Untitled Document (6) PDF - Art Techniques & Artists

MAGNIFICATION Reconstruction of an object/thing to a larger scale. MINIFICATION Making an object/thing on a smaller scale. MULTIPLICATION Repetition of images/forms. SUBSTITUTION Changing original qualities and surfaces to something different. REVERSALS Reversing the laws of nature...

MAGNIFICATION Reconstruction of an object/thing to a larger scale. MINIFICATION Making an object/thing on a smaller scale. MULTIPLICATION Repetition of images/forms. SUBSTITUTION Changing original qualities and surfaces to something different. REVERSALS Reversing the laws of nature (colour, perspective, functions/operations, size, etc.) FRAGMENTATION Splitting of an object/image. PARTIAL DELINEATION Presenting or displaying only a portion/part of an object. DISTORTION Changing of an object/image by distortion (deforming, burning, dissolving, decomposing, crushing, cracking, etc.) DISGUISING Hidden images...changing an object by wrapping, masking, or camouflaging it or parts of it. METAMORPHOSIS Progressive change of state. SIMULTANEITY Displaying various views/times simultaneously. SOFT FOCUS Changing the focus on all or only some parts of an image. TRANSFERENCE Placing an object/element in an environment where you normally wouldn't find it. Positioning something in a space that is not normally its own/where it doesn’t typically belong. COLLAPSING VOLUME Rendering an image so that the 3D components appear flat and vice versa (2D/flat objects appear 3D). ANIMATION When non-living objects are made to “come to life” or have human-like characteristics. PROGRESSIVE IMAGE BREAKDOWN Deterioration, obscuring, or breaking down an image into simpler patterns or shapes. POSITIVE NEGATIVE REVERSAL Mark Quinn- British artists ​ Uses unconventional material to make his sculptures – his own blood. ​ Since 1991, he has cast a new self-portrait very five years as a way to document the aging process. ​ He draws the blood over a period of a year. He uses nine pints of blood to make one head sculpture, freezing the mold to set. The finished work must be kept frozen in a temperature-regulated display case to keep it from melting. ​ “I want to make extreme portraits that not only show what I look like, but are actually made from my own flesh”. The work has brought him a lot of attention – and a lot of controversy – some praise him for pushing the boundaries of portraiture, others criticize it as a stunt meant to shock and disgust people. ​ Cai Guo Qiang -​ Chinese artist, trained in stage design. His work is scholarly and often politically charged. -​ He uses Chinese medicine, fengshui, shanshui paintings, science, flora and fauna, portraiture and fireworks as much of his inspiration. His work has traveled the world and he is internationally famous. Damien Hirst- spot painting ​ In several instances Hirst has been challenged with plagiarism and appropriation. He is also famous for his “spin paintings” created on a spinning circular surface, and “spot paintings” which are rows of randomly coloured circles created by his assistants. ​ Artworks with juxtaposition and synectics Juxtaposition- Tank and toy bike Synectics- Joan Scaglione- rock one Art Functions Propaganda art- get to work womens poster Banksy ​ British graffiti artist, political activist, painter whose identity is unconfirmed ​ Uses dark humor, satire, occasionally with slogans in a stenciling technique Frank Gehry ​ Mr. Gehry’s vision would see three 80-plus-storey towers — each resembling boxes placed atop one another — jutting into Toronto’s increasingly crowded skyline. At street-level, two six-storey podiums with room for a new 60,000 square-foot art gallery and facilities for OCAD University would be whimsically embellished by crinkled horizontal strips resembling pieces of paper. Habitat (Moshe Safdie) -​ Urban dwelling -​ Created for Expo 67 as a new concept in housing. -​ Mass-produced, precast, one-piece concrete units, each a complete apartment, were transported to the sight. They were then stacked like gigantic building blocks by huge cranes. The units came in different sizes and different interior arrangements. Therefore, the uniformity of usual apartments was avoided. Each floor has a play area for children.  Dirty White Trash -​ 6 months worth of the artists’ trash ----------------------------------------------------------------- ​ Grant provides funding for a specific activity, supporting from a period of time, or for onion operations ​ Contemporary Art When negative (background) space defines the image/object. Contemporary- Traditional media no longer subsume the field ​ New media such as film, video, installation, performance, texts, and computers are common ​ Art Advocacy -​ generating awareness, involvement in the arts, appreciation ​ Synectics -A visual convention that places familiar objects in unfamiliar environments. The new combinations create new ways of looking at traditional ideas and beliefs. ​ Artist Collective ​ An artist collective is an initiative that is the result of a group of artist working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims. ​ Plagiarism -​ presenting the work of another as one’s own, for example, when information from a specific source is copied, word for word, without giving credit to that source. ​ Artist run centre (arc) -​ Artist-run centers, they follow no-for-profits arts organizations. ​ Juxtaposition -​ Juxtaposition puts things together, often side by side, to show similarities and differences. It helps artists bring out a specific quality or create a certain effect. ​ Authenticity -is the quality of being genuine or real ​ Art Conventions -​ Visual Conventions: the guidelines artists follow when they want to create a certain kind of artwork. The conventions are sometimes called Rules. Artists follow these rules to create specific effects. ​ ARC -​ Artist run centre (arc) -​ Artist-run centers, they follow no-for-profits arts organizations. ​ Commission is the act of requesting the creation of a piece, often on behalf of another ​ Social/political commentary -​ Some artists use their art to communicate a social or political message. Their goal is to  focus the public on issues that are important to them. Through their art, these artists challenge viewers to clearly identify their beliefs and values, and to think about new ways to respond to important issues. This type of art can take many forms. It may be a poster, graffiti, an installation, etc. It may shock, inspire and motivate people to take action and make changes. ​ Sustainability -​ Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ​ Functions of Art -​ The functions of art are the purposes that art serves, which can include personal, social, physical, and more. -Reflect the social status, importance, or power of a person, group (religious, political, social) - To memorialize people and commemorate events - Reflect the common identity of a group. - to criticize political policy and social norms, to satirize public figures -Take the form of political propaganda - To investigate or attract people’s attention to a crisis, themes or issues - Express artist’s inner feelings -Express artists’ personal experiences -Reflect what a culture believes is attractive and useful. -To preserve aspects of a culture -how art works function to decorate private and public space ​ TAC -​ Toronto art council grants- offer grants to their members, advocate and support artists ​ Propaganda -​ Many governments try to persuade citizens to support their actions during times of war or other emergencies. Propaganda art encourages citizens to take specific action based on shared values and beliefs. For example, Victory Bonds were sold in Canada during the Second World War to help support the war effort. Artists used colour, symbols, and words to communicate the urgency of buying Victory Bonds. ​ Appropriation -​ to borrow an idea, symbol, object, image, sound, art form, or style from other cultures, art history, or popular culture to use in one’s own work. ​ Art Activism ​ Abstract Art -​ Abstract Art: does not portray its subject matter in a realistic manner. ​ Non-Objective Abstraction -​ Non-Objective Art: art that uses elements and/or principles of design to make a composition with no recognizable subject matter. ​ Objective Abstraction -​ Objective Art: meant to be seen and touched by humans. Depicts something we can recognize ​ ACMI/AP -​ If your art materials have the ACMI/AP safety seal, you know they are safe to use. ​ Upcycling Artists who practice upcycling create sculptures, mixed media, and new household objects from old materials that other people throw away