EXPLORING ART LESSON 1 Interesting Facts: 1.There are more life forms living on your skin then there...

EXPLORING ARTLESSON 1

Interesting Facts:

1.There are more life forms living on your skin then there are in the whole universe.

2. Da Vinci would write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

3. If you try to Suppress a sneeze you can cause a hemorrhage in the brain and neck and die.

4. 15% of the air you breath in a metro station is human skin

BELL RINGER1. NAME ALL 3 PAINTINGS AND THE ARTISITS OF EACH.

1. Melting Clocks DALI2. CAMPBELLS SOUP

WARHOLE3. Starry Night Van Gogh4. Whistler’s Mother –

James Whistler

WHY THE ARTS?

• ART IS NOT NEEDED TO MAINTAIN LIFE IN THE WAY THAT FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER ARE.

• HOWEVER, HUMANS HAVE PERSISTED IN CREATING EVERY FORM OF ART SINCE EARLIEST TIMES.

• THE DESIRE TO CREATE IS UNIVERSAL AMONG HUMANS • THERE ARE MANY REASONS PEOPLE HAV MADE OBJECTS OF BEAUTY

– FUNTIONALITY, RELIGION, POLITICS, EDUCATION, AESTHETICS, DESIRE, FEMINIST, PSYCHOLOGICAL

REASONS FOR ART

FUNCTIONALITY-UTILITY• All societies have needed

eating utensils, storage vessels, glassware, machinery, furniture, automobiles, buildings- all have artistic qualities and functional qualities

RELIGION• Many objects have been created

to support religious beliefs and activities

• Worship is aided in many cultures through the use of magical designs and geometric shapes and the creation of good luck charms

• Priests wear unique ornaments and coverings

• Objects may represent a god or a spirits power

PERSPECTIVES FOR ART CONTINUED..

POLITICS• Art can serve as a tool of

persuasion or propaganda • This goes back to ancient

times

EDUCATION-INFORMATION• Many artworks provide valuable

information about historical figures, places and events

• Paintings, sculptures, and stained glass windows have been used to pass on a cultures history, folk tales and religious traditions, mythology, and moral values

• Provides a record of heroes, gods, or other vital information of the past

PERSPECTIVES CONTINUED…• FEMINIST –

examines the art itself and the context in which it arises from a woman’s point of view

• Psychological- a perspective that looks for meaning in the psychological features of the work, such as sexual and symbolic associations

• This might also examine the facial expressions, gestures and body positions

DA VINCI’S VIRGIN OF THE ROCK

Artemisia Gentileschi: A VIRGIN AND HER CHILD

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE PERSPECTIVE WAS?

KING HENRY VIII

BUDDHA

ODIEPUS SLAYING THE SPHINX

Colosseum

picasso les demoiselles d'avignon

AESTHETICSMEANING- THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY- FOR A FEELING OF BALANCE, PROPORTION, AND PLEASING ARRANGEMENT, FOR A TASTEFUL MIXTURE OF PLAIN SURFACE WITH TEXTURED OR ORNAMENTAL AREAS

THE QUALITIES THAT CAN INCRESE A PERSONS UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK AND SERVE AS THE CRITERIA ON WHICH THEIR JUDGMENTS ARE BASED. ROBERT SWAINS – UNTITLED WHY

DID HE NAME IT THIS?

TICKET OUT THE DOOR

1. LIST 6 Perspectives WHY PEOPLE CREATE ART?

2. Define aesthetics and use it in a sentence.

3. Of the 7 Perspectives which is the most common reason for developing art?