This book a wealth of practical advice for any artist seeking to make a career of their art.
The art world is constantly changing. New ways of creating, promoting, exhibiting, and selling your pop up, and some fall away just as quickly. The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist covers these topics with helpful diagrams, color illustrations and Artist Interviews.
Table of Contents
PART I: GROUNDWORK
Chapter 1: The Artwork is Most Important. Interview: John Baldessari
Chapter 2: Building Your Community. Interview: Hank Willis Thomas
PART II: GETTING YOUR WORK OUT AND SEEN
Chapter 3: Show Your Work Now. Interview: Christi Atkinson
Chapter 4: Your Show. Interview: Nao Bustamante
Chapter 5: Documenting Your Work . Interview: Anne Bray
Chapter 6: Presenting Your Work Online and in Applications and Proposals . Interview: Joyce Kozloff
Chapter 7: Researching Galleries, Museums, and Other Art Venues. Interview: Richelle Gribble
Chapter 8: Artist/Gallery Relations. Interview: Vincent Valdez
PART III: POSITIONS OF INFLUENCE
Chapter 9: Writing for Art Publications. Interview: Janet Owen Driggs
Chapter 10: Curating. Interview: Nicole Cohen
Chapter 11: Creating a New Art Space. Interview: Rick Lowe
PART IV: FINANCIAL CONCERNS
Chapter 12: Jobs. Interview: Dave Jones
Chapter 13: Grants. Interview: Alyson Pou
Chapter 14: Other Financial Support. Interview: Jenny Holzer
Chapter 15: The Business End of an Art Career. Interview: Carol Kumata
PART V: EDUCATION
Chapter 16: The Master of Fine Arts Degree. Interview: Carmon Colangelo
Chapter 17: Other Educational Options. Interview: Rena Wood
EXPLORING ART: A GLOBAL, THEMATIC APPROACH makes art relevant to students' everyday lives, providing a foundation of art basics and then presenting art from Western and non-Western cultures. The book is organized around themes such as religion, power and politics, sexuality, mortality and immortality, and entertainment and visual culture. There are timelines to help students draw chronological connections between works, and expanded representation of contemporary artists from around the world. The MindTap® digital option delivers a personal learning experience through an interactive eBook, digital activities, author videos, and apps.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter to Students: Why Study Art?
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO ART.
1. Art and Art Making.
2. The Language of Art and Architecture.
3. Media.
4. Deriving Meaning.
Part II: WHY DO WE MAKE ART?
Section 1. Survival and Beyond.
5. Food and Shelter.
6. Reproduction and Sexuality.
Section 2. Religion.
7. Deities and Places of Worship.
8. Mortality and Immortality.
Section 3. The State.
9. Power, Politics, and Glory.
10. Social Protest/Affirmation.
Section 4. Self and Society.
11. Mind and Body.
12. Race, Gender, Clan, and Class.
13. Nature, Knowledge, and Technology.
14. Entertainment and Visual Culture.
15. Art in Your Life.
BUY FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
DRAWING: A SKETCH AND TEXTBOOK combines essential content from a basic drawing textbook with the ample blank space of a sketchbook so that students can immediately practice what they learn. There are three parts: the basics, elements of drawings, and the creative process, illustrated with both student work and drawings by professional and historical artists.
Sketchbook pages are white, gray and black, with color drawing pages in the back of the book.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction
PART I: THE BASICS
Chapter 1: Media and Materials
Chapter 2: Drawing from Observation
PART II: THE ELEMENTS OF DRAWING
Chapter 3: Lines
Chapter 4: Values
Chapter 5: Shape and Volume
Chapter 6: Space
Chapter 7: Texture
PART III: THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Chapter 8: All Things Considered: Composition
Chapter 9: Developing Personal Expression
Chapter 10: Critique
Index
BUY FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
LIFE DRAWING: A SKETCH AND TEXTBOOK is an innovative, dual-use textbook/sketchbook, combining technical instruction with the space to actually execute the lessons - a balance between education and practice. It has the basics of drawing the human figure and the application of life drawing skills in a variety of fields, including animation and the web.
• Covers the basics of anatomy and drawing the human figure
• Contains special chapters on accurately depicting clothing; life drawing for animation and story-telling; rendering lifelike animals; and applying life-drawing skills beyond the fine arts
• A wide variety of examples-including reproductions of art by the authors, students, other drawing instructors, and historical masters (Western and non-Western)-offer a comprehensive look at various works in figure drawing
• "FYI" boxes and "Critical Analysis" pages encourage students to research works of others, thoroughly evaluate their ideas and their drawings, and constructively criticize their own work and that of their peers
• Printed on sketch-book quality paper with durable covers and open-flat ring binding for ease of use
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Figures in History
Chapter 2 Gesture
Chapter 3 Skeleton and Flesh
Chapter 4 Face, Hands, and Feet
Chapter 5 Expression
Chapter 6 Figure and Fabric
Chapter 7 Life Drawing Projects to Develop Skills for Animation and Storytelling
Chapter 8 Life Drawing Outside the Studio
Chapter 9 Applying Life Drawing
Anatomy Appendix
Index
