INTRODUCTION: INTRODUCTION: REVIEW REVIEW

What is Art?What is Art?

Form of expression with aestheticForm of expression with aesthetic Organize perceptionOrganize perception A work of art is the visual expression of A work of art is the visual expression of

an idea or experience created with skillan idea or experience created with skill Is communication – it is a language that Is communication – it is a language that

artists use to express everyday words artists use to express everyday words can not expresscan not express

Perceive:Perceive:

Is to become deeply aware through the Is to become deeply aware through the senses of the special nature of a visual senses of the special nature of a visual object.object.

You train your eye to perceiveYou train your eye to perceive

Purposes of Art Purposes of Art

Personal FunctionPersonal Function Social FunctionSocial Function Spiritual FunctionSpiritual Function Physical FunctionPhysical Function Educational FunctionEducational Function

Personal FunctionPersonal Function

Artists create art to express personal Artists create art to express personal feelingsfeelings

Social FunctionSocial Function

Artists may produce art to reinforce and Artists may produce art to reinforce and enhance the shared sense of identity of enhance the shared sense of identity of those in a family, community or those in a family, community or civilizationcivilization

Spiritual FunctionSpiritual Function

Artists may produce art to express Artists may produce art to express spiritual beliefs about destiny of life spiritual beliefs about destiny of life controlled by the force of a higher powercontrolled by the force of a higher power

Physical FunctionPhysical Function

Artists and craftspeople constantly invent Artists and craftspeople constantly invent new ways to create functional artnew ways to create functional art

Educational FunctionEducational Function

Artist produce artworks, such as Artist produce artworks, such as symbols, painted signs, to impart symbols, painted signs, to impart information.information.

Where Do Artists get Where Do Artists get Ideas?Ideas?

Outward to their natural and cultural Outward to their natural and cultural environmentenvironment

Inward within themselves for creative Inward within themselves for creative motivationmotivation NatureNature People & World EventsPeople & World Events Myths & LegendsMyths & Legends Spiritual & Religious BeliefsSpiritual & Religious Beliefs Creative TechniquesCreative Techniques Artists of the PastArtists of the Past Ideas Commissioned by EmployersIdeas Commissioned by Employers

AestheticsAesthetics

The values that allow you to judge art as The values that allow you to judge art as satisfyingsatisfying

The philosophy or study of the nature of The philosophy or study of the nature of beauty and artbeauty and art

Sensitivity to beauty in the eye of the Sensitivity to beauty in the eye of the beholderbeholder

Art CriticismArt Criticism

An organized system for studying a work An organized system for studying a work of artof art

CriteriaCriteria

Standards of judgmentStandards of judgment

A Four Step SystemA Four Step System

1.1. DescriptionDescription

2.2. AnalysisAnalysis

3.3. InterpretationInterpretation

4.4. JudgmentJudgment

DescriptionDescription

What do you see?What do you see? Just the facts no opinionsJust the facts no opinions

Analysis Analysis

How is the work organized?How is the work organized? The elements and principlesThe elements and principles

InterpretationInterpretation

What is the artist saying?What is the artist saying? You explain the mood or meaning of the You explain the mood or meaning of the

work.work. Your interpretation is determined by the Your interpretation is determined by the

first two steps.first two steps.

JudgmentJudgment

Is this work successful?Is this work successful? You use the aesthetic theories and You use the aesthetic theories and

qualities of art.qualities of art.

Aesthetic Theories & Aesthetic Theories & Qualities of ArtQualities of Art

Literal Qualities / ImitationalismLiteral Qualities / Imitationalism Design Qualities / FormalismDesign Qualities / Formalism Expressive Qualities / EmotionalismExpressive Qualities / Emotionalism

Literal Qualities / Literal Qualities / ImitationalismImitationalism

Are the realistic qualities that appear in Are the realistic qualities that appear in the subject of work. the subject of work.

It has to look life like to be considered It has to look life like to be considered successfulsuccessful

Focus on realistic presentationFocus on realistic presentation

Design Qualities / Design Qualities / FormalismFormalism

Places the emphasis on the designPlaces the emphasis on the design The arrangement of the elements of art The arrangement of the elements of art

using the principles of designusing the principles of design

Expressive Qualities / Expressive Qualities / EmotionalismEmotionalism

Is concerned with the contentIs concerned with the content It requires the work to have a strong It requires the work to have a strong

communication of feelings, moods or communication of feelings, moods or ideas from the work to the viewerideas from the work to the viewer

Forms of ExpressionForms of Expression

RealismRealism Representational Representational AbstractAbstract Non-Objective (Non-Representational)Non-Objective (Non-Representational)

RealismRealism

Represents the external world in an Represents the external world in an objective factual mannerobjective factual manner

This art deals with a subject matterThis art deals with a subject matter

RepresentationalRepresentational

To reproduce recognizable subject To reproduce recognizable subject manner with a manner with a slight distortionslight distortion due to due to personal interpretation and stylepersonal interpretation and style

This art form deals with a subject matterThis art form deals with a subject matter

AbstractAbstract

Imagery that simplifies, distorts or Imagery that simplifies, distorts or exaggerates the concept with personal exaggerates the concept with personal interpretation and style. interpretation and style.

Technique overrides the representationTechnique overrides the representation This art form deals with a subject matterThis art form deals with a subject matter

Non-Objective Non-Objective (Non-Representational)(Non-Representational)

Not intending to represent actual objects Not intending to represent actual objects or elements of nature.or elements of nature.

Does not deal with a subject matterDoes not deal with a subject matter

Types of ArtTypes of Art

Visual ArtsVisual Arts Performing Arts:Performing Arts:

Visual ArtsVisual Arts

PermanentPermanent Audience primarily uses sightAudience primarily uses sight

Fine ArtFine Art Deals with processDeals with process Motivation is self, enjoyed for owns sakeMotivation is self, enjoyed for owns sake

Commercial ArtCommercial Art Deals with productDeals with product Motivation is client needs, commerce relationship Motivation is client needs, commerce relationship

and/or tradeand/or trade

Performing ArtsPerforming Arts

The human body is the mediumThe human body is the medium Occupies space and time within a momentOccupies space and time within a moment Audience uses sight and hearingAudience uses sight and hearing Process- rehearsalProcess- rehearsal Product- performance/show:never exactly the Product- performance/show:never exactly the

samesame Fine ArtFine Art Commercial ArtCommercial Art

The Basic Properties of The Basic Properties of ArtArt

Subject Subject CompositionComposition ContentContent

SubjectSubject

The image viewers can easily identify in The image viewers can easily identify in a work of arta work of art

CompositionComposition

The way the principles of art are used to The way the principles of art are used to organize the elements of artorganize the elements of art

ContentContent

The message the work is trying to The message the work is trying to communicatecommunicate

Credit LineCredit Line

Is a list of important facts about the work of artIs a list of important facts about the work of art Most credit lines contain at least six factsMost credit lines contain at least six facts

Name of ArtistName of Artist Title of Work, This always appears in italicsTitle of Work, This always appears in italics Year the work was createdYear the work was created MediumMedium SizeSize Location of ownershipLocation of ownership

Art BasicsArt Basics

MaterialsMaterials ToolsTools MediumMedium

MaterialsMaterials

The object used as the base of the The object used as the base of the creation of artcreation of art

MediumMedium

Method of ExpressionMethod of Expression The material that is manipulated to create The material that is manipulated to create

the imagethe image PaintPaint PastelPastel CharcoalCharcoal

ToolTool

The object that manipulates the medium The object that manipulates the medium to apply it to the materialto apply it to the material

SymbolSymbol

Something that stands or represents for Something that stands or represents for something elsesomething else

The Elements of ArtThe Elements of Art

The basic visual symbols in the language of artThe basic visual symbols in the language of art LineLine Shape Shape FormForm SpaceSpace ColorColor Value Value TextureTexture

Principles of DesignPrinciples of Design

The rules that govern how the artists The rules that govern how the artists organize the elements of artorganize the elements of art ProportionProportion BalanceBalance UnityUnity VarietyVariety RhythmRhythm EmphasisEmphasis

HarmonyHarmony

When all the Principles of Design are When all the Principles of Design are working together working together