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Introduction to ART

Design, Context, and Meaning

Editor-in-Chief | Pamela J. Sachant, Ph.D.

Peggy Blood, Ph.D. | Jeffery LeMieux, M.F.A. | Rita Tekippe, Ph.D.

Dahlonega, GA

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ISBN: 978-1-940771-29-8

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Published by: University of North Georgia Press Dahlonega, Georgia

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter One: What is Art?

1.1 Learning Outcomes

1.2 Introduction

1.3 What is Visual Art?

1.4 Who is Considered an Artist? What Does It Mean To Be An Artist?

1.5 The Role of the Viewer

1.6 Why Do We Make Art?

1.7 Concepts Explored in Later Chapters

1.8 Before You Move On

1.9 Key Terms

Chapter Two: The Structure of Art

2.1 Learning Outcomes

2.2 Introduction

2.3 Art Specific Vocabulary

2.4 Art Forms

2.5 Form and Composition

2.6 Before You Move On

2.7 Key Terms

Chapter Three: Significance of Materials Used in Art

3.1 Learning Outcomes

3.2 Introduction

3.3 Utility and Value of Materials

3.4 Precious Materials, Spolia, and Borrowed Glory

3.5 Liquidation of Treasures

3.6 Wood, Inlay, and Lacquer

3.7 Intrinsic Values and Enhanced Worth of Metals

3.8 Rare Materials and Prohibited Uses

3.9 Material Connotations of Class or Station

3.10 Before You Move On

3.11 Key Terms

Chapter Four: Describing Art

4.1 Learning Outcomes

4.2 Introduction

4.3 Formal or Critical Analysis

4.4 Types of Art

4.5 Styles of Art

4.6 Before You Move On

4.7 Key Terms

Chapter Five: Meaning in Art

5.1 Learning Outcomes

5.2 Introduction

5.3 Socio-Cultural Contexts

5.4 Symbolism and Iconography

5.5 Before You Move On

5.6 Key Terms

Chapter Six: Connecting Art to Our Lives

6.1 Learning Outcomes

6.2 Introduction

6.3 Aesthetics

6.4 Expression (Philosophical, Political, Religious, Personal)

6.5 Unification/Exclusion

6.6 Communication

6.7 Protest and Shock

6.8 Celebration and Commemoration

6.9 Worship

6.10 Information, Education, and Inspiration

6.11 Before You Move On

6.12 Key Terms

Chapter Seven: Form in Architecture

7.1 Learning Outcomes

7.2 Introduction

7.3 Residential Needs

7.4 Communiy and Government

7.5 Commerce

7.6 Worship

7.7 Before You Move On

7.8 Key Terms

Chapter Eight: Art and Identity

8.1 Learning Outcomes

8.2 Introduction

8.3 Individual vs Cultural Groups

8.4 Before You Move On

8.5 Key Terms

Chapter Nine: Art and Power

9.1 Learning Outcomes

9.2 Introduction

9.3 Propaganda, Persuasion, Politics, and Power

9.4 Imagery Of War

9.5 Before You Move On

9.6 Key Terms

Chapter Ten: Art and Ritual Life

10.1 Learning Outcomes

10.2 Introduction

10.3 Exterior Ritual Spaces

10.4 The Sacred Interior

10.5 Masks and Ritual Behavior

10.6 Funerary Spaces and Grave Goods

10.7 Before You Move On

10.8 Key Terms

Chapter Eleven: Art and Ethics

11.1 Learning Outcomes

11.2 Introduction

11.3 Ethical Considerations in Making and Using Art

11.4 Censorship

11.5 Ethical Considerations in the Collecting and Display of Art

11.6 Before You Move On

11.7 Key Terms

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