Artsguide: World and Web : A Guide to the Arts on the Internet and in the World - Brossura

Sporre, Dennis J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0130893056 ISBN 13: 9780130893055

Casa editrice: Prentice Hall, 2002

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For use in any introductory course in humanities or interdisciplinary art appreciation. It is also an ideal guide for study-abroad programs. The text is an introductory exploration of basic artistic concepts and terms to assist with "travel" to the arts in physical, imaginary, or cyber ways. In so doing it treats uniformly the arts of architecture, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, music, theatre, dance, and film.

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Artsguide: World and Web illumines what can be seen and heard in works of visual and performing arts and architecture and illustrates the fundamental qualities of artistic style. It also takes readers to the World Wide Web for additional historical information and illustrations. Its music sections coordinate with a CD available from Prentice Hall.

Whether the reader is in a museum, at a play, at a concert, or on the street, Artsguide: World and Web's straightforward organization makes information easy to find. It is a guide to locating and focusing on important works of art and architecture in major cities and culture-rich areas in the United States and Europe. The sections titled "101 Must-See Works of Architecture" and "200 Masterworks of Painting and Sculpture," organized by locale, make discovering a city and its museums a pleasure. "258 Major Artists, Playwrights, Composers, Architects, and Choreographers and their Styles" brings the wide history of the arts to the reader's fingertips. Addresses for connecting with the World Wide Web provide passports for further investigation, leading to actual artworks and more historical and stylistic information.

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Book by Sporre Dennis J

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• Editore: Prentice Hall
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0130893056
• ISBN 13: 9780130893055
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura a spirale
• Numero di pagine: 226