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- 1. Art Appreciation 111“Art is neither alien nor elitist, but part of our everyday life and the culture in which we live.”-Laurie Schneider Adams, Art Across TimeART 111Instructor:Rebecca McMillen
- 2. 2Today’s AgendaWhy Study Art?What is the purpose/significance of art?Why is this class relevant?Why is art important?Class ReflectionA preview of what’s to come…
- 3. Class ReflectionWhat is the Purpose/ Significance of Art?Write down as many things you can think of3
- 4. 4Why Study Art?What can art teach us?About the worldAbout our countriesAbout our cultureAbout ourselvesWhere do our values & beliefs come from?
- 5. 5Why is this Class Relevant?Art is an essential part of your everyday life
- 6. 6From the Clothes You Buy…
- 7. 7The Music You Play…
- 8. 8The Internet You Surf…
- 9. 9To the Apartment You Decorate…
- 10. 10You see & use Art every single day
- 11. 11Art encompasses more than the pictures you see hanging on museum wallsThere are multiple mediums / forms of art:ArchitectureDanceFilmFashionLiteratureMusic Painting PhotographySculpture Theatre (to name a few)Art is Vast
- 12. 12Decorative UsesFunctional UsesSentimental UsesPolitical / Religious UsesWhy is Art Important?Art Has Many Uses-Aesthetic- Functional - Decorative- Sentimental- Entertainment - Political - Religious- HistoricalART
- 13. 13Art Has Many ValuesWhy is Art Important?Works of art are valued not only by artists, patrons, & art historians, but also by entire culturesToday’s institutions, as well as individuals, fund works of artThere is a flourishing art market throughout the world
- 14. 14Art Has Many ValuesWhy is Art Important?Material Value:
- 17. Intrinsic Value:
- 18. May not contain valuable material
- 19. Depends largely on the general assessment of the artist who created itda Vincivan Gogh
- 20. 15Art Has Many ValuesWhy is Art Important?Religious Value:
- 22. Sculptures of gods, temples
- 24. Express pride, patriotism & accomplishment of a culture
- 25. Triumphal arches, statues of national heroes16Art Has Many ValuesWhy is Art Important?Psychological Value:
- 26. Reactions to art cover a wide range of human emotion
- 27. Pleasure, Fright, Amusement, Avoidance, Outrage
- 28. Ability to attract & repel us
- 29. Not based on if its aesthetically pleasing17Art Communicates!Why is Art Important?We are bombarded with millions of images from birthWe tend to assume we understand their meaningParadoxical fact: Although children read pictures before words, a picture is more complex than a word — hence the proverbial “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”Times Square, NY
- 30. 18Art Communicates!Why is Art Important?What Do These Images Mean?Thus, one of the reasons why we study art is because it’s trying to communicate something to usWe are “code breakers”trying to unlock the meaning of imagesAboriginal art symbols & their meanings
- 31. 19Class ReflectionHow should we determine if something is art?
- 32. What is this an image of?
- 33. Is it art?
- 34. Why or why not?20Class ReflectionWhat if the artist told you this was a sculpture of a bird?
- 35. Would you agree, i.e., does it have bird-like features/characteristics?
- 36. Wings - Feathers - Beak
- 37. Does it have any other bird-like qualities?21Class ReflectionCompare the sculpture to a bird:WingsFeathersBeakBird-like qualities“What is real is not the exterior form but the idea; the essence of things.”-BrancusiBird in Space, Brancusi(1928)
- 38. 22Brancusi v. United StatesOctober 27, 1927 Court case between Brancusi v. United StatesExample of:Conflict between conservative & progressive views of art in early 20th century America regarding the question: “What constitutes a work of art?”
- 39. 23Brancusi v. United StatesDuring a visit to France, American photographer Edward Steichen purchased the bronze sculpture Bird in Space from Romanian artist Constantin BrancusiIn 1926 Steichen bought the sculpture to New YorkHe assumed that because it was an original work by a professional sculptor, he would not be charged import dutyOriginal works of art are not charged import duty so long as they are declared
- 40. 24Brancusi v. United StatesThe customs officer, did not agree that the Bird was a work of artIt was admitted into the US under the category of “Kitchen Utensils & Hospital Supplies”Steichen was charged $600 in import duty
- 41. 25Brancusi v. United StatesThe following year Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney offered to take the issue to courtFirst it was established that Brancusi had actually made the BirdIt was established that he was a professional sculptor with works in European & American MuseumsGertrude Vanderbilt WhitneyBrancusi in his studio
- 42. 26Brancusi v. United StatesNext came the question of whether Bird in Spacerepresented a birdIt was argued that it:Lacked identifiable bird-like features such as wings & feathersDoes not look like a birdBird in Space, Brancusi(1928)
- 43. 27Brancusi v. United StatesOf course, Bird in Space is not an actual birdIt’s a bronze sculpture that intends to express the sense of a soaring bird in spaceBrancusi wanted to convey the essence of an ideaBy giving form to the graceful freedom of movement associated with the flight of birdsBird in Space, Brancusi(1928)
- 44. 28Brancusi v. United StatesArt critics testified that it has the “suggestion of flight”, & that it suggests:GraceAspirationVigorSpeedStrengthPowerBeauty Bird in Space, Brancusi(1928)
- 45. 29Brancusi v. United StatesThe judge’s decision, took into account the development of modernism & recognizing that abstraction was popular amongst many contemporary artistsHe concluded that:“Bird in Space is beautiful & symmetrical in outline..it is pleasing to look at & highly ornamental..it is the original production of a professional sculptor & is in fact a work of art”
- 46. A Preview of What’s to Come
- 47. 31What is art?/ The Creative ImpulseA look at the origins of art & creativity
- 48. 32Cultural Purposes of Art/Decorating ourselves & our EnvironmentHow art varies from culture to culture & personal decoration
- 49. 33Visual Elements of ArtA look at the artist’s language – line, shape, space, texture, time & motion
- 50. 34Terminology & Principles of DesignHow the elements of artist’s language are organized
- 51. 35Methodologies of ArtA look at the different points of views in understanding art
- 52. 362-D Media & Techniques of Art A look at the different two-dimensional mediums used in art making
- 53. 373-D Media & Techniques of ArtA look at the different three-dimensional mediums used in art making
- 54. Questions?Contact me: rebecca.mcmillen@fresno.eduNext Lesson: What is Art?/The Creative Impulse