What is

Art?

What is

Art?What is

Art?

Work of Art - Visual

expression of an idea or experience

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Art is

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COMMUNICATION.

GuernicaPablo Picasso

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1937

Perception

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5Functionsof Art

1 Personal

2 Social

3 Physical

4 Spiritual

5 Educational

Other functions?

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Ideas?Inspiratio

n?

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Nature

Emerald Lake by Matt Shalvatis via Flikr Creative Commons

People & Events

American GothicGrant Wood

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Myths

& Legen

dsSphinx, Photo Credit: Mary Harrsch via Flikr Creative Commons

Spiritual

Religious

Pieta Michelangelo

1499

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Past Artists or Movements

Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, Photo Credit: Wally Gobetz via Flikr Creative Commons

Commissionedby an employer

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Other

sources?

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Art is…?

3Componentsof a work of

Art

1 Subject

2 Composition

3 Content

The LANGUAGE of ARTThe ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES of DESIGN

4Steps to Critiquea work of Art

1 Describe 2 Analyze

3 Interpret

4 Judge

Ashley ArcherVisual Arts Teacher

West-Oak High School