Week 1 Chapter1 - A Human Phenomenon Aud

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Part 1 What is Art, who makes it, and what do we do with it? Chapter 1: A Human Phenomenon

Art is primarily a visual medium that is used to express ideas about our human experience and the world around us. : 

Art is primarily a visual medium that is used to express ideas about our human experience and the world around us. Four major areas of Art Function – What? The purpose or job Visual Form – How? The materials used, formal elements, the overall composition. Content – Why? The mass of ideas associated with a work of art. Aesthetics - the branch of Western philosophy that deals with art, its creative sources, its various forms, and its affects on individuals and cultures.

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Creating Art Visual Perception – movement perception Detecting edges and shapes by perceiving differences in adjoining areas of color, brightness, or texture The Artist’s Response to the World – the artists point of view, values, and individual experiences Artistic Expression and Creativity – innovation and self-expression

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Categories of Visual Arts Fine Art – painting, sculpture, architecture, film, photography Pop Culture – magazines, comics, tv, advertising, tattoos, graffiti, posters, calendars, cards, movies Kitsch – pretentious, popular appeal (plastic baby Jesus) Craft – ceramics, glass, jewelry, weaving, woodworking Cultural Styles – stylized art within a culture

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Style Vocabulary Naturalistic - recognizable imagery Idealized – natural imagery strived in a way to reach perfection Nonobjective – has no recognizable imagery Abstracted – derived from distorting reality Stylized – when an abstracted element reoccurs in several works of art. Expressionistic – communicates heightened emotion, sense of urgency Classical – art that is orderly, balanced, well proportioned

Thomas Eakins, The Agnew Clinic, 1889, Oil on canvas : 

Thomas Eakins, The Agnew Clinic, 1889, Oil on canvas Naturalistic (Representational) Art

Idealized : 

Idealized Sandro Botticelli. The Birth of Venus, 1482. Tempera on canvas.

Franz Kline, Mahoning, 1956, Oil on Canvas. : 

Franz Kline, Mahoning, 1956, Oil on Canvas. Nonobjective (Nonrepresentational) Art

Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889, Oil on canvas : 

Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889, Oil on canvas Abstracted

Stylized : 

Stylized Pablo Picasso, Girl before a Mirror, 1932, Oil on canvas.

Pablo Picasso, Woman with a flower, 1932. Oil on canvas. : 

Pablo Picasso, Woman with a flower, 1932. Oil on canvas.

Expressionistic : 

Expressionistic Edvard Munch. The Scream, 1893. Oil painting.

Raphael, Madonna of the Meadow, 1505, Oil on panel. : 

Raphael, Madonna of the Meadow, 1505, Oil on panel. Classical Art

Leonardo Da Vinci. Last Supper, 1495-1498. Experimental paint on plaster. : 

Leonardo Da Vinci. Last Supper, 1495-1498. Experimental paint on plaster.