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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?