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Art 1: What is art?

Art 1: What is art?. 8/6/2012. Leonardo DaVinci Mona Lisa Date – 1503-1519. Mark Rothko No. 61 (Rust and Blue) Date -1951. Marcel Duchamp Fountain 1917. So, What is Art?. There are three words we use to define art: Subject Form Content. Subject.

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Art 1: What is art?

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  1. Art 1: What is art? 8/6/2012

  2. Leonardo DaVinci Mona Lisa Date – 1503-1519

  3. Mark Rothko No. 61 (Rust and Blue) Date -1951

  4. Marcel Duchamp Fountain 1917

  5. So, What is Art? There are three words we use to define art: • Subject • Form • Content

  6. Subject • A subject is a person, place, or thing. It can even be an idea.

  7. Form • When looking at art, form means the organization of: • The Elements of Art • The Principles of Design • The physical material the artist used

  8. Content • The emotional and intellectual message of an artwork. The “why?” behind the work. • “Why was this painting made?” • “What is it about?”

  9. Other Important Factors • Art has a subject, a form, and content but it also has • A vocabulary • A history • Social and/or political context

  10. A Vocabulary • The key to talking about art is knowing the vocabulary • Elements of Art: Line, shape, form, color, value, texture, space • Principles of Design: Contrast, emphasis, balance, pattern, rhythm, movement, unity • Along with these there are many other vocabulary words we will discuss

  11. A History • Art has been around since the beginning of time. There is history behind every piece of art that is made, something that connects it to the past. • Artists are inspired and influenced by art history and the things done in the past.

  12. A History cont. • When looking at art history there is a line of influence that runs through it all, things done 1000 years ago can be connected to contemporary artists by looking at an artist’s influences. • These influences are very complex but we will gain a broad grasp of them.

  13. Michelangelo – Pieta, 1498-99 Gustave Moreau – Pieta, 1852

  14. Gustave Moreau – Pieta, 1852 Georges Rouault

  15. Social/Political Context • Art is a “thermometer of culture”. It tells if a culture is healthy or not, what the culture values, who a culture values, etc. • It often strives to correct social, political, or cultural wrongs, or to show the culture what is wrong about it.

  16. Social/Political Context cont. • What do you think this culture valued? Lascaux Cave painting, estimated to be 17,000 years old

  17. Social/Political Context cont. • What about this culture? Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe c. 1960’s

  18. Social/Political Context cont. • Have you ever seen this artwork? Does it have a political motivation or context?

  19. What does art do? • Art creates beauty • Art communicates • Thoughts • Ideas • Beliefs • Art expresses • Feelings • Thoughts • Emotions Vincent Van Gogh – Starry Night

  20. Review • Art can be defined by these three terms: • Subject • Form • Content • Other important factors to think about include: • The vocabulary of art • The history of art • The social, cultural, and/or political context of art • Art does at least three things: • Creates beauty • Communicates • Expresses

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