100 Things to Know About Art

by Hodge, Susie; Farina, Marcos; Pither, Emily

• ISBN13: 9780711268203
• ISBN10: 0711268207
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2021-11-09
• Publisher: Happy Yak

Summary

How do you sum up the amazing world of art in just 100 words? This striking book takes on the challenge! From pottery to Pointillism, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long description and quirky illustration, providing a fascinating introduction to art. Basically, everything you need to know in a nutshell. 

Along with some classic methods, such as painting and sketching, you'll also discover less predictable aspects of art that will give you a fresh perspective. Featuring materials, elements, methods, art movements, styles, and places this book covers a wide range of topics and themes, as well as some key artists of the past and present. With a clean, contemporary design, each word occupies a page of its own. A large striking illustration neatly encapsulates the accompanying 100 words of text. 

Other titles in the 100 Things to Know About series include: Ancient World, World Politics, Inventions.

Author Biography

Susie Hodge has written over 100 books on art, art history and artistic techniques, including I Know an Artist, Art Quest: Classic Art Counterfeit, What Makes Great Design, Modern Art Mayhem, Why Your Five Year Old Could Not Have Done That, Art in Detail and Modern Art in Detail. In addition, she hosts lectures, talks and practical workshops, and regularly appears on television and radio, as well as in documentaries. She has twice been named the No. 1 art writer by the Independent.

Marcos Farina is an Argentine graphic designer and illustrator. He has a degree in graphic design from the University of Buenos Aires. He also studied visual arts, specializing in handmade printing techniques.

Table of Contents

MATERIALS
Acrylics
Bronze
Chalk
Charcoal
Clay
Crayon
Easel
Gouache
Ink
Marble
Mixed media
Oils
Pastel
Pencil
Pigment
Tempera
Watercolour

ELEMENTS
Colour
Composition
Contrast
Line
Shape
Subject
Texture
Theme
Tone

METHODS
Brushwork
Calligraphy
Carving
Ceramics
Collage
Drawing
Engraving
Etching
Foreshortening
Fresco
Gilding
Glassblowing
Impasto
Painting
Perspective
Photography
Pointillism
Pottery
Printmaking
Relief
Screenprint
Sculpture
Silhouette
Sketch
Stencil
Wash
Woodcut

MOVEMENTS
Abstract
Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Greek
Ancient Roman
Baroque
Cubism
Expressionism
Fauvism
Futurism
Impressionism
Modernism
Neoclassicism
Pop art
Post-Impressionism
Realism
Renaissance
Romanticism
Surrealism
Symbolism
Ukiyo-e

ART STYLES
Animation
Cartoon
Conceptual
Graffiti
Graphics
Hieroglyphs
Illusion
Illustration
Installation
Kinetic
Land
Miniature
Mosaic
Mural
Performance
Portrait
Prehistoric
Primitivism
Scape
Still life
Textiles

PLACES
Auction
Exhibition
Gallery
Museum
Studio
Workshop