Author: Lois Fichner-Rathus Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company ISBN: 9780495905660 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A market leading, cutting edge text for the art appreciation course, UNDERSTANDING ART combines its strong coverage of art history, with comprehensive coverage and presentation of the visual elements, principles of design, and media to provide a well-balanced discussion of the relevance and beauty of art and the media and methods used to produce art.
Author: Sam Phillips Publisher: Rizzoli Publications ISBN: 0789324687 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
An engaging and informative guide to all the significant "isms"—schools and movements—that have shaped modern and contemporary art from Impressionism to the present. Following on the heels of the bestselling Isms: Understanding Modern Art comes this handy small-format guide to the history and development of modern art since the Impressionist era. Loaded with reproductions of key artworks and rounded out with a glossary and index of names, this guide is the best single-volume concise introduction to modern art for beginners, as well as an engaging new way of conceptualizing modern art for aficionados and collectors. ...isms: Understanding Modern Art sorts art into a chronological sequence of more than 55 movements and schools, or "isms." Beginning with Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, and Symbolism, it progresses through all the major and minor art movements of the twentieth century (Fauvism, German Expressionism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Social Realism among others) through the postwar era up to the present. Featuring 110 beautiful full-color reproductions of key artworks illustrating the important concepts of each artistic movement, ...isms: Understanding Modern Art is like a virtual gallery of the finest modern masters. Included are a glossary, a list of principal names (artists, collectors, patrons), a gazetteer, and a chronology, making this the best single-volume guide to modern art for beginners while also offering cognoscenti an intriguing new way of conceptualizing the visual arts of the modern era.
Author: Stephen Little Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY) ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 174
Book Description
Isms: Understanding Art is the perfect pocket-sized guide for gallery and museum lovers who have a general interest in the arts, but not necessarily any formal education in the visual arts.
Author: Steven Aguilera Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0578000385 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 190
Book Description
A New Understanding of Perspective for All Visual Art Forms Including: Drawing, Painting, Photography, Motion Picture and Video Game Design www.perspective-book.com The most complete perspective book written, included are topics not typically covered; like motion, color, thinking in three dimensions, setting up shots, audio, portraying people, lenses & perspective and distortion. This book also corrects dozens of misconceptions perpetuated for centuries. And until now, few materials were available to professionals in: [ photography [ motion picture (directing, camerawork, visual effects, set design and animation) [ video game design [ computer graphics (website design, software design and graphic design) Two editions are available: [ UNIVERSAL EDITION [ PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMMAKING EDITION
Author: Irina D. Costache Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1118132394 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
The Art of Understanding Art reveals to students and other readers new and meaningful ways of developing personal ideas and opinions about art and how to express them with confidence. Offers an inquiry—unique among introductory art texts—into the learning process of understanding and appreciating art Examines the multiple issues and processes essential to making, analyzing and evaluating art Uses cross-cultural examples to help readers develop comprehensive, yet personal, ways of looking at and thinking about art Includes an annotated glossary of the 'Art World', institutions and individuals that play a role in defining art as well as diagrams, textboxes callouts and other visual elements to highlight information and enhance learning Richly illustrated with over 40 images Suggests innovative class assignments and projects useful for developing lesson plans, and offers an online companion site for additional illustrations and information
Author: Barbara Beall-Fofana Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN: 9780131950702 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Designed for the beginning student of art history, this short guide leads the reader through the process of a fruitful visit to the art museum. Written in a friendly, accessible style, the guide helps students think about how collections were made, how museums are organized, how art is displayed, how to look at and analyse works of art, and how to.
Author: Cheryl Shearar Publisher: D & M Publishers ISBN: 1926706161 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 145
Book Description
Easy to use and easy to read, Understanding Northwest Coast Art is an essential source for understanding and visually identifying the underlying themes and subjects of Northwest Coast Native art. The first section of this book features an alphabetical list of words relating to Northwest Coast art, with definitions, descriptions and explanations and synopses of the major myths associated with them. As an aid to identification and understanding, many of the crests, beings and symbols are illustrated in the 60 black-and-white reproductions of contemporary works of art. The second section offers descriptions of the art styles and types of decorated objects created by the various Northwest Coast cultural groups.
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