Living with Art provides the foundation for a life-long appreciation of art, as well as critical thinking skills that will benefit students far beyond the classroom into their chosen careers.
xx, 572 p.
28 cm.
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pt. 1. Introduction. Living with art --
What is art? --
Themes of art --
pt. 2. The vocabulary of art. The visual elements --
Principles of design --
pt. 3. Two-dimensional media. Drawing --
Painting --
Prints --
Camera and computer arts --
Graphic design --
pt. 4. Three-dimensional media. Sculpture and installation --
Arts of ritual and daily life --
Architecture --
pt. 5. 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 Asia : India, China, and Japan --
Arts of the Pacific and of the Americas --
The modern world : 1800-1945 --
From modern to postmodern --
Opening up to the world.