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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Examine geometric and "organic" shapes in painting and sculpture and the crucial relationship of figure to ground and mass to space. Then, explore the illusionistic use of shading, shadows, and overlapping shapes in Caravaggio's and Friedrich's works, and the compositional power of shapes in paintings such as Matisse's "Dance" and Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam".
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This lecture integrates elements including color, line, shape, composition, light, symbolism, point of view, and focal point. Using the viewing tools you've developed, look deeply at four diverse masterpieces, including a sculpture by Thorvaldsen, a "vanitas" still life by Van Oosterwyck, a lithograph by Bonnard, and a painting by Van der Weyden.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In examining the diverse functions and types of portraits, study the important elements of facial presentation and the subject's position and gaze with relation to the viewer and the pictorial space. See how Rembrandt added dramatic power to his group "corporation" portraits, and how David carefully rendered Napoleon in symbolic terms.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Discover the properties of line, another essential element of art, as "descriptive" (describing reality) or "expressional" (conveying feeling). Learn about the use of geometric lines, implied lines, and directional lines within a composition. Also, study the compelling, psychological use of line in Picasso's works, Seurat's "The Circus", and in key Modern and Expressionist works.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Across the centuries, self-portraits fascinatingly reveal the changing role of the artist. Follow this progression, from Renaissance painters subtly placing themselves within large compositions, to self-portraiture's emergence as a major form of self-revelation, noting many dramatic and colorful traditions within the form.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In canvases of Millet, Courbet, and Manet, observe the Realist ideals of honesty, simplicity, and descriptive colors in revealing contemporary experience. Then, explore the phenomenon of Impressionism, highlighting Renoir, Monet, and Degas - their fascination with natural light, quest to capture the moment, and iconic subject matter of middle-class leisure life.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The richness of signs (signifiers) in art includes the use of symbols, icons, and indexes as they reveal layers of meaning. See how, in different historical eras, symbolic associations change over time, how icons visually represent a subject, and how indexes exhibit direct connections with the thing signified.
8) Composed
Publisher
Bed Rock Productions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Many of us are terrified of public speaking, let alone performing! COMPOSED explores the many ways we experience and face performance anxiety, through the experiences of professional musicians. Faced with the judgment of peers, the audience, and themselves, these musicians spend years trying to understand and overcome their anxiety. Through their stories we find that we are not alone with our fear of failure.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A story spanning a decade and starring a cast of characters straight out of novel-from rock icons and film stars, art dealers and art forgers-brings to life the bitter debate over the authenticity of a series of paintings by the most famous American artist of the 20th century.
10) Music
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this book, you'll learn about different kinds of music, past and present, close to home and around the world. You'll also discover different types of instruments, how musicians read, and what music does to your brain. This book contains fun flap and foldout pages, a song with a recording, and a mini-quiz so that you can become a real expert.--Back cover
11) Artwork
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Artists are some of the great observers of history. Whether it's with a canvas and brush or piece of stone and chisel or modelling clay, art has long depicted historical events, people, and movements. In this book, readers are introduced to using art as a primary source. Through interesting yet accessible text, this volume gives struggling readers both modern and history examples of how art can teach us about the past and the world around us. Accompanying...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Unlocking the human stories behind millennia of art, the eminent curator, taking us from ancient Babylon to contemporary Pyongyang, explains art's power to illuminate our lives and reveals how great art resonates powerfully by transcending the boundaries of time.
Author
Language
English
Description
The music industry is a broad category that includes a variety of businesses and organizations involved in the production, distribution, and promotion of music. The industry includes record labels, music publishers, music venues, artist development and artists management companies, concert promoters and many more. The music industry is constantly evolving, and new technologies and business models have emerged in recent years.
The industry has been...
Author
Language
English
Description
Descubre el catálogo definitivo diseñado para aquellos que buscan dominar el acordeón de botones de manera efficient e. Este manual ofrece lecciones estructuradas, desde lo básico hasta piezas avanzadas, permitiéndote aprender de manera rápida y práctica. Con los mejores ejemplos explicativos y partituras detalladas, esta metodología te brinda las herramientas esenciales para desarrollar tus habilidades musicales con facilidad. ¡Sumérgete...
Author
Language
English
Description
Michael Hienzsch grew up in a musical family and took up piano at the age of six.
He earned a degree in Music Composition from U.C. Berkeley, and took private instruction in conducting, orchestration, and jazz arranging.
Michael has been the music director on over 75 musical theater productions, and has performed in Moscow, London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. His works have been performed on three continents.
He has...
Author
Language
English
Description
Nick Evangelista and his wife, Kristen, co-founded Pearland School of Music, where 600 students take music lessons each week. Nick started by teaching group piano classes 12 years ago. His love for group instruction led him to create a group piano course which has also helped other teachers conduct fun and focused piano classes. Nick's recent interest has been how AI can augment private and group music education to improve student engagement while...
17) Time to make art
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When a little girl asks meaningful questions about creating art, her questions are answered by a diverse group of artists throughout time and history. This inspiring picture book about making art doubles as an introduction to the multifaceted and global history of art. Making both art history and art creation accessible to all, "Time to Make Art" nourishes creativity, encouraging young readers to see the artist in themselves.
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Language
English
Description
Experiencing Alice Cooper: A Listener's Companion takes a long overdue look at the music and stage act of rock music's self-styled arch-villain. A provocateur from the very start of his career in the mid-1960s, Alice Cooper, aka Vince Furnier, son of a lay preacher in the Church of Jesus Christ, carved a unique path through five decades of rock'n'roll.
Despite a longevity that only a handful of other artists and acts can match, Alice Cooper remains...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Claude Debussy holds a place as a one of the most recognizable and influential composers in the classical music. Debussy forged a new and influential sound for the twentieth century with his remarkable harmonies, fluid rhythms, airy textures, and an instinct for mystery and beauty.
In Experiencing Debussy: A Listener's Companion, Teresa Davidian welcomes readers into the infectious appeal of Debussy's major works to consider how they can still attract...
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