Looking At Art

This stimulating and fascinating introduction to art contains a series of thematic chapters covering a range of topics that will provide readers with a basis for approaching art and enjoying it. It also serves to dispel some preconceptions about the visual artsassumptions made about a work based on an individual's own experience.Chapter topics include the appeal and aims of art, style and formal elements, artists at work, art themes, art in and out of context, approaches to art, and arguing about art.For museum goers and anyone who wants a better understanding of art.

Laurie Schneider Adams teaches at John Jay College, City University of New York, and the Graduate Center. She has written widely on the arts. Her books include A History of Western Art, The Methodologies of Art, Art on Trial, and Italian Renaissance Art.

Preface

7

(1)

The Appeal of Art

8

(20)

The Aims of Art

28

(22)

Style and the Formal Elements of Art

50

(22)

The Artist at Work: Convention and Training

72

(20)

Themes of Art

92

(24)

Art In and Out of Context

116

(18)

Approaches to Art

134

(16)

Arguing About Art

150

(20)

Timeline

170

(2)

Endnotes

172

(1)

Select Bibliography

173

(1)

Picture Credits

174

(1)

Index

175

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