Preface

Introduction

PART ONE

Chapter 1.1 Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast

Chapter 1.2 Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture

Chapter 1.3 Implied Depth: Value and Space

Chapter 1.4 Color

Chapter 1.5 Motion and Time

Chapter 1.6 Unity, Variety, and Balance

Chapter 1.7 Scale and Proportion

Chapter 1.8 Focal Point and Emphasis

Chapter 1.9 Pattern and Rhythm

Chapter 1.10 Engaging with Form and Content

PART TWO

Chapter 2.1 Drawing

Chapter 2.2 Painting

Chapter 2.3 Printmaking

Chapter 2.4 Sculpture

Chapter 2.5 Architecture

Chapter 2.6 The Tradition of Craft

Chapter 2.7 Visual Communication Design

Chapter 2.8 Photography

Chapter 2.9 Film/Video and Digital Art

Chapter 2.10 Alternative Media and Processes

PART THREE

Chapter 3.1 The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean

Chapter 3.2 Art of the Middle Ages

Chapter 3.3 Art of India, China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia

Chapter 3.4 Art of the Americas

Chapter 3.5 Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands

Chapter 3.6 Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe (1400–1750)

Chapter 3.7 Art of Europe and America (1700–1865): Rococo to Romanticism

Chapter 3.8 The Modern Aesthetic: Realism to Fin de Siècle

Chapter 3.9 Late Modern and Early Contemporary Art in the Twentieth Century

Chapter 3.10 The Late Twentieth Century and Art of the Present Day

PART FOUR

Chapter 4.1 Art and the Community

Chapter 4.2 Spirituality and Art

Chapter 4.3 The Cycle of Life: Nature and Time

Chapter 4.4 Art, Science, and Mathematics

Chapter 4.5 Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

Chapter 4.6 Art, War, and Healing

Chapter 4.7 Art of Protest and Social Conscience

Chapter 4.8 The Body in Art

Chapter 4.9 Identity, Race, and Gender in Art

Glossary