Art Matters: Critical Thinking Through Visual Arts

Author(s): JAN WALKER

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2019

Pages: 80

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Art Matters is a new approach to the study of art. Designed for beginners, Art Matters challenges the reader to experience art as a way to build a personal, creative skill set that will benefit them regardless of what career field they pursue. Understanding that creativity is a muscle we are all equipped with, this text incorporates the study of art into the larger goal of learning to think in an innovative and critical way

Introduction: Why Art Matters

PART I: CREATIVITY
Chapter 1: Why am I Here? What is Art, Anyway?
Chapter 2: Creativity: Yes, You Have It!
Chapter 3: How to ­ Think Like an Artist
Chapter 4: Taking Creative Risks
Chapter 5: Embracing the Creative Mindset

PART II: WHAT ART DOES
Chapter 6: ­The Role of Art is Society: What Do Artists Do?
Chapter 7: Living in a Visual Culture
Chapter 8: Art as ­Therapy
Chapter 9: Art and Psychology

PART III: LEARNING HOW TO SEE
Chapter 10: ­ The Viewer’s Voice
Chapter 11: Learning How to See
Chapter 12: Communicating What You See: ­ The Elements of Art
Chapter 13: Communicating What You See: ­ The Principles of Design

Conclusion

JAN WALKER

Art Matters is a new approach to the study of art. Designed for beginners, Art Matters challenges the reader to experience art as a way to build a personal, creative skill set that will benefit them regardless of what career field they pursue. Understanding that creativity is a muscle we are all equipped with, this text incorporates the study of art into the larger goal of learning to think in an innovative and critical way

Introduction: Why Art Matters

PART I: CREATIVITY
Chapter 1: Why am I Here? What is Art, Anyway?
Chapter 2: Creativity: Yes, You Have It!
Chapter 3: How to ­ Think Like an Artist
Chapter 4: Taking Creative Risks
Chapter 5: Embracing the Creative Mindset

PART II: WHAT ART DOES
Chapter 6: ­The Role of Art is Society: What Do Artists Do?
Chapter 7: Living in a Visual Culture
Chapter 8: Art as ­Therapy
Chapter 9: Art and Psychology

PART III: LEARNING HOW TO SEE
Chapter 10: ­ The Viewer’s Voice
Chapter 11: Learning How to See
Chapter 12: Communicating What You See: ­ The Elements of Art
Chapter 13: Communicating What You See: ­ The Principles of Design

Conclusion

JAN WALKER