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Art Appreciation. Week 1: Introduction to the Course The Nature of Art (Ch. 1) Awareness, Creativity, and Communication (Ch. 2). Marcel Duchamp, Fountain (1917). Every time you look at an art work, think: “ What is art ?” . “What is art?”. Plato. Aristotle . Kant. Plato . Plato .
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Art Appreciation Week 1: Introduction to the Course The Nature of Art (Ch. 1) Awareness, Creativity, and Communication (Ch. 2)
“What is art?” Plato Aristotle Kant
Plato • His answer to “what is art”: art tries to reach the ideal (the God-like)
Aristotle • His answer to “what is art”: art should express harmony
Kant • His answer to “what is art”: art is the product of genius
“What is art?” Plato Aristotle Kant
The purposes of art • Picturing everyday life
The purposes of art • Personal expression
What does Cathedra teach us? • Artists have intentions
What does Cathedra teach us? • Artists have intentions • Our experience of art does not always match artists’ intentions
What does Cathedra teach us? • Artists have intentions • Our experience of art does not always match artists’ intentions • Art can cause emotions, sometimes quite extreme
The nature of creativity • All humans are creative: we create relationships, a home, goals for ourselves
The nature of creativity • All humans are creative: we create relationships, a home, goals for ourselves • Artists create art objects
The nature of creativity • All humans are creative: we create relationships, a home, goals for ourselves • Artists create art objects • We create our responses to those art objects
What is art? • On a piece of paper, answer, in your own words, the following: • 1. Art is _____________________________. • 2. Art is not __________________________.
Vocabulary • the arts - "music, dance, theater, literature, and the visual arts (painting, sculpture, film, architecture)”
Vocabulary • Medium / media (plural)
Vocabulary • Medium / media (plural) • The material and technique through which a work of art is made
The media we will study • Painting
Types of media • Oil painting
The media we will study • Painting • Sculpture
Types of media • Sculpture
The media we will study • Painting • Sculpture • Architecture
Types of media • Architecture
The media we will study • Painting • Sculpture • Architecture • Film / photography
Types of media • Film and photography
The media we will study • Painting • Sculpture • Architecture • Film / photography
Purposes and Functions of Art • Communicating information
Purposes and Functions of Art • Communicating information
Purposes and Functions of Art • Communicating information • Art for day-to-day living