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Living with Art Fifth Edition Paperback 1998 by Rita Gilbert

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Living with Art is a basic art text for college students and other interested readers. It offers a broad introduction to the nature, vocabulary, media and history of art, showing examples from many cultures. Part Provides a general overview of the subject of art and its study. Chapter 2 poses the question "What Is Art? and gives readers criteria for answering it within their own frames of reference. Chapter 3 outlines several broad themes that run through the entire history of art, in many cultures, and notes the various purposes art has served and continues to serve. Part Two is a thorough analysis of the elements and principles of design in art, with detailed explanations and many illustrations. Part Three covers the two-dimensional media and devotes a full chapter to each of the major categories-drawing, painting, prints, the camera arts, and graphic design. Part Four the same detailed coverage is applied to three-dimensional mega-sculpture, crafts, architecture, and environmental design. Part Five is a brief, but comprehensive chronological history of art from the earliest times to present.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
  • Style:
    Expressionist (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1998
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. good.
  • Seller Location:
    North Hollywood, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: VVG4251stDibs: LU906844407782

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