Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts 4th Edition by Debra J. DeWitte, ISBN-13: 978-0500845066
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Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts 4th Edition by Debra J. DeWitte, ISBN-13: 978-0500845066
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- Publisher: Thames & Hudson; Fourth edition (July 1, 2023)
- Language: English
- Size: 56 MB
- ISBN-10: 0500845069
- ISBN-13: 978-0500845066
Table of Contents:
Cover
Half-title Page
Publisher’s Notice
Title Page
Copyright
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
Organization and How to Use this Book
New in this Edition
Resources for Instructors and Students
Videos, Animations, and Images
The Authors
Acknowledgments
How to Use the Gateways to Art and Other Features
Introduction
What Is Art?
Fine Art, Craft, and the Commercial Arts
Where Is Art?
Art and Creativity
Who Makes Art?
The Value of Art
Perspectives on Art: Loongkoonan: The Value of Art to Keep Alive Knowledge and Culture
Power and the Social Role of Art
Studying Art
Part 1: Fundamentals
Chapter 1.1 Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast
Line
Gateway to Art: Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas: Using Line to Connect and Direct a Viewer’s Attention
Shape
Contrast
Gateway to Art: Kara Walker, Insurrection! (Our Tools Were Rudimentary, Yet We Pressed On): The Projected Shape of Things
Explore Further: Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast
Chapter 1.2 Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture
Form
Volume
Mass
Brancusi and Rodin: Using Mass to Describe Love
The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
Texture
Explore Further: Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture
Chapter 1.3 Implied Depth: Value and Space
Value
Space
Gateway to Art: Raphael, The School of Athens: The Illusion of Depth
Explore Further: Implied Depth: Value and Space
Chapter 1.4 Color
Color and Light
Color and Pigment
Additive and Subtractive Color
Color Wheels
Key Characteristics of Color
The Sensation of Color
Interpreting Color Symbolism
The Psychology of Color
Explore Further: Color
Chapter 1.5 Motion and Time
Motion
Time
Gateway to Art: Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn
Explore Further: Motion and Time
Chapter 1.6 Unity, Variety, and Balance
Unity
Gateway to Art: Katsushika Hokusai, “The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa” A Masterpiece of Unity and Harmony
Variety
Balance
Gateway to Art: The Taj Mahal: Love and Perfection
Explore Further: Unity, Variety, and Balance
Chapter 1.7 Scale and Proportion
Scale
Proportion
Explore Further: Scale and Proportion
Chapter 1.8 Focal Point and Emphasis
Focal Point
Emphasis
Focal Point and Emphasis in Action
Explore Further: Focal Point and Emphasis
Chapter 1.9 Pattern and Rhythm
Pattern
Rhythm
Explore Further: Pattern and Rhythm
Chapter 1.10 Engaging with Form and Content
Analysis, Research, Critique, and Interpretation
Formal Analysis
Stylistic Analysis
Iconographic Analysis
Contextual Analysis
Types of Analysis and Critique
Analyzing Meaning
Combined Analysis in Historical and Contemporary Art
Explore Further: Engaging with Form and Content
Part 2: Media and Processes
Chapter 2.1 Drawing
Functions of Drawing
Gateway to Art: Raphael, The School of Athens: Drawing in the Design Process
The Materials of Drawing: Paper
The Materials of Drawing: Dry Media
The Materials of Drawing: Wet Media
Gateway to Art: Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas Artist Sketchbooks
Life Drawing
Gesture Drawing
Contour Drawing
Explore Further: Drawing
Chapter 2.2 Painting
The First Paintings
Encaustic
Fresco
Perspectives on Art: José Clemente Orozco: Fresco Painting Inspired by the Mexican Revolution
Tempera
Oil
Ink Painting
Watercolor and Gouache
Acrylic
Mixed-Media Painting
Mural Art and Spray Paint
Explore Further: Painting
Chapter 2.3 Printmaking
Context of Printmaking
Relief Printmaking
Gateway to Art: Katsushika Hokusai, “The Great Wave Off Shore at Kanagawa” Using the Woodblock Printing Method
Intaglio Printmaking
Collagraphy
Lithography
Serigraphy (Silkscreen Printing)
Editions
Monotypes and Monoprints
Contemporary Directions in Printmaking
Explore Further: Printmaking
Chapter 2.4 Sculpture
Approaches to Three Dimensions in Sculpture
Methods of Sculpture
Michelangelo
Gateway to Art: Nkisi Nkondi: Synthesis and Spirit
Pushing beyond Traditional Methods
Explore Further: Sculpture
Chapter 2.5 Architecture
Structure, Function, and Form
Ancient Construction
Classical Architectural Styles
Gateway to Art: The Taj Mahal: Engineering Eternity
The Emergence of the Methods and Materials of the Modern World
Geometric and Organic Ideas in Modern Architecture
The Postmodern Reaction to Modernism
Currents in Architecture
Explore Further: Architecture
Chapter 2.6 The Tradition of Craft
Perspectives on Art: Hyo-In Kim Art or Craft: What’s the Difference?
Ceramics
Glass
Metalwork
Fiber
Faith Ringgold, Tar Beach
Wood
Explore Further: The Tradition of Craft
Chapter 2.7 Visual Communication Design
The Visual Character of Text
Influence of the Bauhaus on Visual Design
The Communicative Image
Layout Design
Gateway to Art: April Greiman, Does It Make Sense? Design Quarterly #133, 1986
Web Design
Color in Visual Communication Design
Explore Further: Visual Communication Design
Chapter 2.8 Photography
Recording the Image: Film to Digital
The Dawn of Photography
Negative/Positive Process
The Black-and-White Darkroom
In Living Color
Postmodern Return to Historic Processes
The Art of Photography
Explore Further: Photography
Chapter 2.9 Film/Video and Digital Art
Moving Images before Film
Silent and Black-and-White Film
Sound and Color
Animation and Special Effects
Film Genres
Sondra Perry, Typhoon coming on: Oceans of History, Technology, and Racial Reckoning
Film as Art
Explore Further: Film/Video and Digital Art
Chapter 2.10 Alternative Media and Processes
Context of Alternative Media
Conceptual Art
Performance Art
Installation and Environments
Gateway to Art: Kara Walker, Insurrection! Out of the Shadows and into the Light, Enlivened Gallery Space
Art as Activism
Perspectives on Art: Molly Gochman
Explore Further: Alternative Media and Processes
Part 3: History and Context
Chapter 3.1 Art of the Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean
Prehistoric Art in Europe and the Mediterranean
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Perspectives On Art: Zahi Hawass: The Golden Mask of King Tutankhamun
Art of Ancient Greece
Stylistic Changes in the Sculpture of Ancient Greece
Classical Architectural Orders
Etruscan Art
Roman Art
Explore Further: The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean
Chapter 3.2 Art of the Middle Ages
Art of Late Antiquity and Early Christianity
Three Religions of the Middle Ages
Byzantine Art
Manuscripts and the Middle Ages
Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages
Romanesque Art and Christian Pilgrimages
The Rise of the Gothic
From the Gothic to the Early Renaissance in Italy
Explore Further: Art of the Middle Ages
Chapter 3.3 Art of India, China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia
Philosophical and Religious Traditions in Asia
India
China
Gateway to Art: Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn The Value of Art: Questions of History and Authenticity
Japan
Gateway to Art: Katsushika Hokusai, “The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa”: Mount Fuji: The Sacred Mountain of Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
Explore Further: Art of India, China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia
Chapter 3.4 Art of the Americas
South America
Mesoamerica
North America
San Ildefonso-Style Pottery
“We Are the Mirrors”: Legislation and Activism to Protect Native Rights and Land
Explore Further: Art of the Americas
Chapter 3.5 Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands
Art of Africa
Gateway to Art: Nkisi Nkondi Mystical Hunter Activated to Restore Balance
Art of the Pacific Islands
Explore Further: Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands
Chapter 3.6 Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe (1400–1750)
The Early Renaissance in Italy
The High Renaissance in Italy
Gateway to Art: Raphael, The School of Athens: Paying Homage to Humanists in the Past and Present
Van Eyck, Panofsky, and Iconographic Analysis
The Renaissance in Northern Europe
Late Renaissance and Mannerism
Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation
Italian Baroque
Depictions of David
Northern Baroque
Explore Further: Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe (1400–1750)
Chapter 3.7 Art of Europe and America (1700–1865): Rococo to Romanticism
Absolute Monarchy
Rococo
Enlightenment in Art
The French Academy of Painting and Sculpture: Making a Living as an Artist
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
Explore Further: Art of Europe and America (1700–1865): Rococo to Romanticism
Chapter 3.8 The Modern Aesthetic: Realism to Fin de Siècle
Art Academies and Modernism
Realism
A Revolutionary Invention: Photography and Art in the Nineteenth Century
Impressionism
The Influence of Japanese Woodcuts on the Impressionists
Post-Impressionism
Symbolism
Fin de Siècle and Art Nouveau
Explore Further: The Modern Aesthetic: Realism to Fin de Siècle
Chapter 3.9 Late Modern and Early Contemporary Art in the Twentieth Century
Expressionism
The Revolution of Color and Form
Dada
Surrealism
The Influence of Cubism
Early Twentieth-Century Art in America
Abstract Expressionism
Pop Art
Minimalism
The Transition from Modernism and Postmodernism in Architecture
Explore Further: Late Modern and Early Contemporary Art in the Twentieth Century
Chapter 3.10 The Late Twentieth Century and Art of the Present Day
Conceptual Art
Borrowing an Image
Performance and Body Art
Earthworks
Postmodernism, Identity, and Cultural Diversity
Gateway to Art: April Greiman, Does It Make Sense?: Pioneering Postmodern Design
Recontextualizing Historical Events
Complexity, Chaos, and Imagination
Transforming Space
Art as Social Practice
Perspectives on Art: Gabriel Dawe: Materializing Light, Inverting Constructs
Explore Further: The Late Twentieth Century and Art of the Present Day
Part 4: Themes
Chapter 4.1 Art and the Community
Places to Gather
Art by and for the Community
Constructed Mountains
Massive Undertakings and Mysteries for the Masses
Rituals and Art of Healing and Community Solidarity
Gateway to Art: Nkisi Nkondi: Exploring the Past, Bringing It to Life
Art in the Public Sphere
Explore Further: Art and Community
Chapter 4.2 Spirituality and Art
Gods, Deities, and Enlightened Beings
Spirits and Ancestors
Connecting with the Gods
Judgment and the Afterlife
Sacred Places
Nature, Contemplation, and Personal Paths to Spirituality
Explore Further: Spirituality and Art
Chapter 4.3 The Cycle of Life: Nature and Time
Creation, Destruction, and Renewal
Life’s Beginnings
Marking Time
Perspectives on Art: Christian Marclay, The Clock: “Glue” by Darian Leader
Lineage and Ancestors
Mortality and Immortality
Gateway to Art: The Taj Mahal: Mumtaz Mahal: A Life Remembered
Explore Further: The Cycle of Life: Nature and Time
Chapter 4.4 Art, Science, and Mathematics
Art Celebrating Science
Is It Art or Is It Science?
Art and Mental Health
Using Science and Mathematics to Create Art
Perception and the Senses
Science as a Tool to Understand and Care for Art
Explore Further: Art, Science, and Mathematics
Chapter 4.5 Art of Political Leaders and Rulers
Iconic Portraiture of Leaders
Rulers’ Connection to the Divine
Using Art to Influence Society
Explore Further: Art of Political Leaders and Rulers
Chapter 4.6 Art, War, and Healing
Documenting the Tragedies of War
Warriors and Battle Scenes
The Artist’s Response to War
Perspectives On Art: Wafaa Bilal: Domestic Tension: An Artist’s Protest against War
Remembrance and Memorials
Explore Further: Art, War, and Healing
Chapter 4.7 Art of Protest and Social Conscience
Art as Protest and Activism
Gateway to Art: Ai Weiwei: Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn and Colored Vases: The Art of Activism: Speaking Out At all Costs
Art as the Target of Protest: Censorship and Destruction
Gateway to Art: Kara Walker, Insurrection!: Using Narrative to Explore Truth and Fiction
Art that Raises Social Awareness
Explore Further: Art of Protest and Social Conscience
Chapter 4.8 The Body in Art
Archetypal Images of the Body
Ideal Proportion
Notions of Beauty
Reclining Nudes
Perspectives on Art: Spencer Tunick: Human Bodies as Installations
Performance Art: The Body Becomes the Artwork
Perspectives on Art: Henri Matisse: The Blue Nude: Cutouts and the Essence of Form
The Body in Pieces
Gateway to Art: Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas: A Body in Pain
The Body Reframed
Explore Further: The Body in Art
Chapter 4.9 Identity, Race, and Gender in Art
Self-Portraits
Perspectives on Art: Cindy Sherman: The Artist and Her Identity
Gateway to Art: April Greiman, Does It Make Sense?: The Identity of the Artist
Challenging the Status Quo
Culture on Display
Identity and Ambiguity
Explore Further: Identity, Race, and Gender in Art
Glossary
Further Reading
Sources of Quotations
Illustration Credits
Index
Debra J. DeWitte is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art & Art History at the University of Texas/Arlington.
Ralph M. Larmann is a Professor of Art and the University of Evansville, Indiana.
M. Kathryn Shields is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Guilford College, North Carolina.
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