Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a deep insight and comprehension of the world of Art. Contents: What is Art? The Structure of Art Significance of Materials Used in Art Describing Art - Formal Analysis, Types, and Styles of Art Meaning in Art - Socio-Cultural Contexts, Symbolism, and Iconography Connecting Art to Our Lives Form in Architecture Art and Identity Art and Power Art and Ritual Life - Symbolism of Space and Ritual Objects, Mortality, and Immortality Art and Ethics

"How Art Works explores puzzles that have preoccupied philosophers as well as the general public: Can art be defined? How do we decide what is good art? Why do we gravitate to sadness in art? Why do we devalue a perfect fake? Could 'my kid have done that'? Does reading fiction enhance empathy? Drawing on careful observations, probing interviews, and clever experiments, Ellen Winner reveals surprising answers to these and other artistic mysteries. We may come away with a new understanding of how art works on us."--Jacket.

The reason for such a study was that we recognised the basic and concise text of Heinrich Wölfflin’s book “Das Erklären von Kunstwerken” (The Explanation of Works of Art), published in the third edition by E. A. Seemann Verlag in Leipzig in 1940, especially on pages 7-24. Therefore, before presenting the relevant text, we would like to present our own views on the subject of “Explanation of Works of Art”. It should be noted that the explanation of a work of art means, from the very beginning, to deal with a very special field. The person who will explain the work of art is the person we call the conscious viewer. This conscious viewer can be an art historian, a philosopher or a critic, and we would like to point out that the person who will perform this action is both rare and special. One may also ask the following question: “Is it necessary to explain works of art?” We can answer “yes” to such a question without excessive interpretation. Because providing access to works of art to people belonging to every stratum of society, that is to say, to an audience that includes people from outside the majority art stratum, requires appropriate and healthy studies to be carried out in advance. It is these studies that will constitute the infrastructure that will enable the explanation of works of art. What kind of infrastructure will this be? Let us now express our views on this subject:

Sir Herbert Read'S Introduction To The Understanding Of Art Has Influenced The Taste Of Several Generations. It Provides A Basis For The Appreciation Of Pictures, Sculpture And Art-Objects Of All Periods By Defining The Elements That Went Into Their Making. In Compact And Elegant Form The Book Gives An Illustrated Survey Of The Subject From Cave Paintings To The Canvases Of Jackson Pollock, And Summarizes The Essence Of Schools, Genres And Movements In The History Of Art.

Contains seven essays. Three of them use only pictures. Examines the relationship between what we see and what we know.

Your guide to becoming an explanation specialist. You've done the hard work. Your product or service works beautifully - but something is missing. People just don't see the big idea - and it's keeping you from being successful. Your idea has an explanation problem. The Art of Explanation is for business people, educators and influencers who want to improve their explanation skills and start solving explanation problems. Author Lee LeFever is the founder of Common Craft, a company known around the world for making complex ideas easy to understand through short animated videos. He is your guide to helping audiences fall in love with your ideas, products or services through better explanations in any medium. You will learn to: Plan: Learn explanation basics, what causes them to fail and how to diagnose explanation problems. Package: Using simple elements, create an explanation strategy that builds confidence and motivates your audience. Present: Produce remarkable explanations with visuals and media. The Art of Explanation is your invitation to become an explanation specialist and see why explanation is now a fundamental skill for professionals.

Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations.