Living with Art ISE

Art is part of our lives, from the monuments in our communities, to the fashions we wear and the media images we take in, to the exhibits on display in museums and galleries. It permeates our daily life. But why do we study art? How do we talk about art?


Living with Art helps students see art in everyday life by fostering a greater understanding and appreciation of art. Taking a step further, Getlein equips students with the tools necessary to analyze, digest, and maintain a life-long enthusiasm for art.

Part One: Introduction
1 Living with Art
2 Artists and Audiences
3 Themes of Art
Part Two: The Vocabulary of Art
4 The Visual Elements
5 Principles of Design
Part Three: Two-Dimensional Media
6 Drawing
7 Painting
8 Prints
9 Camera and Computer Arts
10 Graphic Design
Part Four: Three-Dimensional Media
11 Sculpture and Installation
12 Arts of Ritual and Daily Life
13 Architecture
Part Five: Arts in Time
14 Ancient Mediterranean Worlds
15 Christianity and the Formation of Europe
16 The Renaissance
17 The 17th and 18th Centuries
18 Arts of Islam and of Africa
19 Arts of Asia: India, China, and Japan
20 Arts of the Pacific and of the Americas
21 The Modern World: 1800-1945
22 From Modern to Postmodern
23 Contemporary Art around the World