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Reality Through the Arts, Fifth Edition by Dennis J. Sporre is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Reality Through the Arts, Fifth Edition about?

432 pages : 28 cm This introductory exploration of basic artistic concepts and terms applies them to a skeletal multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural history of artistic styles. It treats all the arts--"painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, music, theatre, dance, film, architecture, literature"--uniformly, and uses a common outline to reinforce the relationship of terms and concepts to the perceptual process. The book also ties both artistic media and history to the theme of art as a reflection of human reality This examination focuses on the media of the arts, pictures, sculpture, music, theatre, cinema, dance, architecture, literature, the styles of the arts, ancient approaches, artistic reflections in the pre-modern world, as well as artistic styles in the emerging modern world and, the beginnings of modernism, pluralism in a post-modern age. For art enthusiasts and others interested exploring how artists express themselves Includes bibliographical references and index pt. I. The media of the arts : what artists use to express "reality". Pictures : drawing, painting, printmaking, and photography ; Sculpture ; Music ; theatre ; Cinema ; Dance ; Architecture ; Literature

Who reads Reality Through the Arts, Fifth Edition?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Dennis J. Sporre
Publisher
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Published
2004
Language
EN
ISBN
9780131831148
Category
history
Subjects
Art, History, Arts
Rating
5 / 5 (1 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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