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Understanding Art 8th Ed. w/CD Art Experience 2.0
Understanding Art 8th Ed w/CD Art Experience 20 Author:Lois Fichner - Rathus A market leading text for the art appreciation course, Understanding Art combines its strong coverage of art history, with comprehensive coverage and presentation of the visual elements, principles of design, and media to provide a well-balanced discussion of the relevance and beauty of art and the media and methods used to produce art. — Feature... more »s include:
The text features an updated art program with many new images included throughout
The "Art Tours" feature photographs and guides by the author, highlighting public art in specific cities around the world.
Quotes by artists, critics, and others appear throughout to highlight material and place art in context.
# The vivid and dynamic ArtExperience CD-ROM gives students interactive, hands-on experience and access to a host of useful technology resources.
New artists and works include Eve Sussman, Frank Gehry, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rem Koolhaas, Santiago and Calatrava, to name just a few.
The text features increased and updated coverage of Land art, graphic design, animation, and new approaches to drawing.
"A Closer Look" topics include Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Gates (Chapter 9), King Tut: The Face that Launched a Thousand High-Res Images (Chapter 12), Art Meets History: The Funeral of the Pope (Chapter 16), and Jaques-Louis David on a Brooklyn Tennis Court (Chapter 20).
"Compare and Contrast" features include The Piano Lessons by Henri Matisse and Rohan Beurda (Chapter 1), Stadium Designs: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? (Chapter 13), and Susannah and the Elders by Tintoretto and Gentilsschi (Chapter 16).
ArtNow is a web-based study system that saves time for students and instructors by providing a complete package of diagnostic quizzes, a personalized study plan, multimedia elements and a grade book for instructors.
New maps allow for greater understanding of the origins of works in the text.
The book's strong pedagogy and engaging personal approach focus on the needs of students.« less