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The Five P urposes of Visual Art

The Five P urposes of Visual Art. Why artists do what they do best. Ceremonial. Observe ritual Celebration Commemoration. Artistic expression. Express or communicate emotion, feelings, or ideas. Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893. Functional. Create artistic objects used in everyday lives.

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The Five P urposes of Visual Art

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  1. The Five Purposes of Visual Art Why artists do what they do best

  2. Ceremonial • Observe ritual • Celebration • Commemoration

  3. Artistic expression • Express or communicate emotion, feelings, or ideas Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893

  4. Functional • Create artistic objects used in everyday lives

  5. Persuasive • Promote ideas or products – advertising, marketing, propaganda, ideology

  6. Narrative • Tell stories, describe/illustrate experiences, communicate ideas or information, document historical events

  7. Purposes of Music

  8. Ceremonial • Music created or performed for rituals or celebrations. • Patriotic Music • Religious Music

  9. Examples of Ceremonial music • Bridal Chorus • Hail to the Chief (entrance of the President) • Funerals • Commemorative ceremonies • Graduations • Political events • Holidays • Religious rituals

  10. Recreational • Music for entertainment or fun. • Game Songs • Dance or Social Events • For Physical Activities • As a Hobby

  11. Examples of Recreational music • Most of what we listen to daily • System of a Down • Lil’ Wayne • Weezer • Journey • CCR • NIRVANA • ….country music….maybe

  12. Artistic Expression • Music created with the intent to express or communicate one’s emotions, feelings, ideas, or experiences. • Music performed in a concert setting in front of an audience.

  13. Artistic Expression • Unlike recreational, artists of this type are typically classically trained musicians or groups of musicians • Typically composed music • The artistry is determined by the degree of musical perfection • The performer uses all of the elements of music while maintaining a minimum of mistakes in notes, pitch, etc.

  14. Examples of music for artistic expression • Bach • Beethoven • Tchaikovsky • Handel • Haydn • Mozart • Wagner

  15. Why do People Dance? Purposes of Dance

  16. Ceremonial • Show praise/commemorate • Usually performed through ritual • Examples: • Tribal dance for gods/goddesses • Religious based dances • Birthdays • Weddings • Basically, any life-altering event

  17. Recreational • Have fun/socialize • Any age group/society • Examples: • Homecoming • Aerobic dance (exercise) • Group dances (Electric Slide, Chicken Dance) • Ballroom – waltz, foxtrot, jitterbug, swing, salsa

  18. Artistic Expression • Geared to entertain/perform for an audience • Theatrical dance included • Performers are usually extensively trained • Examples: • Ballet • Tap • Jazz • Even some of the recreational dances are now considered artistic

  19. Purposes of Drama

  20. Sharing the Human experience • Need to express/communicate emotions/feelings/ideas • Need for social change • Universal themes (good/evil) • Show common ideas/emotions

  21. Passing tradition and culture • Oral tradition • Narrative, Storytelling, Folktales, Religious rituals/ceremonies

  22. Recreation • Entertainment • Adventure movies (Indiana Jones) • Sci-Fi (Star Wars) • Action (Batman) • Etc.

  23. Artistic expression • Express/communicate emotion/ideas/feelings • When drama is performed on a stage in front of an audience

  24. Beyond the purposes • Humans have a need to create and interact with art • Art is a tool for social education and moral enlightenment • Provides the means for understanding that goes beyond our normal methods of thinking • “A picture is worth a thousand words”

  25. Art and Morality • Throughout history, art has been closely linked to religion and philosophy • Many have and still argue that the highest purpose of art is to enforce and teach about religion

  26. Art and beauty • Art is often seen as a means of controlling composition, flow, form, weight, balance, color, depth, etc. to produce something that is beautiful • Beauty is very subjective – “ugly” art could be considered a beautiful representation of the grotesque

  27. Art as a Human Artifact • Art serves as a human record, as does other records such as literature, music, drama, etc. • It represents what is significant to societies such as freedom, justice, peace, comfort, etc. • Artists address human concerns and allow the public to interact with their creations

  28. The reality of Art’s Purpose • It is completely subjective (relies on your opinion of what you see) • Art can serve many purposes simultaneously • Art can be anything because every piece of art speaks to someone

  29. Summary • Take a few minutes to write a short 3-4 sentence summary of today’s notes in your own words.

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