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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825937603321

Autore

Wenham Martin

Titolo

Understanding art : a guide for teachers / / Martin Wenham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, 2003

ISBN

0-7619-7478-4

1-85702-276-9

1-282-55935-4

9786612559358

0-85702-276-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 164 p. [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.)

Disciplina

701.8

Soggetti

Art appreciation

Composition (Art)

Art - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 - Art as Exploration; 2 - Point; 3 - Line; 4 - Tone; 5 - Mixing and Controlling Colour; 6 - Perceiving and Observing Colour; 7 - Responding to Colour; 8 - Shape; 9 - Space; 10 - Form; 11 - Texture; 12 - Pattern; Appendices; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Martin Wenham explores the basic knowledge that children need to know in order to explore and experiment with the visual language that artists use to communicate. The National Curriculum places a strong emphasis on experimenting with and applying the visual elements.