Art Production

Art Production focuses on the reciprocal relationship between the art creation process and the meaning creation process, i.e., the expressive content, inference, or purpose of the work. Author Terry Barrett examines how content, material, technique, form, process, and context interact with each other when producing a work of art. In addition to opening a comprehensive discussion on the formal elements and principles of art and design and creating a guide for interpreting art, Art Production also sheds light on artists' creative practices.

The book explores the forms and meanings of artworks with an emphasis on contemporary approaches such as multimedia, installation, and performance; it traces art production with an emphasis on postmodernism and multiculturalism.

Highlights of Art Production

· Interpretations and Artist Statements. Chapter 2, "Meanings and Interpretations," reveals how artists' and students' decisions regarding content, material, composition, process, and context affect viewers' interpretations of artworks.

· Contemporary Elements. Chapter 6, "Time and Motion," opens a discussion on topics related to time and motion, while Chapter 7, "Words and Sounds," addresses various elements that play an important role in art forms such as text-based art, computer-based art, performance art, video, and installation art.

· Studio Critiques. Chapter 13, "Studio Critiques," helps students maximize their benefit from critiques by explaining different types of criticism, presenting student views on what is useful and what is unhelpful, and describing the process through several real examples.