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Reality Through the Arts

by: Sporre, Dennis J.

Reality Through the Arts

by: Sporre, Dennis J.

ISBN 13:
9780205660483
ISBN 10:
0205660487
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/22/2009
Publisher: Pearson
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Reality Through the Artsprovides a comprehensive introduction that covers both arts history and aesthetic perception in western and non-western cultures by covering all the artistic disciplines.Two Dimensional Art; Sculpture; Architecture; Music and Opera; Literature; Theatre; Cinema; Dance.For all readers who appreciate and want to become more knowledgeable about the arts in general.

Map	p. 10
Preface	p. 12
Faculty And Student Resources	p. 13
Introduction	p. 14
Using this Book	p. 14
Organization	p. 14
Pronouncing Names And Terms	p. 18
The Companion Website And Accompanying Music CD	p. 18
Putting this Study in Context	p. 19
Reality Through The Arts	p. 19
The Arts And Ways Of Knowing	p. 19
What Are Art's Main Concerns?	p. 21
Creativity	p. 21
Aesthetic Communication	p. 21
Symbols	p. 22
Fine and Applied Art	p. 22
What Are Art's Purposes And Functions?	p. 23
Purposes	p. 23
Functions	p. 23
How Should We Perceive And Respond?	p. 25
Applying Critical Skills	p. 25
Approaches To Criticism	p. 27
Formal Criticism	p. 27
Contextual Criticism	p. 29
Making Judgments	p. 29
Artisanship	p. 29
Communication	p. 29
Style	p. 30
How Can We Analyze Style?	p. 30
Style And Culture	p. 33
How Does A Style Get Its Name?	p. 33
Thinking Critically	p. 36
The Media Of The Arts
What Artists Use to Express ldquo;Realityrdquo;	p. 37
Two-Dimensional Art
Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, and Photography	p. 38
Formal and Technical Qualities	p. 38
Media	p. 38
Drawing	p. 38
Dry Media	p. 39
Wet Media	p. 40
Painting	p. 41
Mixed Media	p. 43
Printmaking	p. 43
Relief Printing	p. 44
Intaglio	p. 44
Planographic Processes	p. 46
Photography	p. 48
Photography And Art	p. 48
Documentary Photography	p. 50
Photographic Techniques	p. 51
Profile Pablo Picasso	p. 53
Composition	p. 53
Elements	p. 53
Line	p. 53
Form	p. 56
Color	p. 56
Mass	p. 57
Texture	p. 57
Principles	p. 58
Repetition	p. 58
Balance	p. 59
Unity	p. 59
Focal Areas	p. 59
Other Factors	p. 60
Perspective	p. 60
Chiaroscuro	p. 60
Content	p. 62
Painting & Human Reality
Gericault, The Raft of the ldquo;Medusardquo;	p. 61
Sense Stimuli	p. 62
Contrasts	p. 62
Dynamics	p. 64
Trompe Lrsquo;Oeil	p. 65
Juxtaposition	p. 65
Focus	p. 66
Sample Outline and Critical Analysis	p. 67
Cyber Study	p. 67
Important Terms	p. 67
Sculpture	p. 68
Formal and Technical Qualities	p. 68
Dimensionality	p. 68
Full-Round	p. 68
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