Songs of the Day

“Head Like a Hole” by Nine Inch Nails from the 1989 album Pretty Hate Machine

“Sledgehammer” By Peter Gabriel from 1986 album So.

“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston from 1987 album Whitney

Songs of the Day

“Head Like a Hole” by Nine Inch Nails from the 1989 album Pretty Hate Machine

“Sledgehammer” By Peter Gabriel from 1986 album So.

“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston from 1987 album Whitney

SPOILER ALERT

THERE WILL BE A QUIZ AT THE END OF CLASS TODAY. I HAVE ALLOTED 25 MINUTES FOR THIS QUIZ.

Important Dates

Traci Quinn quinn2@email.arizona.edu Office: Harvill 126 C Office hours: Tuesday 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Mailbox: Art Building, first floor hallway (across from elevator)

Exhibition Review 1 – October 1st

Midterm Exam – October 22nd Exhibition Review 2 – November 7th Art and Discipline Paper – November 26th Final Exam / Project – December 19th

Thanksgiving BREAK – November 28th

EMAIL  POLICY  

First,  seek  answers  to  your  ques:ons  on  D2L  (the  syllabus,  course  schedule,  news  feed,  assignment  descrip:ons,  or  lecture  slides).    If  your  email  message  concerns  a  unique  issue,  you  will  receive  a  response.    For  guaranteed  answers  to  all  of  your  ques:ons,  come  to  office  hours  or  talk  to  the  instructor  before  or  aKer  class.  

GRADING  POLICY  

No  incompletes  will  be  given.  The  School  of  Art  follows  the  University  of  Arizona  grading  system:    A  (90-­‐100%)  =Excellent:  Meets  all  requirements  at  a  visibly  outstanding  level.  B  (80-­‐89%)  =  Good:  Meets  all  requirements  at  an  above  average  level.  C  (70-­‐79%)  =  Average:  Meets  all  requirements  on  a  sa:sfactory  level.  D  (60-­‐69%)  =  Below  Average:  All  requirements  were  not  met,  performs  below  average.  E  (0-­‐59%)  =  Failure:  Requirements  not  met  or  are  inadequately  answered.      I  have  a  2  week  turn-­‐around  period  for  graded  assignments.  ***  extra  credit  opportuni;es***  

!!CONTENT ADVISORY!!

We don’t intend to offend, but contemporary art is often controversial. Some of the things we view and discuss in class might conflict with your personal, ethical, religious, or political values and beliefs. We will look at art that contains nudity, profanity, sexuality, and violence. If you are generally uncomfortable with this kind of subject matter, please seek advice about other classes that might be more enjoyable for you.  

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What is Art?

Discussion

1)  Introduce yourself to your neighbor(s).

2)  Discuss an encounter / experience you have had with an artwork (yours or somebody else’s), an artist, an art museum? What were your thoughts, reactions, reflections in these situations?

3)  Think of three words that you would use to describe / define art.

Definitions / Characteristics

“The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power” – English Oxford Dictionary

Marina Abramovic, The Artist is Present, 2010

Definitions / Characteristics

“The conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also : works so produced” – Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Fred Wilson, Mining the Museum, 1992 Maryland Historical Society

Definitions / Characteristics

14:15

According to this Video, Art is

•  Created by somebody •  Invokes a reaction in others •  Expresses the artist’s feelings or emotions •  Is a lived experience vs. simply copying or

mimicking something or somebody •  Realistic looking and representational •  Exists in the eye of the beholder •  Something that affects the world or society

What is Art?

Gabriel Orozco, Black Kites, 1997

Everyone’s Definition is Different! One point of agreement: it is a human phenomenon Art is what a society or culture says it is – while it can individual perspectives / interpretations, NO ONE INDIVIDUAL DETERMINES THE DEFINITION.

Variations in art processes and media

Why do artists chose to work in a particular medium or artistic process?

What is different when you compare painting to sculpture to

installation?

How do different media or processes affect the viewer and the meaning of the piece?

Painting

Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Judith Beheading Holofernes, c. 1598

Sculpture

Michelangelo, David, 1496 Sayaka Kajita Ganz, Ocean Song, 2013

Photography

Carrie Mae Weems, From here I saw what happened and I cried, 1995 - 96

Video

Gillian Wearing, 10-16, 1997

Installation

Tadashi Kawamata, Chairs for Abu Dhabi, 2012

Found Objects / Mixed Media

Vik Muniz, Wasteland, 2010

Street Art

JR, 28 Millimeters Face2Face, 2010

Where can art be found?

In museums / galleries In public spaces In people’s homes On the Internet …the list could go on… How does the location of an artwork affect its

meaning?

What can art communicate?

What can art communicate?

What can art communicate?

What can art communicate?

What can art communicate?

Street Art

JR, 28 Millimeters Face2Face, 2010