Painting : Rhinoceroses in Europe -- Weather in art : the first painting of a snowball fight -- Central perspective : spaces become real -- The self-portrait : artists look at themselves in the mirror -- Landscape painting : Bible stories outside our front door -- Copperplate engraving : the beginnings of mass media -- Photography : pictures without paint or paintbrush -- The paint tube : out of the studio! -- The cartoon : pictures learn to speak -- Abstract art : feelings turn into paintings -- The readymade : everyday objects in art -- Action painting : splashy art -- Graffiti : the city as canvas.
Summary
Covers a wide gamut of topics, including landscapes, perspective, abstract art, and graffiti.