Sayre, Henry M., 1948-

A world of art / Henry M. Sayre, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus. - Eighth Edition. - xx, 694 pages : color illustrations.

Includes index.

Dear student -- Additional resources & choices -- Student toolkit -- Part 1: The visual world : understanding the art you see. Discovering a world of art ; Developing visual literacy -- Part 2: The formal elements and their design : describing the art you see. Line ; Shape and space ; Light and color ; Texture, time, and motion ; The principles of design -- Part 3: The fine arts media : learning how art is made. Drawing ; Painting ; Printmaking ; Photography and time-based media ; Sculpture ; The craft media ; Architecture ; The design profession -- Part 4: The visual record : placing the arts in historical context. The ancient world ; The age of faith ; The Renaissance through the Baroque ; The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries ; From 1900 to the present -- Part 5 :The themes of art : seeing continuity and change over time. Spiritual belief ; The cycle of life ; Love and sex ; The body, gender, and identity ; The individual and cultural identity ; Power ; Science, technology, and the environment -- The critical process -- Glossary.

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N7425 / .S29 2016