"Exploring Art: A Global, Thematic Approach," 6th Edition, is your gateway to understanding and appreciating art from all over the world and throughout history, no matter your previous experience. With clear, jargon-free writing, this textbook has a unique focus on contemporary art, featuring many significant works created after 2000. It also connects art to your life and shows you how to become an art producer or be part of the art world. You'll gain the vocabulary and analytical skills to become a savvy consumer of art, design, advertising, fashion and craft. It also discusses art related to self-identity, the mind and body, body types and issues of race, gender and class.
Letter to Students: Why Study Art?
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO ART.
1. Art and Art Making.
Toward a Definition of Art. Art Within Visual Culture. About Artists. Artificial Intelligence and Creativity.
2. The Language of Art and Architecture.
Elements. Principles of Composition. Structural Systems in Architecture.
3. Media.
The Importance of Materials. Media in Two-Dimensional Art. Methods and Media in Three-Dimensional Art. Technology-Based Media.
4. Deriving Meaning.
Formal Analysis. Content Analysis. The Influence of Historical Context, Physical Surroundings, and Method of Encounter. Writings about Art.
Part II: WHY DO WE MAKE ART?
5. Food and Shelter.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Food. Shelter.
6. Reproduction and Sexuality.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. The Promise of Fertility. Art Depicting Primordial and Human Couples. Art About Sexuality in Western Cultures. Images of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Progeny.
7. Deities and Places of Worship.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Religions and Their Imagery of Deities and Holy Beings. Humans Respond to God. Places of Worship and their General Characteristics. Temple Complexes and Large-Scale Sacred Architecture.
8. Mortality and Immortality.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Early Tombs: Mounds and Mountains. Furnished Tombs. Development of Cemeteries and Grave Monuments. Burial in Places of Worship. Modern Commemorative Art.
9. Power, Politics, and Glory.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. The Glory of the Ruler. The Power of the State. War. Peace.
10. Protest and Affirmation.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Roots of Protest Art. Protests Against Military Action. Questioning the Status Quo. Pushing Back. Affirming the Values of the Oppressed.
11. Mind and Body.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. The Face. The Body. Surfaces and Coverings. Physiology. Psychology. The Body in Art and As Art.
12. Race, Gender, Clan, and Class.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Social Expectations. Race and Art. Gender and Art. Clan. Class.
13. Nature, Knowledge, and Technology.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Nature. Knowledge. Technology.
14. Entertainment and Visual Culture.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Some Basic Concepts. Architecture for the Arts. Sports. Art, Music, Dance and Drama. Movies, Cartoons, and Other Mass Media.
Part III: MAKING ART PART OF YOUR LIFE.
15. Art in Your Life.
Experiencing Art in Person. Reasons to See Art in Person. Your Cultural Heritage. Visual Literacy. Conclusion: Creativity.
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Margaret Lazzari
Margaret Lazzari is a professor of drawing and painting at the University of Southern California. An active writer and artist, Margaret's drawings and paintings have been exhibited extensively throughout the United States. She is half of the Lazzari Evans Public Art Design Team.
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Dona Schlesier
Dona Schlesier taught for 27 years at Divine Word College in Epworth, Iowa, where she is now professor emerita. Her drawings and multimedia have been exhibited nationally and internationally.
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This text is structured for easy and engaging learning. Each chapter starts with Learning Objectives to define goals, Key Vocabulary which is repeated and Chapter Summaries to recap the most important ideas. These features help students grasp and retain key concepts.
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The text emphasizes contemporary topics with concise discussion starters to spark class conversation and student research. Topics include public art, AI, visual culture, genocide memorials, protest art and more.
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The organization provides an easy-to-use, logical format: Part I provides a foundation for the book with art-making, elements and principles, art media and materials and art meaning. Part II deals with 10 themes related to survival and beyond, religion, the state and self and society through highlighting art across cultures and time. Part III shows how students can make art part of their everyday lives.
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Connection boxes link material between chapters.
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History Focus boxes begin each thematic chapter in Part II, summarizing world history and developments in religions, technology and social structures. The boxes put chapter material into context, integrating art with historical developments.
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Presented at the start of the thematic chapters, World Art Maps help students locate the geographic origins of artwork. Timelines place works chronologically.
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The global and thematic approach means that Western and non-Western art are fully integrated throughout the book.
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The text integrates the discussions of visual culture within the overall framework of art appreciation.
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