How to get information about artists; How to research a work of art; Primary sources; Reference sources and resources; Art histories and introductions; Periodicals; Prehistoric art; Ancient art; Medieval art; The renaissance and mannerism; Baroque and Rococo; Modern art; Architecture; Sculpture; Painting techniques; Drawing; Prints; Photography; Commercial art; The Americas; Europe; Oriental art; Primitive art, tribal art,
Describes undergraduate and graduate programs in the visual arts, providing information on tuition expenses, financial aid, scolarships, enrollment, and portfolio presentation.
“A curator, a paintings conservator, a photographer, and a conservation scientist walk into a bar.” What happens next? In lively and accessible prose, color science expert Roy S. Berns helps the reader understand complex color-technology concepts and offers solutions to problems that occur when art is displayed, conserved, imaged, or reproduced. Berns writes for two types of audiences: museum professionals seeking explanations for common color-related issues and students in conservation, museum studies, and art history programs. The seven chapters in the book fall naturally into two sections: fundamentals, covering topics such as spectral measurements, metamerism, and color inconstancy; and applications, where artwork display, painting materials, and color reproduction are discussed. A unique feature of this book is the use of more than 200 images as its main medium of communication, employing color physics, color vision, and imaging science to produce visualizations throughout the pages. An annotated bibliography complements the main text with suggestions for further reading and more in-depth study of particular topics. Engaging, incisive, and absolutely critical for any scholar or student interested in color science, Color Science and the Visual Arts is sure to become a key reference for the entire field.
Sometimes seeing is more difficult for the student of art than believing. Taylor, in a book that has sold more than 300,000 copies since its original publication in 1957, has helped two generations of art students "learn to look." This handy guide to the visual arts is designed to provide a comprehensive view of art, moving from the analytic study of specific works to a consideration of broad principles and technical matters. Forty-four carefully selected illustrations afford an excellent sampling of the wide range of experience awaiting the explorer. The second edition of Learning to Look includes a new chapter on twentieth-century art. Taylor's thoughtful discussion of pure forms and our responses to them gives the reader a few useful starting points for looking at art that does not reproduce nature and for understanding the distance between contemporary figurative art and reality.
Buildings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and films confront us at every turn and give our lives richness and diversity. They call on us to use both halves of our brains in order to meet the challenges and opportunities of life. Enjoying and getting the most from relationships with works of visual art depend on knowing what to see in them and how they occurred throughout history. The more we understand about cathedrals, paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, and works of architecture, the more exciting and interesting our experiences become. This concise volume offers readers a foundation for understanding the details of art and architecture by introducing terminology and concepts as well as a basic outline of the history of visual art in the Western tradition. In addition to the kinds of illustrations that might be expected in a book about art, "Visual Artsguide" also provides connections to examples on the internet. In this edition: Profile boxes featuring selected artists Cyber Examples connecting the reader to additional artists and works of art relevant to the current chapter Cyber Sources for additional materials for further study Timelines beginning the history chapters Inset features to draw attention to important concepts and applications relevant to the actual text Building a Basic Analysis outlines in each chapter to assist the reader in critical application of the material studied to actual works of art Glossary to assist understanding of basic concepts and terminology
