Art fundamentals theory and practice - Ocvirk, Otto G.; Stinson, Robert E.; Wigg, Philip R. (Madison, Wisconsin WCB Brown & Benchmark, 1994)
I. Introduction -- The Vocabulary of Introductory Terms -- The Book: Its Coverage and Use -- The Need and Search for Art -- The Ingredients of Art -- The Ingredients Assembled -- 2. Form -- The Vocabulary of Form -- Form and Visual Ordering -- Form Unity: A Summary -- 3. Line -- The Vocabulary of Line -- Line: The Elementary Means of Communication -- The Physical Characteristics of Line -- The Expressive Properties of a Line -- Line and Other Art Elements -- The Spatial Characteristics of a Line -- Line and Representation -- 4. Shape -- The Vocabulary of Shape -- Introduction to Shape -- The Definition of Shape -- The Use of Shapes -- Shapes and Content --5. Value -- The Vocabulary of Value -- Introduction to Value Relationships -- Descriptive Uses of Value -- Expressive Uses of Value -- Decorative Value Patterns -- Compositional Functions of Value -- 6. Texture -- The Vocabulary of Texture -- Introduction to Texture -- Texture and the Visual Arts -- The Nature of Texture -- Types of Texture -- Texture and Pattern -- Texture and Composition -- Texture and Space -- Texture and Art Media -- 7. Color -- The Vocabulary of Color -- The Nature of Color -- Uses of Color -- 8. Space -- The Vocabulary of Space -- Introduction to Space -- Spatial Perception -- Major Types of Space -- Spatial Indicators -- The Spatial Properties of the Elements -- Recent Concepts of Space -- 9. The Art of the Third Dimension -- The Vocabulary of the Third Dimension -- Basic Concepts of Three-dimensional Art -- The Concepts of Three-dimensional Art -- 10. Content and Style -- Introduction to Content and Style -- Nineteenth-century Styles -- Early Twentieth-century Styles -- Art Forms of the 1940s and Early 50s -- Art Forms of the Late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s -- Art of the 1980s into the 1990s -- Chronological Outline of Western Art.
Includes bibliographical references (page [326]) and index.
Keywords: Art -- Technique; Art; Space (Art)