Understanding Art / Edition 11

by Lois Fichner-Rathus

Overview

This widely-adopted introductory appreciation book communicates the excitement, mystery, relevance, and beauty of art by teaching readers to understand and analyze art. This is all done through stimulating discussions on the elements, media, methods, content, composition, and style of art.

Along with discussions on the purpose of art (Ch. 1-9), a separate Chapter (18) takes a look at art beyond Europe and the U.S. and examines art from all around the world. The history of art is contained chronologically in the second part of the book, (Ch. 10-17).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901285859292
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Lois Fichner-Rathus is a professor of art in the Department of Art and Art History of The College of New Jersey. She holds a combined undergraduate degree in fine arts and art history, an M.A. from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art and a Ph.D. in the History, Theory and Criticism of Art from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her areas of specialization include contemporary art, feminist art history and criticism and modern art and architecture as well as the theory and foundations of art and design. Dr. Fichner-Rathus is also the author of the Cengage Learning textbooks, UNDERSTANDING ART and FOUNDATIONS OF ART AND DESIGN. She teaches study-abroad programs in Paris, Rome, Spain and Cuba and resides in New York.

Table of Contents

1. Understanding Art. 2. Line and Shape. 3. Light and Color. 4. Texture and Pattern. 5. Space, Time, and Motion. 6. Principles of Design. 7. Drawing. 8. Painting. 9. Printmaking. 10. Imaging: Photography, Film, Video, and Digital Arts. 11. Art in Three Dimensions: Sculpture, Installation, Site-Specific Art, and Industrial Design. 12. Craft. 13. Architecture and Urban Design. 14. Art of the Ancients. 15. Classical Art: Greece and Rome. 16. The Age of Faith. 17. The Renaissance. 18. The Age of Baroque. 19. Modern Art. 20. The Twentieth Century: The Early Years. 21. Art Since 1945. 22. The Contemporary Contour: A Global Perspective. Visual Glossary: Themes and Purposes of Art.