EXPLORING ART

• 商品コード 9781856693080

Full Description

Designed to engage readers with the nature of imagery and its relevance to many facets of their lives, this is a book of eight essays on different aspects of the visual arts. From the universal appeal of the visual arts to the basic elements that make up an artwork, to the artists themselves and the controversies that have always surrounded the art world, this book provides fascinating insights which will appeal to a wide range of readers from the introductory student to the more experienced art lover.

Contents

The appeal of art; the aims of art; style and the formal elements of art; the artist at work - convention and training; themes of art; art in and out of context; approaches to art; arguing about art.