Cutting through the fog of jargon and theories that can make art seem hopelessly remote, The Annotated Mona Lisa demystifies art history. It's a brisk, clearly stated survey, from cave painting to conceptual art, that doesn't talk down to its reader and doesn't assume a prior art education. Dynamic design, page-length essays, frequent sidebars, ...
This is an exploration of the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning. Using comics to examine the medium itself, the author takes the form of a cartoon character and explains the structure, meaning, and appeal of comics, and provides a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication. He reaches back to pre-Columbus ...
In its debut edition in 1983, "A History of Graphic Design" received accolades from the Association of American Publishers as a publishing landmark. Now in its Fourth Edition, this unrivalled, seminal work continues its long tradition of providing balanced insight and thorough historical background. Widely accepted as the most authoritative book ...
The aphorisms that make up the philosophy of war and strategy by Sun Tzu have, several centuries later, become a must-read for young professionals in business. Though the text can be applied to the ruthless world of commerce, this translation by Thomas Cleary contextualizes the teachings in the Taoist tradition, enabling the work to transcend the ...
War cannot be controlled in future without an understanding of its past. These essays analyse war, its strategic characteristics and its political and social functions, over the past five centuries.
CULTURE AND VALUES, Fifth Edition continues to combine balanced coverage of literature, art, music, and philosophy with sociological insight into the daily life of the characters in the unfolding drama of Western civilization. Available in two volumes, or as an alternate single volume without readings, this text remains the most readable and ...
WAYS OF SEEING (1972), one of John Berger's best known works, began as a series of BBC programs. Both TV shows and book attempt to popularize some of Berger's very anti-establishment ideas about art, particularly his proto-feminist way of looking at the nude, his appreciation of photography and other mechanically reproduced art, and his ...
For One-Semester Introduction to the Humanities and General Humanities courses. Reality Through the Arts provides a comprehensive introduction that covers both arts history and aesthetic perception in western and non-western cultures by covering all the artistic disciplines: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture, ...
Designed for non-art majors, this text aims to communicate the excitement, relevance, and beauty of art in discussions of the language and elements of art-media, methods, content, composition, style and the purposes of art. "Preliminary Sketches" offer facts preceding each chapter to stimulate interest in the subject matter. "A Closer Look" ...
Rich in historical detail, this title is a fascinating look at the Masonic symbolism in the nation's capitol and what it means for the destiny of the country. 42 illustrations. of color photos.
"Shady Practices" is a revealing analysis of the gendered political ecology brought about by conflicting local interests and changing developmental initiatives in a West African village. Between 1975 and 1985, while much of Africa suffered devastating drought conditions, Gambian women farmers succeeded in establishing hundreds of lucrative ...
The ideal text for the full-year art history course; it surveys the entire span of Western art from prehistory to the present and provides substantial coverage of significant areas of non-Western art. With each book there is a copy of the ArtStudy 2.0 CD-ROM - an interactive electronic study aid that fully integrates with the text.
For any introductory course in Humanities or Interdisciplinary Arts Appreciation. This text chronologically introduces the arts of Western tradition: architecture, literature, visual arts, music, theatre, dance, film, in a contextual overview of the philosophy, religion, aesthetic theory, economics, and politics surrounding them. Additional ...
The definitive book of optical illusions featuring works by Escher and Dali. With delightful trickery and visual puns, this book features: colour illustrations throughout; astonishing creations by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo; amazing visual trickery; and an illuminating foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ...
For one-semester courses in Art Appreciation and Introduction to Art classes. Artforms grew out of a desire to introduce art through an engaging visual experience. It is written and designed to help readers build an informed foundation for individual understanding and enjoyment of art. By introducing art theory, practice, and history in a single ...
For two-semester courses in Art History, Global Art History, and for Introductory Art courses taught from a historical perspective. Volume I covers Prehistoric Art in Europe through Fourteenth-Century Art in Europe. Based on more than forty years that Marilyn Stokstad has been introducing the history of art to students and to the public, she found ...
For one semester courses in Art Appreciation or Introduction to Art. The Art of Seeing explores traditional and contemporary art and artistic media focusing on art as seen from the artist's point of view. The book introduces students to artistic techniques and introductory aesthetic principles. It provides clear, concise presentation, superb ...
For courses in Art Appreciation, Art courses for non-majors, and one-semester Introduction to Art classes. From the First Edition in 1972, ARTFORMS has been as visually exciting as the individual works of art that are reproduced in it. ARTFORMS grew out of a desire to introduce art through an engaging visual experience. It is written and designed ...
Earlier editions of this classic textbook are listed in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. , and the previous, 11th edition (2001) garnered awards from the Text and Academic Authors Association for its excellence and longevity. The 12th edition features more color illustrations, a new design, updat
This groundbreaking book challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule who 'transcended' their sex to produce major works of art. While acknowledging the many women whose contributions to visual culture since the Middle Ages have often been neglected, Chadwick's survey amounts to much more than an alternative canon ...
Filled with the juicy details of the lives of the powerful players who made the Metropolitan Museum of Art what it is today, Gross delivers the unauthorized history of America's wealthiest and arguably the world's greatest art museum.
This text is intended for introductory-level, interdisciplinary courses offered in a variety of departments such as humanities, philosophy, art, English, music and education. Arranged topically by art forms, from painting, sculpture, photography and architecture to literature, music, theatre, film and dance, this illustrated work helps students ...
This introduction to the history of art is meant to be read as a sequential narrative. The author--the distinguished art historian E. H. Gombrich--keeps things simple by referring only to the works of art, sculpture, and architecture that are reproduced in the book. Each subsequent edition has included more color photographs, an expanded and/or ...
For one semester courses in Art Appreciation. This text provides students with a wonderfully written introduction to art that emphasizes critical thinking and visual literacy. Henry M. Sayre wrote A World of Art because he saw a need for an art appreciation text that was more inclusive of women artists, ethnic minorities and art from around the ...
Lehrer argues in this original book that science is not the only path to knowledge. In fact, where the brain is concerned, art got there first. Focusing on a group of artists, Lehrer shows how each one discovered an essential truth about the human mind that science is only now rediscovering.
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