Exploring Art A Global, Thematic Approach (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

by Lazzari, Margaret; Schlesier, Dona

• ISBN13: 9780534625689
• ISBN10: 0534625681
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780155057968, 9780495094876
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-22
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Part I: WHAT IS ART? WHO MAKES ART? WHO USES ART? 1. A Human Phenomenon. 2. Language of Art. 3. Language of Architecture. 4. Deriving Meaning. 5. Who Makes Art? 6. Who Uses Art? Part II: WHY DO WE MAKE ART? Survival and Beyond. 7. Food and Shelter. 8. Reproduction and Sexuality. Religion. 9. Deities and Places of Worship. 10. Mortality and Immortality. The State. 11. Power, Politics and Glory. 12. Social Protest/Affirmation. Self and Society. 13. The Human Body. 14. Race, Gender, Clan and Class. 15. Nature, Knowledge and Technology. 16. Entertainment. Post View (Epilogue). Appendix.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART 1 WHAT IS ART, WHO MAKES IT, AND WHAT DO WE DO WITH IT?	1	(150)
A Human Phenomenon	3	(22)
Toward a Definition of Art	4	(2)
Function	4	(1)
Visual Form	4	(1)
Content	5	(1)
Aesthetics	6	(1)
Creating Art	6	(4)
Visual Perception	7	(1)
The Artist's Response to the World	7	(1)
Artistic Expression and Creativity	8	(2)
Categories of Visual Arts	10	(12)
Art, Popular Culture, and Kitsch	11	(3)
Stylistic Categories	14	(1)
Style Vocabulary	15	(3)
Cultural Styles	18	(3)
Styles of Artists within Their Cultures	21	(1)
Other Categories	22	(1)
Synopsis	22	(1)
Food for Thought	23	(2)
The Language of Art	25	(30)
Formal Elements	26	(19)
Line	26	(2)
Light and Value	28	(1)
Color	29	(4)
Texture and Pattern	33	(2)
Shape and Volume	35	(1)
Space	36	(6)
Time and Motion	42	(1)
Chance/Improvisation/Spontaneity	43	(1)
Engaging All the Senses	44	(1)
Principles of Composition	45	(5)
Balance	45	(1)
Rhythm	46	(1)
Proportion and Scale	47	(2)
Emphasis	49	(1)
Unity and Variety	49	(1)
Art Materials and Media	50	(3)
Natural and Synthetic Materials	50	(3)
Synopsis	53	(1)
Food for Thought	53	(2)
The Language of Architecture	55	(26)
Structural Systems	56	(16)
Traditional Building Methods	56	(11)
Recent Methods and Materials	67	(5)
Aesthetic Design Decisions	72	(3)
Visual Elements	72	(1)
Organizing Principles	73	(1)
Ornamentation	74	(1)
The Natural Environment	75	(4)
Landscape Architecture	75	(2)
Incorporating Nature into the Constructed Environment	77	(1)
Ecological Concerns	78	(1)
Synopsis	79	(1)
Food for Thought	79	(2)
Deriving Meaning	81	(20)
Formal Analysis	82	(2)
Reading the Content	84	(11)
Subject Matter	85	(1)
Iconography	85	(3)
Writings about Art	88	(7)
Personal Interpretation	95	(1)
The Influence of Context	95	(2)
Ways We Encounter Art	97	(1)
Synopsis	98	(1)
Food for Thought	98	(3)
Who Makes Art?	101	(24)
Art Production as a Social Activity	102	(1)
About Artists	103	(9)
Training of Artists	103	(2)
The Context for Art Making	105	(7)
The Role of Artists in Various Cultures	112	(6)
Art Making Based on Gender	112	(1)
The Artist as Skilled Worker	113	(1)
The Artist Scientist	114	(1)
The Artist Priest	115	(1)
The Creative Genius	116	(1)
Rulers as Artists	117	(1)
Support for Art Making	118	(4)
Patronage and Private Support	118	(1)
The Market	119	(1)
Tax-Supported Art	120	(2)
Synopsis	122	(1)
Food for Thought	122	(3)
What Do We Do with Art?	125	(26)
Using Art	126	(2)
Keeping Art	128	(16)
Why Cultures Keep Art	128	(5)
Art Collections	133	(1)
Museums and Private Collections	133	(5)
Museum Designs	138	(1)
Preservation and Restoration	139	(5)
When Art Is Not Saved	144	(3)
Art Destroyed in Conflicts	144	(1)
Art Used Dynamically in Rituals	145	(2)
Non-Object Art	147	(1)
Studying Art	147	(1)
Synopsis	148	(1)
Food for Thought	149	(2)
PART 2 WHY DO WE MAKE ART?	151	(2)
SECTION 1 SURVIVAL AND BEYOND	153	(70)
Food and Shelter	155	(40)
Securing the Food Supply	156	(2)
Storing and Serving Food	158	(6)
Containers	158	(4)
Dishes and Serving Utensils	162	(2)
Art That Glorifies Food	164	(5)
Landscape and Still Life Paintings	164	(4)
Food as a Symbol of Honor	168	(1)
Art and the Act of Eating	169	(5)
Domestic Architecture	174	(10)
Group Living	175	(2)
Individual Homes	177	(7)
Commercial Architecture	184	(6)
Late-Twentieth-Century Public Structures	186	(4)
World History in Context	190	(2)
Timeline	192	(1)
Synopsis	193	(1)
Food for Thought	193	(2)
Reproduction and Sexuality	195	(28)
The Promise of Fertility	196	(6)
Fertility Goddesses and Gods	196	(3)
Fertility Figures	199	(1)
Rituals	200	(2)
Art Depicting Primordial and Human Couples	202	(4)
Art about Lovemaking, Sexuality, and Gender	206	(9)
The Feminine Body and the Gaze	209	(4)
Abstracted Sexual Imagery	213	(2)
Images of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Progeny	215	(3)
World History in Context	218	(2)
Timeline	220	(1)
Synopsis	221	(1)
Food for Thought	221	(2)
SECTION 2 RELIGION	223	(76)
Deities and Places of Worship	225	(42)
Images of Spiritual Beings	226	(8)
Early Deities	226	(1)
The Greek Gods	227	(1)
Hinduism	228	(1)
Buddhism	229	(2)
Judaism	231	(1)
Christianity	232	(2)
Gods for Special Purposes	234	(1)
Humans Respond to God	234	(5)
Ceremonies	234	(1)
Offerings	235	(2)
Sacrifices	237	(1)
Prayers	238	(1)
The Cosmos	239	(3)
Places of Worship and Their General Characteristics	242	(6)
Housing Sacred Objects	243	(1)
Incorporating Elements of Nature	243	(2)
Providing Sites for Sacred Ceremonies	245	(1)
Using Geometry Symbolically	245	(2)
Providing Destinations for Pilgrimages	247	(1)
Temple Complexes and Large-Scale Sacred Architecture	248	(14)
The Greek Temple	249	(2)
The Egyptian Temple	251	(2)
The Mesoamerican Temple	253	(2)
The Hindu Temple	255	(1)
The Gothic Cathedral	256	(2)
The Buddhist Temple	258	(1)
The Islamic Mosque	259	(3)
World History in Context	262	(2)
Timeline	264	(1)
Synopsis	265	(1)
Food for Thought	265	(2)
Mortality and Immortality	267	(32)
Mounds and Mountains	268	(11)
Ancient Burials	268	(2)
Furnished Tombs	270	(9)
Development of Cemeteries and Grave Monuments	279	(2)
Burial in Places of Worship	281	(5)
Christian Burials	282	(3)
Islamic Mausoleums	285	(1)
Reliquaries	286	(2)
Modern Commemorative Art	288	(6)
Modern Cemeteries	288	(2)
Contemporary Memorial Art and Practices	290	(4)
World History in Context	294	(2)
Timeline	296	(1)
Synopsis	297	(1)
Food for Thought	297	(2)
SECTION 3 THE STATE	299	(68)
Power, Politics, and Glory	301	(36)
The Glory of the Ruler	302	(5)
Divine Rulers and Royalty	302	(2)
Objects of Royalty and Prestige	304	(1)
Contemporary Political Leaders	305	(2)
The Power of the State	307	(9)
Palaces	307	(5)
Seats of Government	312	(2)
Monuments	314	(2)
War	316	(13)
Art Depicting Warriors	316	(2)
Fortifications, Armor, and Weapons	318	(4)
War Scenes	322	(5)
War Memorials	327	(2)
Peace	329	(3)
Art about Peace	329	(1)
Peace Offerings and Peace Monuments	330	(2)
World History in Context	332	(2)
Timeline	334	(1)
Synopsis	335	(1)
Food for Thought	335	(2)
Social Protest/Affirmation	337	(30)
Protests against Military Action	338	(6)
Fighting for the Oppressed	344	(11)
Strategies for Protesting Oppression	344	(8)
Affirming the Values of the Oppressed	352	(3)
Questioning the Status Quo	355	(7)
The Social Environment	356	(3)
Art versus Politics	359	(3)
World History in Context	362	(2)
Timeline	364	(1)
Synopsis	365	(1)
Food for Thought	365	(2)
SECTION 4 SELF AND SOCIETY	367	(133)
The Body	369	(30)
Depicting the Body	370	(19)
Portraits	370	(4)
Self-Portraits	374	(2)
The Physical Body	376	(7)
The Limits of the Self	383	(5)
Sickness and Death	388	(1)
The Body in Art and as Art	389	(5)
The Body as Art Material	389	(4)
The Body as an Art Tool	393	(1)
World History in Context	394	(2)
Timeline	396	(1)
Synopsis	397	(1)
Food for Thought	397	(2)
Race, Gender, Clan, and Class	399	(36)
Race and Art	400	(4)
Art That Promotes Ethnic History and Values	400	(3)
Who Is Looking at Whom?	403	(1)
Gender Issues	404	(6)
Art and Ritual Perpetuating Gender Roles	405	(1)
Gender Reflected in Art and Architecture	406	(2)
Critiquing Gender Roles	408	(2)
Clan	410	(7)
The Extended Family	410	(5)
The Nuclear Family	415	(2)
Class	417	(13)
Class Status and Body Styles	417	(1)
Class Activities and Lifestyles	418	(9)
Art Objects That Indicate Class Status	427	(3)
World History in Context	430	(2)
Timeline	432	(1)
Synopsis	433	(1)
Food for Thought	433	(2)
Nature, Knowledge, and Technology	435	(34)
Nature	436	(17)
Animals	436	(6)
The Land	442	(1)
Landscape Imagery	443	(10)
Knowledge	453	(5)
Informative Images	453	(3)
Art and Intuited Knowledge	456	(1)
The Critique of Learning	457	(1)
Technology	458	(6)
Technological Advances	459	(2)
Evaluating the Constructed World	461	(3)
World History in Context	464	(2)
Timeline	466	(1)
Synopsis	467	(1)
Food for Thought	467	(2)
Entertainment	469	(31)
``Houses'' for the Arts	470	(7)
Theaters, Museums, and Opera Houses	470	(4)
Other Visual and Performing Art Environments	474	(3)
The Visual Arts within the Performing Arts	477	(10)
Art and Theater	477	(5)
Art and Music	482	(2)
Dance	484	(1)
Music and Dance Imagery	484	(3)
The Technology Revolution in Entertainment	487	(3)
Film and Television	487	(3)
Animation and Digital Imaging	490	(1)
Sports and Sports Arenas	490	(6)
Sport Sites	490	(3)
Sport Imagery	493	(3)
World History in Context	496	(2)
Timeline	498	(1)
Synopsis	499	(1)
Food for Thought	499	(1)
Postscript	500	(3)
Pronunciation Guide	503	(3)
Glossary	506	(12)
Bibliography	518	(6)
Credits	524	(3)
Index	527