Understanding art

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"Understanding art provides a balanced, fresh approach to art appreciation that incorporates coverage of the elements of art, mediums, and historic and contemporary works of art and architecture. Author Lois Fichner-Rathus's conversational writing style and exciting images will foster understanding of the art that surrounds you in your everyday life."

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Full title :Understanding art / Lois Fichner-Rathus.

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Publication Date:©2013.
Edition:10th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cengage Wadsworth
Place of Publication:Australia
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 606 pages : : color illustrations ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781111836955, 1111836957, 9781133309109, 1133309100
oclc:ocn793789023
LC Classification:N345
Dewey Decimal:700

Introduction -- Visual elements of art -- Principles of design -- Style, form, and content -- Drawing -- Painting -- Printmaking -- Imaging : photography, film, video, and digital arts -- Sculpture -- Site-specific art -- Architecture -- Craft and design -- The art of the Ancients -- Classical art : Greece and Rome -- The age of faith -- The Renaissance -- The age of Baroque -- Non-Western perspectives -- Modern Art -- The twentieth century : the early years -- The twentieth century : postwar to postmodern -- Art in the twenty-first century : a global perspective.