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What is A
a piece of ART is the
visual expression of an
idea or experience
Art is COMMUNICATION
Guernica
Pablo Picasso 1937
Depicts the Bombing of Spain by Nazi Germany during the Spanish Civil War
Before you can truly experience art
you must first learn to PERCEIVE .
This means using your senses to
analyze and interpret a piece of
artwork in order to understand it.
Perception is to truly SEEING
what the art is Communicating.
WHY DO
ARTISTS
CREATE
ART?
The PURPOSE or FUNCTIONS of ART
o PERSONAL FUNCTION:
The artist tries to express his or her
personal feelings through the
artwork.
o SOCIAL FUNCTION:
Art that conveys a sense of family,
community, or civilization. Cultural.
o SPIRITUAL FUNCTION:
An artist may create a work to support
the Religious or Spiritual beliefs of a
o PHYSICAL FUNCTION:
culture.
Functional Art: objects use in everyday life— such
as architecture, jewelry, pottery, furniture, etc.
o EDUCATIONAL FUNCTION:
Art that has been used throughout time as a way
to pass on historical facts. Teaches about cultures.
Where do the
IDEAS
come from?
NATURE
Andy Goldsworthy
Inspiration comes from
NATURAL MATERIALS
found in the
ENVIRONMENT
People & Events
Street Crossing
George Segal
1992
Migrant Mother
Dorothea Lange
1936
Tilted Arc
Richard Serra
1981
Tourist II
Duane Hanson
1988
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
MAYAN LIN
1981-82
WASHINGTON D.C
HISTORICAL
EVENTS
from the past
Myths & Legends
Hades God of the Underworld
with Cerberus
Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli
1486
Spiritual & Religious
Pieta
Michelangelo
1499
The Lamentation
Giotto
1305
Techniques
Self-Portrait
Vincent Van Gogh
1889
Number One
Jackson Pollock
1948
Past Artists
or
Movements
ALSO
Commissioned by an Employee
THE LANGUAGE OF ART
Elements of Design
Principles of Design
The basic Visual symbols of art.
Visual building blocks of an art
work.
The rules that govern how
artists organize the Elements
of Design into an art work.
1.
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3.
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6.
7.
Line
Shape
Value
Form
Texture
Space
Color
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Rhythm 8. Repetition
Movement 9. Scale
Balance 10.Variety
Emphasis
Contrast
Pattern
Unity
3 COMPONENTS OF AN ART
WORK
Subject:
The image viewers can easily
identify in a work of art.
Non-Objective Art has no
recognizable subject matter.
Composition:
The way the Principles of Design
are used to organize the
Elements of Design
Content:
The message the work
communicates.
4 STEPS TO CRITIQUING
1. Describe ART
Describe what you see. What is the Subject?
Do you know what medium (material) is used
to make the piece. What is visually in the work?
2. Analyze
How is the work organized? Describe the
composition in terms of the Elements and
Principles of Design.
3. Interpret
What is the artist trying to communicate?
What is the content of the piece? Guess
4. Judge
the meaning.
What do you think of the work? Think objectively.
Is the piece successful in communicating the
ideas of the artist?