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 combines a conversational writing style with exciting high-resolution images to connect with students and foster their understanding of the art that surrounds them in everyday life. -- From publisher's description.

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Title Statements

Full title :Understanding art / Lois Fichner-Rathus.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2013.
Edition:10th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Place of Publication:Boston, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

The Physical Object

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

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781111838300, 1111838305, 9781111836955, 1111836957
oclc:ocn778383377
LC Classification:N7430.5 .F53 2013
Dewey Decimal:701.1

Part I: Introduction: What is art? -- Part II: The language of art. Visual elements of art ; Principles of design ; Style, form, and content. -- Part III: Two-dimensional media. Drawing ; Painting ; Printmaking ; Imaging : photography, film, video, and digital arts. -- Part IV: Three-dimensional media. Sculpture ; Site-specific art ; Architecture ; Craft and design. -- Part V: Art through the ages. The art of the ancients ; Classical art: Greece and Rome ; The age of faith ; The Renaissance ; The age of Baroque ; Non-Western perspectives. -- Part VI: Art in modern and postmodern times. Modern art ; The twentieth century: the early years ; The twentieth century: postwar to postmodern ; Art in the twenty-first century: a global perspective.