Living with Art

by Getlein, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780073190761
• ISBN10: 0073190764
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780072317268, 9780072859348, 9780072989366, 9781260363890
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

Throughout the previous seven editions, this text has earned a reputation for elegance and the highest standards of quality. Living with Art helps students develop an appreciation of art by offering a clear and comprehensive introduction to the visual arts from several perspectives: themes and purposes of art; the vocabulary of art; individual art media (painting, drawing, camera arts, sculpture, architecture, etc.); and the history of art. The book is rich with illustrations drawn from a wide range of artistic cultures and time periods.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Living with Art

What Is Art?

Themes and Purposes of Art

The Vocabulary Of Art

The Visual Elements

Principles of Design

Two-Dimensional Media

Drawing

Painting

Prints

The Camera Arts: Photography, Film, and Video

Graphic Design and Illustration

Three-Dimensional Media

Sculpture

Crafts

Architecture

Arts In Time

Ancient Mediterranean Worlds

Christianity and the Formation of Europe

The Renaissance

The 17th and 18th Centuries

Arts of Islam and of Africa

Arts of East Asia: India, China, and Japan

Arts of the Pacific and of the Americas

The Modern World: 1800-1945

Art Since 1945

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