ART BIBLIOGRAPHY
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"We will fight the good fight
and conquer the trials and tribulations of NB!!"
Thinking Through Aesthetics by Marilyn Stewart
Aesthetics Resource
A Short Guide to Writing about Art by Sylvan Barnet
Writing about Art by Henry M. Sayre
The Art of Writing About Art Suzanne Hudson, University of Colorado at Boulder, ISBN: 0-15-506154-2
© 2002
The above volumes are good refreshers and I would imagine that someone who had not done a lot of writing about art would find them tremendously useful. They talk about critical writing.
Techniques of the
Great Masters of Art A Quantum Book
The Old Masters, The Impressionists and Modern Masters are all covered in
this book. Several pages of background information about the artist,
techniques, palette, and processes are provided for each featured artist. (Walden Bookstore)
The Art Book Phaidon Press Ltd.
This is a book with 500 art works organized by the alphabet.
The Annotated Mona Lisa by Strickland
A Crash
Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern".
I like that it introduces you to everything using a
lot of anecdotes and snippets of history.
Assessment in Art Education by Donna Kay Beattie (Davis Publications)
Terrific book to brush up on art assessment strategies for the classroom. Very current and up-to-date. Easy to read and follow. Many great examples of assessment tools. Reflects current education jargon and trends.
The Art Teacher's Book of Lists by Helen Hume
This book is just what the title says it is..It is a big reference book full of art lists of every sort. Great Timeline...with a "Useful Reference Books for
Teachers" list 3-25 (p127)
Living with Art by Rita Gilbert
It is an art appreciation book but is set up by media, subject and chronology. It touches on all types of
cultural arts as well.
World of Images by Laura Chapman
Art Talk by Rosalind Ragans
The Chapman and Ragans texts are current high school textbooks with chapters on issues similar to those addressed on the art assessments. If you choose to read through a textbook, really pay attention to passages that reflect the portfolio and assessment center entry topics.
Postmodernism by Eleanor Heartney
Good resource for contemporary art
Ways of Seeing by John Berger
How to Look at Modern Art by Philip Yenawine
Learning to Look by Joshua C. Taylor
American Art Since 1900 by Barbara Rose
Criticizing Art- Understanding the Contemporary by Tery Barrett
Modern Art 1851-1929 Richard R. Brettell (Oxford History of Art Series)
Modern Art- Impressionism to Post-Modernism Edited by David Britt
The Story of American Painting by Abraham A. Davidson
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http://www.artlex.com
"Art Lex" is an art dictionary to learn art terminology.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Artcyclopedia is much more than a reference site. It includes information on styles, art movements, artists by nation, and recent writings on art by such authors as Hilton Kramer, Jed Perl, Melissa Seckora to name a few.
http://www.aesthetics-online.org
Aesthetics Online
Comprehensive guide to aesthetics. Online articles presented by the American Society for Aesthetics
http://www.csun.edu/~vcpsy00h/psy444.htm
The Psychology of Creativity
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~caveman/Creative/index.html
Creativity Web
These sites are great resources for helping you to understand the creative process. Info on brain processes, Multiple Intellegences, and creativity basics. Excerpts from authors, Robert E. Franken, Robert W. Weisberg, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, among others.
Sheree Rensel - Electronic Portfolio
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