Understanding art

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, [2017]Edition: Eleventh editionDescription: xx, 609 pages : color illustrations, color mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781285859293
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 701.1
Contents:
Part I. Introduction
Understanding art
Part II. Foundations of art and design
Line and shape
Light and color
Texture and pattern
Space, time, and motion
Principles of design
Part III. Mediums, techniques, and style
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking and graphic design
Imaging : photography, film, video, and digital arts
Sculpture, installation, site-specific art, and 3D design
Craft arts
Architecture and urban design
Part IV. Art : a concise global history
Art of the ancient world
Greece, Rome, and the early Judeo-Christian world
The age of faith
The Renaissance
The Baroque era
The modern era
The twentieth century : the early years
The twentieth century : postwar to postmodern
Art now : a global perspective
Part V. Themes and purposes of arts
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Introduction

Understanding art

Part II. Foundations of art and design

Line and shape

Light and color

Texture and pattern

Space, time, and motion

Principles of design

Part III. Mediums, techniques, and style

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking and graphic design

Imaging : photography, film, video, and digital arts

Sculpture, installation, site-specific art, and 3D design

Craft arts

Architecture and urban design

Part IV. Art : a concise global history

Art of the ancient world

Greece, Rome, and the early Judeo-Christian world

The age of faith

The Renaissance

The Baroque era

The modern era

The twentieth century : the early years

The twentieth century : postwar to postmodern

Art now : a global perspective

Part V. Themes and purposes of arts

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