This study investigated the role of expertise and personality in reactions to challenges in contemporary paintings, here operationalized as violations in syntax and semantics. Thirty-eight expert and 56 naïve art viewers appraised 20 paintings (divided into four groups, i.e. no violation, only syntactic or semantic violation, and both…

The research program reported here is designed to develop a procedure for assessing sensitivity to dimensional components of non-representational art. The program was based on the assumption that non-representational art can be described in terms of empirically specifiable dimensions, and that an individual's sensitivity to or his appreciation of…

Both Chinese and American painting, whether traditional or modern, function as a mirror of the society to which the creative individual belongs. (Author/SP)

Article describes the increase in examples of photo-realism and its place in modern art. (GB)

Discusses works of Joan Miro, Angel Medina, Felix Adelantado, Meki Megara, Ramon Calderon, and Luis Hernandez Cruz. The Last portion examines a show by painters and sculptors whose common subject is the bull. (SK)

High school art teacher describes a technique for making crazes with oil paints and water on masonite. (GB)

Art teacher gives a model unit on the Fauves including exercises as well as background information. (GB)

Discusses the continuing emphasis on cool realism and its relationship to the field of modern art. (GB)

Author describes a successful venture of a school art gallery and the relationship of painting to sculpture. (GB)

Offers a full-color reproduction of Edward Hicks' painting, "Peaceable Kingdom of the Branch," and a lesson plan for using it with children in grades K through 3. (JDH)

Author feels that it is important for child artists to relate to the art forms of given periods and societies in their understanding of artistic influences. (Author/GB)

To help librarians answer patrons' questions about art works, especially paintings, the procedures followed by the reference division of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System are outlined, and a list of reference materials is suggested. Topics covered include biographical information about artists, identification of paintings, location of…

This publication contains a conversation about art and drawing between a university professor of arts and a former director of a public school cultural arts program. As part of the National Humanities Faculty Why Series, the book is intended to help students, teachers, and citizens maintain and improve their intellectual vigor and human awareness…