Synopses & Reviews
For one semester courses in Art Appreciation.
A World of Art teaches students how artists create by helping them understand that creativity starts with critical thinking. By guiding students through a rich array of aesthetic elements and artistic media, along with an overview of art history, this text encourages students to develop an appreciation for a diverse range of art. Author Henry M. Sayre demystifies the creative process by showing how artists use critical thinking and problem solving to create great works of art. Studying art also requires critical thinking and problem solving, and this text shows students how to use these skills to understand and explore the world of art.
Synopsis
This text provides students with a wonderfully written introduction to art that emphasizes critical thinking and visual literacy. Developing Visual Literacy. The Themes of Art. Seeing the Value in Art. Line. Space. Light and Color. Other Formal Elements. The Principles of Design. Drawing. Printmaking. Painting. The Camera Arts. Sculpture. Other Three-Dimensional Media. Architecture. Design. The Ancient World. The Christian Era. The Renaissance Through the Baroque. The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. The Twentieth Century. For anyone looking to develop an appreciation for a diverse range of art.
Synopsis
Why A World of Art? Henry Sayre wrote the first edition of World of Art because he wanted to use a text in his own art appreciation course that truly represented all artists, not just the Western canon found at that time in the other texts. He also wanted a text that fostered critical thinking through looking at, talking about, and questioning works of art for his students. We are proud to present the new sixth edition of World of Art, which further strengthens these two key aspects of the text while presenting hot topics like video and time-based media.
Table of Contents
Preface
Student Toolkit
Chapter 1 A World of Art
Chapter 2 Developing Visual Literacy
Chapter 3 Seeing the Value in Art
Chapter 4 Line
Chapter 5 Space
Chapter 6 Light and Color
Chapter 7 Other Formal Elements
Chapter 8 The Principles of Design
Chapter 9 Drawing
Chapter 10 Printmaking
Chapter 11 Painting
Chapter 12 Photography and Time-Based Media
Chapter 13 Sculpture
Chapter 14 Other Three-Dimensional Media
Chapter 15 Architecture
Chapter 16 Design Profession
Chapter 17 The Ancient World
Chapter 18 The Age of Faith
Chapter 19 The Renaissance Through the Baroque
Chapter 20 The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Chapter 21 From 1900 to the Present
The Critical Process
Glossary
Pronunciation Guide
Index