ART

What do all artists share

- All artists share the fundamental desire to create, but different artists respond to their world in divergent terms.

Thinking thematically, page 17 Jasper Johns and Faith Ringgold- Thinking thematically SIX MAJOR THEMES ADDRESSED BY ART:

- Art, politics, community -Art and spiritual belief -Art and the passage of time -Art and beauty -Art, Gender, and identity -Art, science and the environment

Art, Politics, Public Spaces

A certain segment of the public has always sought out art in galleries and museums. Until 1967 art was only seen in galleries and museums, but then in 1967, congress funded the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts)

What constitutes an artwork's form?

An artwork's Form includes such aspects of an artwork as its materials and the organization of its parts into a composition.

How does subject matter differ from content? .

An artwork's subject matter- is what the image or object literally represents. The content is what the artwork means.

Non representational otherwise known as Non-objective

Don't refer to the natural world at all

The elements of Art-

Form-overall structure of the work. Subject matter-what is literally depicted. Content-what it means.

What is iconography?

Iconography is a system of images whose meaning is understood by a certain cultural group the images used in iconography represent concepts or beliefs beyond literal subject matter.

What was the purpose of the arts in public places program?

It usually required 1 percent of the cost of new public buildings to be dedicated to art for their public spaces. This broadened the audience of art and brought artist into the role of education the general public about the values of art.

Iconography How is Iconography used in the Jan Van Eyck painting of the Giovanni Arnolfini, and His wife Giovanna Cenami?

It's used for the simple fact that the swelling of the woman's stomach was a convention of female beauty at the time, and her dress is structured in a way to accentuate it. The groom's removal of his shoes is a reference to God's commandment to mosses to take off his shoes hen standing on holy ground. The single burning candle symbolizes the presence of Christ at the scene.

What are the two ways we value art?

Monetarily (what people are willing to pay for the art piece) and intrinsically(how it moves, how it connects to you)

What are the roles of the artists

Most artists think of themselves as assuming one of four fundamental roles- or some combination of the four-as they approach their work.

What constitutes the activist direction in public art?

PA (public art) often directly impact our daily lives. Many artists use the public context for activist goals, addressing social and political issues.

What is representational art-?

Portrays natural objects in a recognizable form. The more the representational resembles what the eye sees the more it's said to be an example of realism.

What is Representational

Representational Portrays natural objects in a recognizable form. The more the representational resembles what the eye sees the more it's said to be an example of realism.

What are the roles of artists?

Roles of artist- 1.They help us to see the world in new and innovative ways; 2. They create a visual record of their time and place; 3. They make functional objects and structures more pleasurable by imbuing them with beauty and meaning and 4. They give form to material ideas and feelings.

How does the public tend to receive innovative art?

The public tends to receive innovative artwork with reservation because it usually has little context by which to understand and appreciate it.

What is the purpose of the Nsiki Nkonde figure?

The purpose of Nsiki Nkonde figure- It acts as a voodoo doll. It represented a form of animism. European military saw it as aggressive opposition.

Abstract

The rendering of images and objects in a stylized or simplified way, so that though they remain recognizable, their formal or expressive aspects are emphasized.

What is the purpose of the Art in public spaces program?

To address social and political issues, teaching people to appreciate art would enhance the social life of the nation.

What is the artists' role?

To move/educate/compel/question someone.

What is active seeing

Viewing things through art, we can begin to understand those filers and learn to look more closely at the visual world.

What is Visual Literacy?

Visual Literacy- Being able to recognize why you like a particular piece and how it communicates to you.