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A World of Art
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Table of Contents

In this Section:

1. Brief Table of Contents

2. Full Table of Contents

1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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 The Crafts as Fine Art

Chapter 15 Architecture

Chapter 16 The 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

 

2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Part 1 The Visual World

 

Chapter 1 A World Of Art

The World As Artists See It

Works In Progress: The Creative Process And

Pablo Picasso’s Les Demoiselles D’Avignon

The World As We Perceive It

The Critical Process: Thinking About Making And Seeing

 

Chapter 2 Developing Visual Literacy

Words And Images

Works In Progress: Lorna Simpson’s The Park

Describing The World

The Critical Process: Thinking About Visual Conventions

 

Chapter 3 Seeing The Value In Art

Art And Its Reception

Art, Politics, And Public Space

Works In Progress: Guillermo Gómez-Peña’s Temple Of Confessions

The Critical Process: Thinking About The Value Of Art

 

Part 2 The Formal Elements And Their Design

 

Chapter 4 Line

Varieties Of Line

Qualities Of Line

Works In Progress: Vincent Van Gogh’s The Sower

Works In Progress: Hung Liu’s Three Fujins

The Critical Process: Thinking About Line

 

Chapter 5 Space

Shape And Two-Dimensional Space

Three-Dimensional Space

Representing Three-Dimensional Space

Modern Experiments And New Dimensions

The Critical Process: Thinking About Space

 

Chapter 6 Light And Color

Light

Works In Progress: Mary Cassatt’S In The Loge

Color

Works In Progress: Chuck Close’s Stanley

The Critical Process: Thinking About Light And Color

Contents

 

Chapter 7 Other Formal Elements

Texture

Pattern

Time And Motion

Works In Progress: Jackson Pollock’s No. 29, 1950

The Critical Process: Thinking About The Formal Elements

 

Chapter 8 The Principles Of Design

Balance

Emphasis And Focal Point

Works In Progress: Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas

Scale And Proportion

Works In Progress: Judith F. Baca’s La Memoria De Nuestra Tierra

Repetition And Rhythm

Unity And Variety

The Critical Process: Thinking About The Principles Of Design

 

Part 3 The Fine Arts Media

 

Chapter 9 Drawing

From Preparatory Sketch To Work Of Art

Works In Progress: Raphael’s Alba Madonna

Drawing Materials

Works In Progress: Beverly Buchanan’s Shackworks

The Critical Process: Thinking About Drawing

 

Chapter 10 Printmaking

Relief Processes

Works In Progress: Utamaro’s Studio

Intaglio Processes

Works In Progress: Albrecht Dürer’s Adam And Eve

Lithography

Works In Progress: June Wayne’s Knockout

Silkscreen Printing

Monotypes

The Critical Process: Thinking About Printmaking

 

Chapter 11 Painting

Encaustic

Fresco

Tempera

Works In Progress: Michelangelo’s Libyan Sibyl

Oil Painting

Works In Progress: Milton Resnick’s U + Me

Watercolor

Gouache

Synthetic Media

Mixed Media

Works In Progress: Hannah Höch’s Cut With The Kitchen Knife

The Critical Process: Thinking About Painting

 

Chapter 12 Photography And Time-Based Media

Photography

Works In Progress: Jerry Uelsmann’s Untitled

Film

Video

Works In Progress: Bill Viola’s The Greeting

Computer- And Internet-Based Art Media

The Critical Process: Thinking About The Camera Arts

 

Chapter 13 Sculpture

Carving

Works In Progress: Jim Sardonis’ Reverence

Modeling

Casting

Assemblage

Installation

Earthworks

Performance Art As Living Sculpture

Works In Progress: Goat Island’s How Dear To Me

The Hour When Daylight Dies

The Critical Process: Thinking About Sculpture

 

Chapter 14 The Crafts As Fine Art

Ceramics

Works In Progress: Peter Voulkos’s X-Neck

Glass

Fiber

Works In Progress: Fred Wilson’s Mining The Museum

Metal

Wood

The Critical Process: Thinking About The Crafts As Fine Art

 

Chapter 15 Architecture

Environment

Technology

Works In Progress: Frank Lloyd Wright’S Fallingwater

Works In Progress: Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

“Green” Architecture

Community Life

Works In Progress: Mierle Laderman Ukeles’

Fresh Kills Landfill Project

The Critical Process: Thinking About Architecture

 

Chapter 16 The Design Profession

The Arts And Crafts Movement

Art Nouveau

Art Deco

The Avant-Gardes

The Bauhaus

Streamlining

The Forties And Fifties

Postmodern Design

Work In Progress: April Greiman And Design Technology

The Critical Process: Thinking About Design

 

Part 4 Placing The Arts In Historical Context

 

Chapter 17 The Ancient World

The Earliest Art

Mesopotamian Cultures

Egyptian Civilization

River Valley Societies Of India And China

Complex Societies In The Americas

Aegean Civilizations

Greek Art

Roman Art

Developments In Asia

 

Chapter 18 The Age Of Faith

Early Christian And Byzantine Art

The Rise Of Islam

Christian Art In Northern Europe

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Developments In Asia

The Cultures Of Africa

 

Chapter 19 The Renaissance

Through The Baroque

The Early Renaissance

The High Renaissance

Art In China And Japan

Art In Mexico And South America

African Art Of The Encounter

The Mannerist Style In Europe

The Baroque

 

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