study of visual arts. what is art? what are the functions / purposes of art?
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STUDY OF VISUAL ARTS
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What is art?
What are the functions / purposes of art?
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FUNCTIONS/PURPOSES OF ART:
Read the following page and summarize the functions/purposes of art in ‘MS Word Document’.
Save the file as ‘SOVA_yourname’
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art#Purpose_of_art
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
- Pablo Picasso
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STYLES OF ARTThe characteristic way in which an artist expresses him/herself
Style
Realistic
Representational Expressionistic
Abstract
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REALISTIC ART:
Portrayal as seen by the eye or what was really thought to be, without idealization or distortion.
Can you name a few artworks that fall in this category? (Put your answers in the file ‘SOVA_yourname’)
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REPRESENTATIONAL ART:A portrayal of things as perceived in the visible world; the subject matter could be altered or distorted but is still recognizable.
Roy LichtensteinDrowning Girl1963
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EXPRESSIONISTIC ART:Form and colour are freely distorted by the artist in order to achieve a heightened emotional impact.
Edvard MunchThe Scream1893
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ABSTRACT ART:Departs significantly from the actual appearance of things.
May be completely non-objective or non-representational.
Conversion of reality into forms that can be appreciated for their own sake
Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm: No. 30,19501950
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Constantin BrancusiBird in Space
1928
What do you think this work is about? (Comment in ‘SOVA_yourname)
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LOOKING AT ART:
Describing, Analyzing, Interpreting & Judging
- Physical Properties
- Subject
- Illusionary Properties
- Formal Properties
- Viewer Perspectives
- Artistic Motivations
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Physical Properties
- Size
- Medium
- Techniques
- Textures
- Two-dimensional or Three-dimensional
- Function
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Salvador DaliThe Persistence of Memory
1931Oil on canvas, 24 cm x 33 cm
Describe the physical properties of this painting (Save your description in ‘SOVA_yourname’)
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Subject
What is being portrayed? (Put your answer in ‘SOVA_yourname’)
What representational / abstract elements?
Edvard MunchThe Scream1893
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Illusionary Properties
- Shadows
- Overlapping
- Decreasing Size
- Reduced details
- Soft focus
- Perspective
Salvador DaliThe Persistence of Memory
1931Oil on canvas, 24 cm x 33 cm
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Formal Properties
What are formal properties?
Study the following links and make your own notes:
http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/building_lessons/elements.html
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/files/elements2.htm
http://www.mikegreen.info/portfolio/websites/visCom/principles.htm
http://www.mikegreen.info/portfolio/websites/visCom/elements.htm
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Viewer Perspectives
Where does the artist position us?
How does the artist want us to look at the work?
Look at Manet’s‘The Railroad’.What do you think?(Comment in‘SOVA_yourname’)
Edouard ManetThe Railroad
1872-3
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ARTISTIC MOTIVATIONS
Why do artists do what they do?
What is the artist’s intention?
Study the following works and write your thoughts in ‘SOVA_yourname’. You can google for more information, however please note down your own opinion first before sourcing for info. Please organise your writings neatly.
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Vincent van GoghStarry Night
1889
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Wassily KandinskyComposition IV
1911
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Robert Smithson
Spiral Jetty
1970
Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utah
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Nam June Paik
TV Clock
1963 -- 81
Installation of 24 colour TV monitors, each 81 x 17 x 22 inch
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Pablo PicassoGuernica
1937
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Piet MondrianComposition with Red, Blue, and Yellow,
1930
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Jackson PollockAutumn Rhythm: No. 30, 1950
1950
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Submission: 4 Mar 2010
Please complete and email your ‘SOVA_yourname’ to [email protected] by 4 Mar 2010, Thursday.