Exploring art
Subtitle: a global, thematic approach
By: Margaret Lazzari, Dona Schlesier
Contributors: Schlesier, Dona
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Australia; United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9781111343781; 9781111343798
Subjects: Art; Themes, motives
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-477) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to art. A human phenomenon; title: The language of art and architecture; title: Media; title: Deriving meaning; title: Making art, using art, and preserving art; title: Why do we make art? Food and shelter; title: Reproduction and sexuality; title: Deities and places of worship; title: Mortality and immortality; title: Power, politics, and glory; title: Social protest/affirmation; title: Mind and body; title: Race, gender, clan, and class; title: Nature, knowledge, and technology; title: Entertainment and visual culture.