Experiencing Art Around Us

By Thomas Buser

Book Overview

This introductory art appreciation text covers the personal and cultural functions of art, the visual elements, the various art media and a concise chronological history of world art. The multi-cultural approach includes many works from women and minority artists. Students learn to appreciate and critique traditional art forms, as well as the art of crafts, visual design of urban and suburban environments, commercial product design, advertising, and popular culture as it can be found in the world and their own community.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0314026983
• ISBN13: 9780314026989
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 629 Pages
• Weight: 4.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.3" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

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Whew! Wonderful, fascinating, informative book on every aspect of art. Of course just an overview. There is so much to learn. Am glad I read this book. (I did not have the CD-Rom) I particularly love the work of Roche-Rabell.