Introduction to art : design, context, and meaning / [edited by} Pamela J. Sachant, Peggy Blood, Jeffery LeMieux, Rita Tekippe

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Continuing resourceSeries: Open Textbook LibraryPublisher: Dahlonega, GA : University of North Georgia Press, [2016]-Distributor: Minneapolis : Open Textbook Library Copyright date: ℗♭2016-Description: 1 online resource : colour illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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1940771293
9781940771298

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N7425 .I68eb

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Chapter One: What is Art? -- Chapter Two: The Structure of Art -- Chapter Three: Significance of Materials Used in Art -- Chapter Four: Describing Art -- Chapter Five: Meaning in Art -- Chapter Six: Connecting Art to Our Lives -- Chapter Seven: Form in Architecture -- Chapter Eight: Art and Identity -- Chapter Nine: Art and Power -- Chapter Ten: Art and Ritual Life -- Chapter Eleven: Art and Ethics

Summary: "Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses. Combining the best elements of both a traditional textbook and a reader, it introduces such issues in art as its meaning and purpose; its meaning and purpose; its structure, material, and form; and its diverse effects on our lives. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding the students' educational experiences beyond the textbook. Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making it an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement."--Open Textbook Library

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"Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses. Combining the best elements of both a traditional textbook and a reader, it introduces such issues in art as its meaning and purpose; its meaning and purpose; its structure, material, and form; and its diverse effects on our lives. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding the students' educational experiences beyond the textbook. Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making it an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement."--Open Textbook Library

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