THE ARTWORK AND ARTIST

WHAT IS ART?

• Art is something that reflects;

changing times, people and knowledge.

FACTORS THAT AFFECTS ARTWORK

BELIEFS AND VALUES

• What kinds of things does a culture hold dear?

•  What things are valued and stories are told? 

• What do they believe in?

In Muslim belief you are not allowed to illustrate anything from nature (including human) as a result Muslim art is very decorative and lacks any representation.

ECONOMY

• Cultures with more free time; who can spend less time gather food or other important resources, create more art.

• Do people have much time to create art? 

• What types of people finance art? 

• How much money is spent on art? 

In the Renaissance much of the art was religious, because the Church financed much of the art created.

Pieta by Michelangelo.

 TECHNOLOGY AND

KNOWLEDGE• New technologies can either create new ways to create art or inspire new

subjects and methods of creating art.

MICHAEL WILKINSON "Lodestone Acrylic Sculpture"

HISTORY

• Large changes in culture or previous art history.

Nemiranda's “The Human Cordon,” a 24” x 30” oil on canvas work, depicts a Filipino family in ‘People Power’ protest

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

• The experiences an artist has; their personal problems, lives, and environment.

Woman with Dead Child by Kathe Kollowitz

PURPOSE

• Why was the art made? 

• Was if or religious rites, advertising, illustration?

This statue was made to commemorate the philosopher Confucius.

CULTURE

• How do people live their lives? 

• Where do they live and what is around them?

• What kinds of activities do they part take in?

Created by John Clem

CULTURAL EXCHANGE

• When cultures share ideas and creative ideas new art is created.

Henri Matisse, The Red Carpets, 1906. Museum of Grenoble