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World of Art

ISBN: 9780130996794 | 0130996793
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 6/1/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
This captivating exploration of the history of art in the West and throughout the world is designed to help readers develop a true appreciation of art. Featuring a diverse range of works of art, this book teaches that creating art, far from an exceptional act of genius, is a process of critical thinking and problem solving. Engages readers as participants in the processes of art. Works in Progress two-page spreads throughout the book express the creative process that inspired specific works of art, and works under examination include Vincent van Gogh's Sower , Bill Viola's The Greeting , Frank Lloyd Webber's Fallingwater , and others. Illustrates the geographical and historical world in which the art under discussion has been created. Offers discussion on architecture, design, and the traditional arts and crafts. For anyone interested in learning how to develop an appreciation for the history of art in the West and throughout the world.
Prefaceix
PART I THE VISUAL WORLD
Understanding The Art You See
A World of Art
3(12)
... MORE
The World as Artists See It
4(6)
The World as We Perceive It
10(5)
Understanding Visual Art
15(30)
Words and Images
16(2)
Representing the World
18(2)
Works In Progress Lorna Simpson's The Park
20(11)
Representing Other Realities
31(9)
Works In Progress Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
40(5)
Seeing the Value in Art
45(18)
Art and Its Reception
48(5)
Art, Politics, and Public Space
53(5)
Works In Progress Guillermo Gomez-Pena's Temple of Confessions
58(5)
PART II THE FORMAL ELEMENTS AND THEIR DESIGN
Describing The Art You See
Line
63(15)
Varieties of Line
64(4)
Qualities of Line
68(2)
Works In Progress Vincent van Gogh's Sower
70(8)
Space
78(17)
Shape and Mass
79(1)
Three-Dimensional Space
80(2)
Two-Dimensional Space
82(1)
Linear Perspective
83(3)
Works In Progress Bill Viola's The Greeting
86(2)
Some Other Means of Representing Space
88(1)
Distortions of Space and Foreshortening
89(3)
Modern Experiments and New Dimensions
92(3)
Light and Color
95(28)
Light
97(8)
Color
105(7)
Works In Progress Chuck Close's Stanley
112(6)
Works In Progress Henri Matisse's Dance II
118(5)
Other Formal Elements
123(15)
Texture
124(3)
Pattern
127(2)
Time and Motion
129(3)
Works In Progress Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm
132(6)
The Principles of Design
138(31)
Balance
140(6)
Emphasis and Focal Point
146(4)
Works In Progress Jacques Louis David's Oath of the Horatii
150(2)
Scale and Proportion
152(6)
Repetition and Rhythm
158(2)
Works In Progress Piet Mondrian's Broadway Boogie-Woogie
160(2)
Unity and Variety
162(2)
Works In Progress Hung Liu's Three Fujins
164(5)
PART III THE FINE ARTS MEDIA
Learning How Art Is Made
Drawing
169(25)
Drawing as an Art
170(3)
Drawing Materials
173(1)
Works In Progress Raphael's Alba Madonna
174(10)
Works In Progress Beverly Buchanan's Shackworks
184(10)
Printmaking
194(24)
Relief Processes
196(2)
Works In Progress Utamaro's Studio
198(4)
Intaglio Processes
202(2)
Works In Progress Albrecht Durer's Adam and Eve
204(6)
Lithography
210(4)
Works In Progress June Wayne's Knockout
214(2)
Silkscreen Printing
216(1)
Monotypes
217(1)
Painting
218(26)
Encaustic
222(1)
Fresco
223(3)
Tempera
226(2)
Oil Painting
228(6)
Works In Progress Milton Resnick's U + Me
234(2)
Watercolor
236(2)
Gouache
238(1)
Synthetic Media
239(1)
Works In Progress Judy Baca's Great Wall of Los Angeles
240(4)
Three-Dimensional Media
244(46)
Sculpture
245(17)
Works In Progress Eva Hesse's Contingent
262(4)
Works In Progress Mel Chin's Revival Field
266(2)
Craft Media
268(4)
Works In Progress Peter Voulkos's X-Neck
272(7)
Mixed Media
279(1)
Works In Progress Robert Rauschenberg's Monogram
280(6)
Works In Progress Goat Island's How Dear to Me the Hour When Daylight Dies
286(4)
The Camera Arts
290(23)
Photography
291(11)
Works In Progress Nicholas Nixon's The Brown Sisters
302(2)
Film
304(3)
Video
307(6)
PART IV THE VISUAL ARTS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Recognizing The Art Of Design
Architecture
313(37)
Topography
314(3)
Technology
317(13)
Works In Progress Fred Wilson at Project Row Houses
330(10)
Works In Progress Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
340(2)
Community Life
342(4)
Works In Progress Mierle Ukeles's Fresh Kills Landfill
346(4)
Design
350(32)
Design, Craft, and Fine Art
351(2)
The Arts and Crafts Movement
353(5)
Art Nouveau
358(4)
Art Deco
362(1)
The Avant-Gardes
363(5)
The Bauhaus
368(2)
Streamlining
370(2)
Works In Progress R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Car
372(3)
The Forties and Fifties
375(2)
Contemporary Design
377(5)
PART V THE VISUAL
Record Placing The Arts In Historical Context
The Ancient World
382(20)
The Earliest Art
383(2)
Sumerian Culture
385(1)
Egyptian Civilization
386(3)
Works In Progress Drawing in Ancient Egypt
389(1)
Aegean Civilizations
390(2)
Greek Art
392(4)
Roman Art
396(3)
Developments in Asia
399(3)
The Christian Era
402(16)
Early Christian and Byzantine Art
403(5)
Christian Art in Northern Europe
408(2)
Romanesque Art
410(2)
Gothic Art
412(4)
Developments in Islam and Asia
416(2)
The Renaissance through The Baroque
418(22)
The Early Renaissance
419(4)
The High Renaissance
423(5)
Art in China
428(2)
Pre-Columbian Art in Mexico
430(2)
Mannerism
432(2)
The Baroque
434(6)
The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
440(21)
The Rococo
442(2)
Neoclassicism
444(3)
Romanticism
447(1)
Works In Progress Theodore Gericault's Raft of the Medusa
448(3)
Realism
451(5)
Impressionism
456(2)
Post-Impressionism
458(3)
The Twentieth Century
461(24)
Cubism
462(1)
The Fauves
463(1)
German Expressionism
464(2)
Futurism
466(2)
Dada and Surrealism
468(3)
Works In Progress Pablo Picasso's Guernica
471(1)
American Modernism and Abstract Expressionism
472(4)
Pop Art and Minimalism
476(1)
Postmodern Directions
477(8)
Glossary485(10)
Pronunciation Guide495(4)
Index499

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