Become a confident and empowered art viewer.
Great art can stimulate our senses, bring the past to life, and help us see the world through different people’s eyes. It reveals our shared humanity, promotes empathy, and even has mental health benefits. However, art can also feel confusing and inaccessible to those unfamiliar with its history and terminology.
Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. In The Art Museum Insider, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge you need to have more satisfying and meaningful experiences with art – no prior experience necessary and years of study not required.
This isn’t an art history book, so you won’t learn about specific artists, artworks, or styles. Instead, you’ll learn to think like an art historian – to analyze art for yourself rather than simply memorizing names, dates, and other information. You’ll discover the fundamental building blocks of art (like color, composition, style, and subject matter), how they work together to create meaningful artworks, how you can analyze art for yourself, and more. And you’ll practice skills, like visual analysis and artwork comparison, not typically taught outside the art history classroom.
Format
downloadable/printable
pdf with color images
Length
88 pages
Details
Your purchase allows unlimited
downloads and prints for one user.
Components
Recognize the many choices artists make in creating artworks and how they effect our visual and psychological experiences.
Meaning
Discover the many kinds of meanings artworks can convey and some of the ways you can interpret them.
Learn
Practice skills, such as describing what you see and visual interpretation, that will make you a savvier consumer of images everywhere.
Engagement
Look closely, think critically, and form your own conclusions about art through prompts, questions, and activities you can use during a live museum visit.
Contents
- Unit One: Introduction
Get started by considering what art is and why you should care. - Unit Two: Active Looking
Practice the number one most valuable skill for every lover. - Unit Three: The Building Blocks of Art
Discover the visual elements that comprise all artworks. - Unit Four: Subject Matter
Explore the diverse ways artists can choose to represent the world… or not to represent it. - Unit Five: Interpreting Art
Learn about the different meanings artworks can convey and try some methods of interpreting them for yourself. - Unit Six: Seeing Art in Museums
Gain practical advice for using your new skills during a live art museum visit.
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Up Your Art Museum Game
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