A World of Art

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9780139538452
ISBN 10:
0139538453
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/1994
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

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.

Preface	p. vii
The Visual World: Understanding the Art You See
A World of Art	p. 3
The World as Artists See It	p. 4
Works in Progress The Creative Process	p. 10
The World as We Perceive It	p. 12
The Critical Process Thinking about Making and Seeing	p. 16
Developing Visual Literacy	p. 17
Words and Images	p. 18
Works in Progress Lorna Simpson's The Park	p. 20
Describing the World	p. 22
The Critical Process Thinking about Visual Conventions	p. 34
The Themes of Art	p. 36
The Representation of the World	p. 38
The Power of Imagination	p. 42
The Idea of the Beautiful	p. 47
Works in Progress Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon	p. 54
The Critical Process Thinking about the Themes of Art	p. 56
Seeing the Value in Art	p. 57
Art and Its Reception	p. 60
Art, Politics, and Public Space	p. 65
Works in Progress Guillermo Gomez-Pena's Temple of Confessions	p. 70
The Critical Process Thinking about the Value of Art	p. 73
The Formal Elements and Their Design: Describing the Art You See
Line	p. 75
Varieties of Line	p. 76
Qualities of Line	p. 80
Works in Progress Vincent van Gogh's The Sower	p. 82
Works in Progress Hung Liu's Three Fujins	p. 88
The Critical Process Thinking about Line	p. 91
Works in Progress J.-A.-D. Ingres's The Turkish Bath	p. 92
Space	p. 94
Shape and Mass	p. 95
Three-Dimensional Space	p. 96
Two-Dimensional Space	p. 98
Linear Perspective	p. 99
Works in Progress Peter Paul Reubens's The Kermis	p. 104
Some Other Means of Representing Space	p. 106
Distortions of Space and Foreshortening	p. 107
Modern Experiments and New Dimensions	p. 110
The Critical Process Thinking about Space	p. 112
Light and Color	p. 113
Light	p. 115
Works in Progress Mary Cassatt's In the Loge	p. 120
Color	p. 126
Works in Progress Chuck Close's Stanley	p. 134
Works in Progress Sonia Delauney's Electric Prism	p. 140
The Critical Process Thinking about Light and Color	p. 144
Other Formal Elements	p. 145
Texture	p. 146
Pattern	p. 149
Time and Motion	p. 151
Works in Progress Jackson Pollock's No. 29, 1950	p. 154
The Critical Process Thinking about the Formal Elements	p. 159
The Principles of Design	p. 160
Balance	p. 162
Emphasis and Focal Point	p. 168
Works in Progress Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas	p. 172
Scale and Proportion	p. 174
Works in Progress Judith F. Baca's Memoria de Nuestra Tierra	p. 178
Repetition and Rhythm	p. 182
Unity and Variety	p. 184
The Critical Process Thinking about the Principles of Design	p. 187
The Fine Arts Media: Learning How Art Is Made
Drawing	p. 189
Drawing as an Art	p. 190
Drawing Materials	p. 193
Works in Progress Raphael's Alba Madonna	p. 194
Works in Progress Beverly Buchanan's Shackworks	p. 204
The Critical Process Thinking about Drawing	p. 212
Printmaking	p. 214
Relief Processes	p. 216
Works in Progress Utamaro's Studio	p. 218
Intaglio Processes	p. 222
Works in Progress Albrecht Durer's Adam and Eve	p. 224
Lithography	p. 229
Works in Progress June Wayne's Knockout	p. 232
Silkscreen Printing	p. 235
Monotypes	p. 236
The Critical Process Thinking about Printmaking	p. 237
Painting	p. 238
Encaustic	p. 242
Fresco	p. 243
Works in Progress Michelangelo's Libyan Sybil	p. 246
Tempera	p. 248
Oil Painting	p. 250
Works in Progress Milton Resnick's U + Me	p. 256
Watercolor	p. 258
Gouache	p. 260
Synthetic Media	p. 261
Computer-Generated Painting	p. 263
The Critical Process Thinking about Painting	p. 264
Sculpture	p. 266
Carving	p. 270
Works in Progress Jim Sardonis's Reverence	p. 274
Modeling	p. 276
Casting	p. 278
Assemblage	p. 283
Works in Progress Eva Hesse's Contingent	p. 286
Earthworks	p. 288
The Critical Process Thinking about Sculpture	p. 290
Other Three-Dimensional Media	p. 292
Craft Media	p. 294
Works in Progress Peter Voulkos's X-Neck	p. 298
Mixed Media	p. 307
Works in Progress Hannah Hoch's Cut with the Kitchen Knife	p. 308
Works in Progress Goat Island's How Dear to Me the Hour When Daylight Dies	p. 316
The Critical Process Thinking about Other Three-Dimensional Media	p. 319
The Camera Arts	p. 321
Photography	p. 322
Film	p. 334
Video	p. 340
Works in Progress Bill Viol's The Greeting	p. 342
The Critical Process Thinking about the Camera Arts	p. 346
The Visual Arts in Everyday Life: Recognizing the Art of Design
Architecture	p. 349
Topography	p. 350
Technology	p. 353
Works in Progress Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater	p. 372
Community Life	p. 374
Works in Progress Mierle Laderman Ukeles's Fresh Kills Landfill Project	p. 378
The Critical Process Thinking about Architecture	p. 381
Design	p. 382
Design, Craft, and Fine Art	p. 383
The Arts and Crafts Movement	p. 385
Art Nouveau	p. 390
Art Deco	p. 393
The Avant-Gardes	p. 394
The Bauhaus	p. 398
Streamlining	p. 400
The Forties and Fifties	p. 403
Contemporary Design	p. 405
Works in Progress Fred Wilson's Mining the Museum	p. 406
The Critical Process Thinking about Design	p. 410
The Visual Record: Placing the Arts in Historical Context
The Ancient World	p. 412
The Earliest Art	p. 413
Sumerian Culture	p. 415
Egyptian Civilization	p. 416
Works in Progress Drawing in Ancient Egypt	p. 419
Aegean Civilizations	p. 420
Greek Art	p. 422
Roman Art	p. 426
Developments in Asia	p. 429
The Christian Era	p. 432
Early Christian and Byzantine Art	p. 433
Christian Art in Northern Europe	p. 438
Romanesque Art	p. 440
Gothic Art	p. 442
Developments in Islam and Asia	p. 446
The Renaissance Through The Baroque	p. 448
The Early Renaissance	p. 449
The High Renaissance	p. 453
Art in China	p. 458
Pre-Columbian Art in Mexico	p. 460
Mannerism	p. 462
The Baroque	p. 464
The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries	p. 470
The Rococo	p. 472
Neoclassicism	p. 474
Romanticism	p. 477
Works in Progress Theodore Gericault's Raft of the Medusa	p. 478
Realism	p. 481
Impressionism	p. 486
Post-Impressionism	p. 488
The Twentieth Century	p. 491
Cubism	p. 492
The Fauves	p. 493
German Expressionism	p. 494
Futurism	p. 496
Dada and Surrealism	p. 498
Works in Progress Pablo Picasso's Guernica	p. 501
American Modernism and Abstract Expressionism	p. 502
Pop Art and Minimalism	p. 506
Postmodern Directions	p. 508
Works in Progress Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao	p. 514
The Critical Process Thinking about the History of Art	p. 515
The Critical Process: Thinking Some More about the Chapter Questions	p. 517
Glossary	p. 519
Pronunciation Guide	p. 529
Index	p. 531
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A World of Art

9780139538452

0139538453

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