Wood

27

(1)

Steel

28

(1)

Scale and Proportion

28

(1)

Context

28

(1)

Space

29

(1)

Climate

30

(1)

Model Analysis

30

(1)

Further Reading

31

(2)

3 IN THE MUSEUM-PICTURES AND SCULPTURES

33

(32)

General Museum Decorum

33

(1)

In the Gallery-An Orientation

34

(1)

Two-Dimensional Art: Drawings, Paintings, Prints, and Photographs

35

(20)

Medium

35

(6)

Composition

41

(9)

Other Factors

50

(5)

Three-Dimensional Art: Sculpture

55

(7)

Dimensionality

56

(1)

Methods of Execution

57

(2)

Composition

59

(2)

Other Factors

61

(1)

Decorative Arts

62

(1)

Model Analysis

63

(1)

Pictures

63

(1)

Sculpture

63

(1)

Further Reading

64

(1)

4 IN THE THEATER

65

(16)

The Theatrical Experience

65

(1)

Genres

66

(3)

Tragedy

66

(1)

Comedy

67

(1)

Tragicomedy

67

(1)

Melodrama

67

(1)

Performance Art

68

(1)

The Production

69

(9)

The Script

69

(1)

Plot

70

(2)

Character

72

(1)

The Protagonist

72

(1)

Themes

72

(1)

Visual Elements

73

(4)

Aural Elements

77

(1)

Dynamics

77

(1)

Actors

77

(1)

Theatre as Sense Stimulant

78

(1)

Model Analysis

79

(1)

Further Reading

80

(1)

5 AT THE CONCERT HALL-MUSIC AND OPERA

81

(20)

The Basic Language of Music

81

(14)

Sound

81

(3)

Rhythm

84

(1)

Tempo

85

(1)

Melody

86

(1)

Harmony

86

(1)

Tonality

87

(1)

Texture

88

(1)

Musical Form

89

(6)

The Performance

95

(1)

Opera

96

(3)

Types of Operas

97

(1)

The Libretto

97

(1)

Elements of Operas

98

(1)

Model Analysis

99

(1)

Further Reading

100

(1)

6 DANCE

101

(12)

Genres

101

(3)

Ballet

102

(1)

Modern Dance

102

(1)

World Concert Ritual Dance

103

(1)

Folk Dance

103

(1)

Jazz Dance

103

(1)

The Aspects of Dance

104

(6)

Formalized Movement

104

(2)

Line, Form, and Repetition

106

(1)

Rhythm

106

(1)

Mime and Pantomime

107

(1)

Theme, Image, and Story Line

107

(1)

Music

108

(1)

Mise-en-Scène

108

(2)

Model Analysis

110

(1)

Further Reading

111

(2)

7 AT THE CINEMA-FILM

113

(8)

Basic Cinema Types

114

(1)

Narrative

114

(1)

Documentary

115

(1)

Absolute

115

(1)

Basic Film Techniques

115

(3)

Editing

115

(1)

The Shot

116

(1)

Cutting

116

(1)

Dissolves

117

(1)

Focus

118

(1)

Camera Movement

118

(1)

Model Analysis

118

(1)

Further Reading

119

(2)

8 STYLE

121

(22)

What Is Style?

121

(1)

Timeline of Major Styles

122

(1)

Some Selected Major Styles in Visual Art, Architecture, Theatre, Music, Dance, and Film

122

(21)

Paleolithic

122

(1)

Mesopotamian

123

(1)

Egyptian

123

(1)

Archaic Style

123

(1)

Greek Classicism

124

(1)

Hellenistic Style

125

(1)

Roman Classicism

125

(1)

Byzantine

125

(1)

Gregorian Chant

125

(1)

Romanesque

126

(1)

Gothic

126

(1)

Renaissance

126

(1)

High Renaissance

127

(1)

Mannerism

127

(1)

Baroque

128

(1)

Rococo

129

(1)

Neoclassism (Classicism in Music)

129

(1)

Romanticism

130

(2)

Realism

132

(1)

Impressionism

132

(1)

Naturalism

132

(1)

Post-Impressionism

133

(1)

Art Nouveau

133

(1)

Symbolism

133

(1)

Verismo

133

(1)

Cubism

133

(1)

Futurism

134

(1)

Jazz

134

(1)

Prairie Style

134

(1)

Expressionism

134

(1)

Fauvism

135

(1)

Dada

135

(1)

Surrealism

135

(1)

Precisionism,

136

(1)

Neo-Classicism (Music)

136

(1)

Abstraction

136

(1)

Twelve-Tone Music

136

(1)

Bauhaus

136

(1)

Art Deco

137

(1)

Modernism

137

(1)

Áhsurdism

137

(1)

Serialism

137

(1)

Neorealism

138

(1)

Epic Theatre

138

(1)

Abstract Expressionism

138

(1)

Aleatory (Chance Music)

138

(1)

International Style

138

(1)

Rock and Roll

139

(1)

Pop Art

139

(1)

Hard Edge

139

(1)

Minimalism

139

(1)

Op Art

140

(1)

Primary Structures

140

(1)

Video Art

140

(1)

Neo-Expressionism

140

(1)

Postmodernism

140

(1)

Neo-Abstraction

141

(1)

Musique Actuelle

141

(1)

Cyber Art

141

(2)

APPENDICES

143

(20)

101 Must-See Works of Architecture

143

(4)

201 Masterworks of Painting and Sculpture

147

(8)

258 Major Architects, Artists, Choreographers, Composers, and Playwrights

155

(8)

GLOSSARY

163

(14)

INDEX

177

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During a discussion with some humanities faculty members, I was asked why I didn't write a short, inexpensive, pocket-sized book that students could carry with them on study abroad or for culturally related courses that involve traveling to metropolitan museums, concert halls, theatres, and so on. The idea was intriguing, and suggestions on what such a project might include gave ample opportunity for development.Further thought, however, led to the conclusion that there exists today more than one way to "travel" to the arts. There is the actual experience of physically traveling to museums and concert halls at home and in distant cities. There is also imaginary travel that can occur when reading a book about the arts. In addition, there is cyber travel in which access to distant works of art is immediate. This book attempts to assist in all three types of travel and to be equally useful as a pocket guide or instructional text.Those who suggested that this book be written were adamant about it not being copiously illustrated. They wanted something small in size, inexpensive, and general enough in nature that would have equal usefulness in Paris or Prague, London or Lisbon. Recognizing that this book can also serve as an introduction to humanities courses, I have included a few illustrations. Additional historical information and illustrations can be found on the World Wide Web, and the URLs for doing so are indicated. Terms in bold also appear in the Glossary. The ultimate intent here is to broaden access to the world of the arts in a simple, inexpensive, and portable manner.In this edition a number of changes have been made in the text to clarify concepts and terms, update websites, and more readily engage the reader. Included in the changes are significant changes in Chapters 1 and 2 and three pictorial features: "Style Spot," "Question," and "Key Term." "Style Spot" is a graphically highlighted, brief definition of an important artistic style with a reference to the more fully developed treatment of that style in Chapter 8. This feature is designed to draw the reader to think about style while studying basic terminology and to integrate the material in Chapter 8 into the rest of the book. "Question" is a feature that introduces an important question that a viewer or listener can ask about a work of art. Its purpose is to stimulate thinking about relating to works of art. Finally, "Key Term" visually highlights fundamental artistic concepts. It helps the reader to focus on a few of the most important ideas about the arts among the many concepts and terms defined in the text. Dennis J. Sporre

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