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Prebles' Artforms, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (February 9, 2018) © 2019

  • Patrick L. Frank California State University, Monterey Bay
  • Duane Preble University of Hawaii
  • Sarah Preble University of Hawaii

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For courses in Art Appreciation.

An introduction to Art Appreciation that highlights how we form art and art forms us

Prebles' Artforms helps students understand that as humans form works of art, we in turn are shaped by what we've created. This emphasis on the impact of art on society and individuals ignites students' interest in various disciplines of the arts. Building on the foundation laid by original authors Duane and Sarah Preble, current author Patrick Frank combines coverage of classic works and contemporary art to reflect the ever-evolving state of human creativity.

The 12th Edition offers updated images and new Creators essays that highlight the contributions of key artists.

New and updated features of this title

  • NEW: Learning objectives, at the beginning of each chapter and echoed in subheadings, help students identify the key content to focus on.
  • NEW: 196 new images reflect the ever-changing art world and keep the text current.
  • NEW: Creators essay features highlight the contributions of key artists, including classic artists such as Michelangelo and Vincent Van Gogh. In order to help students understand the diversity of the art world both historically and today, 13 of the 25 essays discuss female creators, and 11 discuss creators of color.
  • UPDATED: The 12th Edition explores the increasingly important interactions between art and the digital world. Examples include enhanced coverage of digital drawing and an expanded discussion of artists' use of software editing.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 10, Cinema and Digital Arts, focuses on digital creativity, with more coverage of special effects, virtual reality cinema and high-tech artists such as Lynn Hershman Leeson.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 25, Postmodernity and Global Art, has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends. New topics include relational aesthetics and post-Internet art. The chapter also offers a biographical essay on Ai Weiwei and 17 new images.

Highlights of the DIGITAL UPDATE for Revel (available for Fall 2023 classes)

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  • UPDATED: The Digital Update offers fresh discussions of contemporary topics as well as 67 new images. Highlights include:
    • Expanded overage of digital art, with discussions of augmented reality, virtual reality and NFTs
    • An updated discussion of architecture that responds to climate change
    • A new section on Afrofuturism
    • An emphasis on diversity and inclusiveness throughout, with new coverage of censorship, the George Floyd Mural, the new African American Museum in Washington, DC, and more

Features of Revel for the 12th Edition; published 2018

  • Explore videos examine engaging topics such as the stages of construction at Stonehenge.
  • Closer Looks offer in-depth walkthroughs of key works of art. They let students zoom in on details they might not otherwise see and listen to expert audio, as if they were on a guided tour.
  • 3D animations depict architectural and art historical processes and methods. And Architectural Panoramas give students a 360-degree view of renowned edifices and landmarks.
  • Pan/zoom functionality along with scale markers invite students to look closely at particular artworks, while hearing the author's voice reading the text material.

PART I: THE LANGUAGE OF VISUAL EXPERIENCE
1. The Nature of Art and Creativity
2. The Purposes and Functions of Art
3. The Visual Elements
4. The Principles of Design
5. Evaluating Art

PART II: THE MEDIA OF ART
6. Drawing
7. Painting
8. Printmaking
9. Photography
10. Cinema and Digital Arts
11. Design Disciplines
12. Sculpture
13. Craft Media in Useful Objects
14. Architecture

PART III: ART AS CULTURAL HERITAGE
15. From the Earliest Art to The Bronze Age
16. The Classical and Medieval West
17. Renaissance and Baroque Europe
18. Traditional Arts of Asia
19. The Islamic World
20. Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

PART IV: THE MODERN WORLD
21. Late Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
22. Early Twentieth Century
23. Between World Wars
24. Postwar Modern Movements

PART V: THE POSTMODERN WORLD
25. Postmodernity and Global Art

About our authors

Patrick Frank has taught in many higher education environments, from rural community colleges to public and private research universities. Most recently, he was Regents’ Lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles. His specialty as a scholar is modern art of Latin America, and he has authored or co-authored 6 books in this field. Most recently, he edited and translated Manifestos and Polemics in Latin American Modern Art, published in 2017 by University of New Mexico Press. He earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

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