Art Appreciation Do you appreciate art? Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gates, New York City, Central Park. 1979–2005. Christo. The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City. 2003. 15 x 96 in. and 42 x 96 in. Torii gates. eighth century. Seven Steps to Thinking Critically about Art 1. Identify the artist’s decisions and choices, be observant 2. Ask questions, be curious 3. Describe the object, be rational 4. Question your assumptions, be understanding 5. Avoid an emotional response, be patient 6. Don’t oversimplify or misrepresent the art object, be fair 7. Tolerate uncertainty, be prepared The four roles of the artist: 1. Artists help us to see the world in new or innovative ways. 2. Artists make a visual record of the people, places, and events of their time and place. 3. Artists make functional objects and structures more pleasurable and elevate them or imbue them with meaning. 4. Artists give form to the immaterial-- hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, personal feelings. 1. Artists help us to see the world in new or innovative ways. Dario Robleto, Cassette: carved bone & bone dust from every bone in the body, trinitite (glass produced during the first atomic test explosion at Trinity test site circa 1945, when heat from blast melted surrounding sand), metal screws, rust, letraset; audio tape: an original composition of military drum marches, weapon fire, and soldiers' voices from battlefields of various wars made from Electronic Voice Phenomena recordings (voices and sounds of the dead or past, detected through magnetic audio tape). 2. Artists make a visual record of the people, places, and events of their time and place. John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres. Pat. 1982. 28 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 11 in. 2. Artists make a visual record of the people, places, and events of their time and place. Claude Monet. Le Pont de l’Europe, Gare Saint-Lazare. 1877. 25 1/4 x 31 7/8 in. Kane Kwei. Coffin Orange, in the Shape of a Cocoa Pod. c. 1970. 34 x 105 1/2 x 24 in. 3. Artists make functional objects and structures more pleasurable and elevate them or imbue them with meaning. Matthew Smith. Cuff links, c 2010. Silver, Acrylic, Palm Wood 3. Artists make functional objects and structures more pleasurable and elevate them or imbue them with meaning. 3. Artists make functional objects and structures more pleasurable and elevate them or imbue them with meaning. Renzo Piano. Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center, Nouméa, New Caledonia. 1991–1998. 4. Artists give form to the immaterial-hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, personal feelings. Magical figure, nkisi nkonde. Late nineteenth century. height 20 in. 4. Artists give form to the immaterial-hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, personal feelings. Jan van Eyck. God. Panel from The Ghent Altarpiece, c. 1432. Jan van Eyck. The Ghent Altarpiece. c. 1432. 11 ft. 5 in. x 15 ft. 1 in. 4. Artists give form to the immaterial-hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, personal feelings. Pablo Picasso. Seated Bather (La Baigneuse). 1930. 64 1/4 x 51 in. Jasper Johns. Three Flags. 1958. 30 7/8 x 45 1/2 x 5 in. Active Seeing– looking more closely at the world and understanding how our past and culture affects what we see. Faith Ringgold. God Bless America. 1964. 31 x 19 in. Yukinori Yanagi. America. 1994. each 8 x 12 in.
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