intro what is art
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UnderstandingThe Visual Art
GATEWAYS TO ART
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Everyone wants to
understand art. Why not tryto understand the song of abird? Why does one love the
night, flowers, everythingaround one without trying tounderstand them? But in the
case of painting, people haveto understand.
Pablo Picasso
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Some Truths About Art1. There is no agreed-upon definition
of art
2. Art does not necessarily have to bebeautiful
3. Art has been used to placate thegods and to create order and chaos
4. One contemporary artist sold a2-inch part of his driveway as art
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What Are thePurposes of Art?
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Art Creates Beauty1. Art adds beauty to our lives
by looking to nature2. Western concepts of beauty
3. Non-Western concepts of
beauty
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A Portrait in the Flesh
Sometimes artists try toimprove on nature thereby
creating an alternativestandard
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French performance artist Orlan, who has dedicated herself to embodying
Western classic beauty as found in the works of Leonardo, Botticelli, and
Boucher through multiple plastic surgeries. Here Orlan is being preppedfor one in a series of operations.
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SANDRO BOTTICELLI. The Bir th of Venus (1486).
Detail. Tempera on canvas. 58 78x 91 17.
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Art Enhances OurEnvironment
1. Art can delight our senses
2. Art can also create newenvironments
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JOYCE KOZLOFF. Galla Placidia in Philadelphia (1985).Mosaic installation. 13 x16
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DALE CHIHULY. Fior id i Como (1998). 70 x30 x12.
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Art Reveals Truth1. Art can replicate fine
details2. Art can be used to trick
the eye
3. Art reveals the worldaround us
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FRIDA KAHLO. Diego in My Thoug hts (Diego y yo ) (1949).
Oil on canvas, mounted on Masonite. 24 x36.
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Art Immortalizes1. Art immortalizes people
and events throughoutthe ages
2. Art can bring people
together fromdifferent periods of time
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Art ExpressesReligious Beliefs
1. The quest for immortality2. Finding answers for the
unanswerable
3. Creating forms for theunseen and housing them
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JESSIE OONARK.A Shamans Helping Spirits (1971).
Stonecut and stencil. 37 16 x25 16.
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AARON DOUGLAS. Noahs Ark (c. 1927). Oil on masonite. 48 x36.
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ANTHEMIUS OF TRALLES AND ISIDORUS OF MILETUS. Hagia Sophia,
Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), Turkey (532537 CE). Interior view.
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Art Expresses Fantasy
1. Art serves as a vehiclefor our innermostfantasies
2. Art can representimages in our minds
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Art Stimulates
the Intellect andFires the Emotions
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1. Art has the power to make
us think profoundly2. Art can make us feel deeply
about something or
someone3. We can reflect upon the
purposes of the artist
4. We search for the sourcesof our own emotionalresponses
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Art is harmony.Georges Seurat
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Ryoanji Zen Temple, Japanese sand garden, Kyoto, Japan.
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The Piano Lesson(s) byMatisse and Bearden
Creating harmony throughdifferent means: searching for
balance
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HENRI MATISSE. Piano Lesson (1916).Oil on canvas. 812 x611 34.
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LAURIE SIMMONS. Red Libr ary #2 (1983).Color photograph. 48 12 x38 14.
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Art Expresses Chaos
1. Harmony can presumethe existence of chaos
2. Chaos does not need to
have specific content
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JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH. Ecl ipse (1987). Oil on canvas. 60 x60.
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Art Records andCommemorates
Experience1. Art can record and
communicateexperiences and events
2. Art can be used to
honor people andcommemorate events
3. Art can help us to recall
memories from the past
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LOUISA CHASE. Storm (1981). Oil on canvas. 90 x120.
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ALFRED STIEGLITZ. The Steerage (1907). Photograph.
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FAITH RINGGOLD. Tar Beach (1988). Acrylic paint on canvas
and pieced fabric. 74 x68 12.
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Art Reflects
the Social andCultural Context
Diego Rivera
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1. Art can record events of
social and cultural natures2. Art can record experiences
from a specific time and
place3. Art can reflect particular
fashions, trends, and beliefs
4. Art can also record variousstates of the crafts andsciences throughout time
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EDWARD HOPPER. Nighthawks (1942). Oil on canvas. 30 x60.
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RICHARD HAMILTON. Just What Is It That Makes Todays Homes
So Dif ferent, So Appealing? (1956). Collage. 10 14 x9 34.
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ZAHA HADID. Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Abu Dhabi,completed in 2006. Designed by Zaha Hadid.
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Art Protests Injustice
and Raises SocialConsciousness
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BETYE SAAR. The Liberat ion o f Aunt Jemima (1972).
Mixed media. 11 34 x8 x2 34.
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Art can achieve this by:
Recording experiencesand objects of a certaintime and place
Recording specificcultural experiences
Recording traditions
throughout time Creating time-capsules
with art
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SUZANNE LACY AND LESLIE LABOWITZ. In Mournin g and
in Rage (1977). Performance at Los Angeles City Hall.
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Art Elevates theCommonplace
1. Art represents certainaesthetics of a period orculture
2. Art can be readymadesor assemblages
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MIRIAM SCHAPIRO. Wonderland (1983).Acrylic and fabric collage on canvas. 90 x144(framed).
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Art Meets theNeeds of the Artist
1. The need for self-actualization
2. Satisfying aesthetic needs
3. Satisfying emotional andpsychological needs
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MATTHEW I. SMITH. Unti t led (n. d.). Graphite on paper. 8 12 x11.
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Art provides
a stimulatingopportunity
to explore thevarious conditions of
our livesand experiences.
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Art is the persistent
quest for beauty, fortruth, and forself-expression!
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Discussion Questions:
Why is there no single answerto what is art?
Who forms the audience for
works of art?
What are the meanings of art?
What are the purposes of art?
What is the concept of art, andwhy should we study art?
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