Written by the authors of the best-selling Leaving Certificate Art textbook, Appreciating Art, New Appreciating Art has everything you need to cover Visual Studies and prepare for the written exam. All Sections of Focus are covered to provide you with maximum choice and to provide ample inspiration for practical work All chapters in the Europe and Ireland Content Areas are carefully structured under the six elements as headings, to ensure that learning is aligned to the requirements of the specification Illustrated timelines at the start of each unit place the artistic movements in context Up-to-date content with units on Modernism and Post-1960s Art and a section on Today's World with 'Meet the Artist' profiles on contemporary Irish artists Attractive design, images and layout, student-friendly writing, key terms and definitions and a glossary make the content accessible and support the use of critical and visual language A useful Introduction to Visual Studies and engaging Research, Create and Respond activities integrate the practical and theoretical parts of the course and support learning across all strands Annotated photos and artworks with composition analysis diagrams foster analytical skills Chapter Reviews include questions that increase in difficulty from fact retrieval to open-ended higher-order questions and questions on unseen pieces of artwork to allow for differentiation Free eBook of this textbook: See inside front cover for details. Gill Education eBooks can be accessed both online and offline! Digital Resources New Appreciating Art is supported by a suite of digital resources, all easily accessible on www.gillexplore.ie: Extra in-depth material for selected Sections of Focus A PowerPoint presentation for each unit Carefully chosen web links and videos Printable timeline posters for each period Editable planning documents