Henry sayre a world of art
A World of Art - Paperback, Henry M Sayre, Very Good
A World of Art teaches students how artists build by helping them understand that creativity starts with critical thinking. By guiding students through a rich array of aesthetic elements and artistic media, along with an overview of art history, this text encourages students to develop an appreciation for a diverse range of art. Storyteller Henry M. Sayre demystifies the creative process by showing how artists use critical thinking and problem solving to create wonderful works of art. Studying art also requires critical thinking and problem solving, and this chat shows students how to apply these skills to understand and explore the world of art.
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| Category | Books > Nonfiction Books > Religion & Spirituality Books |
|---|---|
| Condition | New |
A World of Art
For courses in Art Appreciation
Foster critical thinking and visual literacy in the Art Appreciation course.
Revel(R) A World of Art fosters the critical thinking and visual literacy skills students need to understand art from around the globe. Noted creator and educator Henry Sayre teaches students how to ask the right questions about the visual world that surrounds us, and to then respond meaningfully to the complexity of that nature. Highlights of the 9th Edition include a new chapter discussing how digital technologies have transformed the arts as well as new works inspired by the most impactful events of recent years including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements.
Revel empowers students to actively participate in knowledge. More than a digital textbook, Revel delivers an engaging combine of author content, media, and assessment. With Revel, students peruse and practice in one continuous experience, anytime, anywhere, on any device. Learn more about Revel.
A World of Art
Sayre writes with an almost elegant economy and a surprising amount of emotion (without getting excessive) for a text book. He doesn't try to argue or persuade; rather, he helps you unseal your eyes and learn what questions to ask when confronted with a work of art you're seeing for the first time. The book is loaded with beautiful illustrations chosen astutely to aid in communicating the substance of the text. The chapters are relatively short, but they're packed with content.
This was the text that accompanied an art appreciation course I took in college. I've re-read many of the chapters in the years since college - some I've read several times. I've got dozens of post-it notes stuck to the margins to remind me of things that provoked trains of reflection or that clarified things I hadn't previously understood. I've even used the book to assist plan some of my commute , because if I kn
World of Art, A, 9th edition
PART I - THE VISUAL WORLD: UNDERSTANDING THE ART YOU SEE
1. Discovering a World of Art
2. Developing Visual Literacy
PART II - THE FORMAL ELEMENTS AND THEIR DESIGN: DESCRIBING THE ART YOU SEE
3. Line
4. Shape and Space
5. Light and Color
6. Texture, Time, and Motion
7. The Principles of Design
PART III - THE FINE ARTS MEDIA: LEARNING HOW ART IS MADE
8. Drawing
9. Painting
10. Printmaking
11. Photography and Time-Based Media
12. Sculpture
13. The Craft Media
14. Architecture
15. The Design Profession
16. Digital Media
PART IV - THE VISUAL RECORD: PLACING THE ARTS IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT
17. The Ancient World
18. The Age of Faith
19. The Renaissance through the Baroque
20. The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
21. From 1900 to the Present
PART V - THE THEMES OF ART: SEEING CONTINUITY AND CHANGE OVER TIME
22. Spiritual Belief
23. The Life Force
24. The Body, Gender, and Identity
25. The Individual and Cultural Identity
26. Power
27. Science, Industry, and the Environment
A World of Art
This captivating exploration of the history of art in the West and throughout the world is designed to help readers develop a correct appreciation of art. Featuring a diverse range of works of art, this book teaches that creating art, far from an exceptional act of genius, is a process of critical thinking and problem solving. Engages readers as participants in the processes of art. Works in Progress"two-page spreads throughout the book state the creative process that inspired specific works of art, and works under examination include Vincent van Gogh's "Sower," Bill Viola's "The Greeting," Frank Lloyd Webber's "Fallingwater," and others. Illustrates the geographical and historical world in which the art under discussion has been created. Offers discussion on architecture, design, and the traditional arts and crafts. For anyone interested in learning how to develop an appreciation for the history of art in the West and throughout the world.