Title:
Living with art / Mark Getlein.
Author:
Getlein, Mark.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Call Number:
N7477 .G55 2010
Abstract:
This textbook provides the tools to help students think critically about the visual arts. Using a wealth of examples, the first half of the text examines the nature, vocabulary, and elements of art, offering a foundation for students to learn to analyze art effectively. The latter half sets out a brief but comprehensive history of art, leading students to understand art within the context of its time and place of origin. High quality images from a wide range of periods and cultures bring the art to life, and topical essays throughout the text foster critical thinking skills. Taken together, all of these elements help students to better appreciate art as a reflection of the human experience and to realize that living with art is living with ourselves.
Edition:
Ninth edition
ISBN:
9780077693206
Physical Description:
xx, 571 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm.
General Note:
Special version for Glendale Community College, ARH 100
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Contents:
Preface -- pt. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Living with art -- Ch. 2. What is art? -- Ch. 3. Themes of art -- pt. 2. The vocabulary of art Ch. 4. The visual elements -- -- Ch. 5. Principles of design -- pt. 3. Two-dimensional media -- Ch. 6. Drawing -- Ch. 7. Painting -- Ch. 8. Prints -- Ch. 9. Camera and computer arts -- Ch. 10. Graphic design -- pt. 4. Three-dimensional media -- Ch. 11. Sculpture and installation -- Ch. 12. Arts of ritual and daily life -- Ch. 13. Architecture -- pt. 5. Arts in time -- Ch. 14. Ancient Mediterranean worlds -- Ch. 15. Christianity and the formation of Europe -- Ch. 16. The Renaissance -- Ch. 17. The 17th and 18th centuries -- Ch. 18. Arts of Islam and of Africa -- Ch. 19. Arts of East Asia : India, China, and Japan -- Ch. 20. Arts of the Pacific and the Americas -- Ch. 21. The modern world : 1800-1945 -- Ch. 22. From modern to postmodern -- Ch. 23. Opening up to the world -- Pronunciation guide -- Suggested readings -- Notes to the text -- Glossary -- Photographic credits -- Index.
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