Unit II - Art Appreciation - ARTS-1301 - Research Guides at South Texas College

Professor

Rachael Brown

Office Location: Mid Valley Campus - G134

Office Telephone #: 973-7606

E-mail: rfbrown@southtexascollege.edu

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Unit II: General Art Terms

31 Art Terms to Know for Describing (Your) Art
Terms, definitions, and examples from art history.
Art Terms Online Glossary
Tate's online glossary is designed to explain and illuminate art terminology.
Glossary of Art Terms from MoMA
Alphabetical glossary of art terms.
How to Make a Collage
3 different ways to make a collage from WikiHow.
Looking at Art
Khan Academy lesson on how to look at and analyze art for beginners.

Academic Video Online
Online videos in a wide range of subject areas, including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Artstor on JSTOR
Contains over one million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.
Notice: Artstor is now part of JSTOR. Use this link to learn how to copy your image groups from the previous Artstor into JSTOR.
For more assistance, please view the ARTstor tutorial (PDF).
Britannica: Academic
Online version of Encyclopedia Britannica, which contains the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
For more assistance, please view the Britannica: Academic tutorial.
CQ Researcher
Comprehensive coverage of current public policy issues, politics, and positions.
For more assistance, please view the CQ Researcher tutorial.
Films on Demand
Online videos in the humanities, social sciences, business, science, health & medicine, careers, and technical & trade education.
For more assistance, please view the Films on Demand tutorial.
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Instructions and creative ideas for popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities.
For more assistance, please view the Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center tutorial.
Humanities Full Text
Many of the most important academic journals in the humanities.
For more assistance, please view the Humanities Full Text tutorial.
Issues & Controversies
Authoritative factual analysis of opposing points of view.
For more assistance, please view the Issues & Controversies tutorial.
Kanopy
Contains streaming videos, including documentaries, independent films, and foreign films..

For more Fine Arts resources, visit our Databases page.

Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art by Robert Stecker
ISBN: 9781442201286
Publication Date: 2009-11-01
How Art Works by Ellen Winner
ISBN: 9780190863364
Publication Date: 2019
Meanings of Abstract Art by Paul Crowther (Editor); Isabel Wünsche (Editor)
ISBN: 9781136455025
Publication Date: 2012-10-12
100 Ideas That Changed Art by Michael Bird
ISBN: 9781856697958
Publication Date: 2012-10-24
Decorative Art by Albert Jaquemart
ISBN: 9781780428840
Publication Date: 2012-05-08

The Value of Art Episode 9: Medium
Sotheby's video about mediums in art.
CrashCourse Philosophy: Aesthetic Appreciation
An explanation of aesthetics and the questions it introduces into the analysis of art.
Alicia Eggert—Imaginative Sculptures that Explore How We Perceive Reality
Alicia Eggert's TED Talk on why she makes the art she does.
Factors of Design
A series of videos about design and what is involved in bringing a project to life.

Research Starter: Abstract Art
Research Starter from the EBSCO database.
Research Starter: Iconography
Research Starter from the EBSCO database.
Research Starter: Mathematics and Sculpture
Research Starter from the EBSCO database.