Full Description
Art as Living Practice introduces a variety of artistic media and processes, provides insights into their histories, and explores how and why artists work as they do. Exploring connections between local and global art, this textbook highlights canonical artworks while investigating art on campus and in the regional Southeast Texas community. Familiarising you with a broad array of images and the specialised vocabulary of art and its history, this book empowers you to better appreciate the art you see here (in these or other printed pages), in digital media, on campus, and in museums in the community or abroad. In featuring the voices of art, art history, art education, and graphic design faculty as well as museum curators and nonprofit art advocates, this book is designed to enrich engagement with art on campus, in Southeast Texas, and beyond.Features of Art as Living Practice include:hundreds of colour images.locally, regionally, and globally recognised artworks.vocabulary to inform discussions and write about art.art, media, and processes explained by top professionals in their fields.suggestions for appreciating art on campus and in community art spaces.tips for understanding relationships between art and visual culture.guidance on careers in art, art history, art education, and graphic design.
Contents
AcknowledgementsIntroduction Through the Authors' Eyes Dr. Stephanie Chadwick, Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityDonna M. Meeks, Professor of Painting, Chair of the Department of Art, Lamar UniversityWhy Look at Art?Who Makes Art?Why Make Art and Why Study It?What Is the Value of Art?Why Consider Art History?What Are Some of Today's Artistic Themes?Who Are the Authors of This Book?Careers in Art and DesignChapter One Through the Lens of History: A Look at World Arts Through TimeDr. Stephanie Chadwick, Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityArt at the Origins of Human CulturesPrehistoric SculptureAgriculture and Large-Scale Sculpture in the Neolithic AgeCities and the Development of Early CivilizationsInvestigate: Explore the Art of Ancient ChinaA Brief History of Art HistoryCultural Specificity and Hybridity in Premodern, Modern, and Postmodern ArtSpotlight-Dr. Stephanie ChadwickGlossaryBibliographyChapter Two Looking at Art: Elements of Art Kurt Dyrhaug, Professor of Sculpture and Design, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityDonna M. Meeks, Professor of Painting, Chair of the Department of Art, Lamar UniversityIntroduction: ElementsLineShape and FormMassSpaceTime and MotionLight, Value, and ColorTextureConclusionGlossaryChapter Three Looking at Art: Principles of Design Kurt Dyrhaug, Professor of Sculpture and Design, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityDonna M. Meeks, Professor of Painting, Chair of the Department of Art, Lamar UniversityIntroduction: PrinciplesUnity and VarietyBalance and SymmetryEmphasisDirectional ForcesContrastRepetition and RhythmScale and ProportionEndnoteGlossaryBibliographyChapter Four Through the Artist's Eyes: Drawing Christopher Troutman, Assistant Professor of Drawing, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityDrawing MaterialsDrawing HistoryDrawing ApplicationsDrawing as ExpressionDrawing as Fine ArtDrawing TodaySpotlight-Christopher TroutmanGlossaryBibliographyChapter Five Through the Artist's Eyes: Painting Donna M. Meeks, Professor of Painting, Chair of the Department of Art, Lamar UniversityPhilosophical ApproachesHistory and PracticeExpressive PaintingNonrepresentational PaintingSeriesCompositionConclusion: Contemporary PracticeTradition and Beyond: New Approaches to PaintingSpotlight-Donna M. MeeksEndnotesGlossaryBibliographyChapter Six Through the Artist's Eyes: Sculpture Kurt Dyrhaug, Professor of Sculpture and Design, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityIntroduction: Sculpture Methods and MaterialsAdditive and Subtractive SculptureRelief Sculpture: Low and High ReliefFreestanding SculptureMaterialsConclusionSpotlight-Kurt DyrhaugEndnoteGlossaryBibliographyChapter Seven Through the Artist's Eyes: Ceramics Greg Busceme, Instructor of Art Appreciation, Department of Art, Lamar University,Director of The Art Studio Inc.IntroductionKilnsSurface Treatment and GlazesModern and Contemporary HistorySpotlight-Greg BuscemeSpotlight-Linnis BlantonGlossaryBibliographyChapter Eight Through the Lens of History: Art in Ancient Greece and Rome Dr. Julia C. Fischer, Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityAncient GreeceArt during the Roman EmpireConclusionSpotlight-Dr. Julia FischerGlossaryBibliographyChapter Nine Through the Lens of History: Photography Keith Carter, Professor of Photography, Walles Chair of Performing Arts, Lamar UniversityDr. Stephanie Chadwick, Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityIntroductionRoots in Prehistoric Mark MakingThe Camera Obscura-A Mechanical EyePhotography's InventorsInnovations in PortraiturePortraits of History: Documentary PhotographyLandscape and Urban PhotographyAmateur Photography-The Birth of the SnapshotThe Art of PhotographyMid-Century Culture and Street PhotographyPostmodern PhotographyConclusion: Photography in the Digital AgeSpotlight-Keith CarterGlossaryBibliographyChapter Ten Through the Designer's Eyes: Graphic DesignSherry Saunders Freyermuth, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityIntroductionHistory of Graphic DesignProcess of Graphic DesignTechnologies of Graphic DesignConclusion: Career Pathways in Graphic DesignSpotlight-Sherry Saunders FreyermuthBibliographyChapter Eleven Through the Eyes of the Educator: Aesthetic Puzzles in Art Education Dr. Joana Hyatt, Assistant Professor of Art Education, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityWith student contributions by Virginia Johnson, Laci Gibson, and Danielle CrouchIntroductionAesthetic PuzzlesCase Studies: Aesthetic Puzzles in PracticeDiscussion for Secondary StudentsConclusionSpotlight-Dr. Joana HyattEndnotesGlossaryBibliographyChapter Twelve Art on Campus: University Museums and Public Art Dennis Kiel, Director of the Dishman Art Museum, Lamar UniversityKim Steinhagen, Development Officer and Co-Chair of the Public Art Committee, Lamar UniversityIntroductionThe Dishman Art Museum, Dennis KielThe Lamar University Public Art Collection, Kim SteinhagenConclusionSpotlight-Dennis KeilSpotlight-Kim SteinhagenBibliographyChapter Thirteen Art in the Community and Beyond: Museums and Nonprofit Organizations Lynn Castle, Executive Director of the Art Museum of Southeast TexasSarah Beth Wilson, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections of the Art Museum of Southeast TexasKatrina (Trina) Nelson Thomas, Director of Stark Art & History Venues, Nelda C. and H.J. Stark Foundation.Sarah E. Boehme, PhD, Curator of Stark Museum of ArtDr. Lynne Lokensgard, Professor Emerita of Art History, Lamar University; Board member of Beaumont Art LeagueGreg Busceme, Instructor of Art Appreciation, Lamar University; Director of The Art Studio, Inc.Kim Steinhagen, Development Officer and Co-Chair of the Public Art Committee, Lamar University; Art Museum of Southeast Texas Board Member; Art Patron and CollectorRob Clark, Architect, Art Patron and CollectorIntroductionArt Museums-The Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Lynn Castle, Executive Director, and Sarah Beth Wilson, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections-The Stark Museum of Art, Katrina Nelson Thomas, Director, and Sarah E. Boehme, PhD, CuratorCommunity Art Organizations-The Beaumont Art League, Lynne Lokensgard, Beaumont Art League Board member and former Professor of Art History, Lamar University-The Art Studio, Inc., Greg Busceme, Art Studio Director and Instructor, Lamar UniversityArt Collectors-Interview with Kim Steinhagen-Interview with Rob ClarkConclusionSpotlightS-About The AuthorsConclusion Art in Your Future Dr. Stephanie Chadwick, Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art, Lamar UniversityDonna M. Meeks, Professor of Painting, Chair of the Department of Art, Lamar UniversityAppreciating ArtCareers in Art and DesignGlossary
