Art chapter 2
Media
Material used
Message
More specific meaning
Installation
A work of art meant to be entered, explored, experienced, and reflected upon
Nonrepresentational/ nonobjective art
Art contains no reference to he natural world as we see it.
Abstract
Art distorts, exaggerates or simplifies the natural world to provide essence or universality
Embodied meaning
Art is always about sown thing
Representational
Art remedies forms found in the natural world. The result is recognizable likeness of objects and forms
Stylized
Artwork that conforms to a preset style or set of conventions for depicting the world
Naturalistic
Artwork that is very faithful to visual experience
Style
Constant recurring coherent traits
Trompe l'oiel
French for "fool the eye"
Subject matter
Genera idea
What do artist do in the past?
In the past, artist typically worked for a client, patron or collaboratively Ina workshop
Outsider/ folk art
Refers to artwork that is created by the nonprofessional artist
Disinterested contemplation
Refers to looking beyond the actual, partial, and personal in search of beauty and pleasure
Composition
The organization of design elements & principles
Iconography
The story of a work of art including symbols or references,people,events ) requires knowledge of specific time, beliefs, culture
Form
The way a work looks
Context
To understand a work of art as created by an artist, at a specific time, and I a particular culture
Content
What a work of art is about or its subject matter
