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Aboriginal Art by Wally Caruana
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser. | Reading Level: very good
A superlative introduction to the diversity of Aboriginal art, this concise survey introduces the work of Australia's indigenous artists from all parts of the continent. For some 50,000 years, Aboriginal artists have built on traditions and worked in a variety of contexts, from the sacred and secret rea ...Show more
Abstract Art by Anna Moszynska
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser.
Since the early years of the twentieth century, Western abstract art has fascinated, outraged, and bewildered audiences. Its path to acceptance within the artistic mainstream was slow. This revised edition traces the origins and evolution of abstract art, placing it in broad cultural context.Well-respec ...Show more
Art and Myth in Ancient Greece by Thomas H. Carpenter
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser.
The ancient Greeks recorded their mythology on vase paintings, engraved gems, and bronze and stone sculptures, offering depictions that often predate any references to the myths in literature or recount alternative, unfamiliar versions of these tales. In some cases, visual art provides our only evidence ...Show more
Art in California by Jenni Sorkin
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser.
This introduction to the art of California focuses on the distinctive role the state played in the history of American art, from early twentieth-century photography and Chicanx mural painting to the fiber art movement and beyond. Shaped by a compelling network of geopolitical influences--including waves ...Show more
Artists' Film - World of Art by David Curtis; Steve McQueen (Foreword by)
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser.
International in scope and accessibly written by a renowned authority on the subject, Artists' Film is an introductory guide to the exciting and expanding field of artists' film and an alternative history of the moving image, chronicling artists' ever-evolving fascination with filmmaking from the early ...Show more
Bauhaus by Frank Whitford; Michael White (Introduction by)
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser.
The aesthetic of our contemporary environment, including everything from housing developments to furniture and websites, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919, the Bauhaus. While in operation for only fourteen years before being shut down by the Nazis in 1933, the ...Show more
Bauhaus by Frank Whitford
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser.
The way our environment looks, the appearance of everything from housing estates to newspapers, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919 and closed down by the Nazis in 1933. This was the Bauhaus, which has left an indelible mark on art education throughout the world ...Show more
Black Art - A Cultural History by Richard J. Powell
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser.
The African diaspora - a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism - has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae, to the paintings of the pioneering African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and video creations of contemporary hip-hop artists ...Show more
Central and Eastern European Art Since 1950 by Maya Fowkes; Reuben Fowkes
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In this pathbreaking new history, Maja and Reuben Fowkes introduce outstanding artworks and major figures from across central and Eastern Europe to reveal the movements, theories, and styles that have shaped artistic practice since 1950. They emphasize the particularly rich and varied art scenes of Pola ...Show more
Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft - Volume 1 by Gregory Solano; Matt Burns
Category: No Category | Series: The\Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft Ser.
Colour in Art by John Gage
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The complex phenomenon of color has received detailed attention from the perspectives of physics, chemistry, physiology, psychology, linguistics, and philosophy. However, the people who work most closely with color--artists--have rarely been canvassed for their opinions on this mysterious subject.John G ...Show more
Contemporary African Art by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser.
Contemporary African art has grown out of the diverse histories and cultural heritage of the African continent and its diaspora. It is not characterized by one particular style, technique, or theme, but by a bricolage-like attitude toward art making, incorporating and building upon the structures from w ...Show more