Part 1 - Introduction Art and Art Making
Man has shown an innate ability to visually conceptualize its world. Many cave drawings are the oldest recorded pieces that modern man have found so far. Lascaux Cave, France Hall of Bulls 20,000 15,000 BCE
Stonehenge Salisbury, England Neolithic 2000-1500 BCE 13 6 H Post-and-Lintel Construction Archeologists are still uncovering new discoveries about man s built spaces in the world. With modern technology archeologists have found hundreds of bodies buried at Stonehenge. It is believed to have also served as a time piece and aligns with the Summer Solstice.
Even in the 21 st Century, historical artworks are being destroyed due to religious differences or conflicts. These Colossal Buddhas carved into the mountainside are now hollow holes. In May of 2015, ISIL destroyed many structure in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria. Colossal Buddhas of Bamiyan Afghanistan 5 th Century CE Stone 175 H Destroyed by the Taliban in 2001
Functions of Art and Artists
Jacob Riis 5-cents a spot 1890 Art for Communicating Information Nam June Paik Fin de Siecle II 1989
Art for Day-to-Day Living Andy Warhol Various Boxes 1964 Screen-printed wooden boxes Claes Oldenburg Spoonbridge and Cherry 1985-88 Minneapolis
Art for Worship and Ritual Relief carving Kandarya Mahadeva Temple, India 1000 CE Gislebertus The Last Judgment 1130 CE Shield Jaguar & Lady Xoc Mayan 750 CE
Art for Social and Political Causes Thomas Gainsborough Mr. and Mrs. Andrews 1748 Yinka Shonibare Mr. and Mrs. Andrews Without Their Heads 1998 appropriation
Art for Personal Expression Bill Viola Nantes Triptych 1992
Art for Visual Delight René Lalique Art Nouveau Style haircomb vase pendant
Art for the Environment Dale Chihuly Fioridi Como Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas Lyceum Theatre, London
Francisco Goya The Disasters of War, No 18: Bury Them and Say Nothing 1818 Which purpose or function of art does this image not fit into? 1. Art for narrative subject matter. 2. Art for cultural reference. 3. Art for visual delight. 4. Art for expressing the human experience. 5. Art for political purposes.
Francisco Goya The Disasters of War, No 18: Bury Them and Say Nothing 1818 Which purpose or function of art does this image not fit into? 1. Art for narrative subject matter. 2. Art for cultural reference. 3. Art for visual delight. 4. Art for expressing the human experience. 5. Art for political purposes.
Edvard Munch Dance of Life 1899 Which purpose or function of art does this image not fit into? A. Art for self-knowledge. B. Art for gender-based issues. C. Art for narrative subject matter. D. Art about life. E. Art for the sacred realm.
Edvard Munch Dance of Life 1899 Which purpose or function of art does this image not fit into? A. Art for self-knowledge. B. Art for gender-based issues. C. Art for narrative subject matter. D. Art about life. E. Art for the sacred realm.
Aesthetics, Visual Perception, Creativity & Awareness
Aesthetics in Art What might aesthetics refer to in art? Is their a universal agreement of the idea of beauty in the world? Michelangelo David 1501-04 marble Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa 1503 oil
Aesthetics in Art What can we find beautiful or pleasing about each work? Why might these artists create such imagery? Leonardo da Vinci Group of Five Heads 1490 Vincent Van Gogh Shoes 1888
Visual Perception Roger Shepard s Turning the Tables 1990 www.michaelbach.de 100 Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions Are these two tables the same length? Measure them. Can you see both a young woman and an older woman?
Louis Albert Necker Necker cube 1832 Can you see two different viewing interpretations?
Visual Perception Is it really what it seems to be?
Visual Perception Sandro del Prete Message d amour des Dauphins (Message of Love of Dolphins) Can you see 9 dolphins beyond the nude bodies?
Alan Rath Creativity What might be creative about each work of art? How did the artist get viewers to possibly think differently? Joel Shapiro