Arts Appreciation Chapter 2 & 3 PDF

ARTS APPRECIATION CHAPTER 2 TOPIC OUTLINE: INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES: HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU LOOKED AT A WORK OF ART AND WONDERED “HOW DID THEY DO THAT”? The ARTISTIC PROCESS is a unique combination of vision, creativity, intuition, and collaboration balanced with...

ARTS APPRECIATION CHAPTER 2 TOPIC OUTLINE: INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES: HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU LOOKED AT A WORK OF ART AND WONDERED “HOW DID THEY DO THAT”? The ARTISTIC PROCESS is a unique combination of vision, creativity, intuition, and collaboration balanced with craft, technique, accountability, discipline, and use of time and resources. ARTISTS RELY ON A SUPPORT NETWORK THAT INCLUDES FAMILY, FRIENDS, PEERS, INDUSTRIES, BUSINESS, AND THE WHOLE SOCIETY THEY LIVE IN. SUPPORT NETWORKS WHERE ART EXHIBIT, MARKET, MOVE, STORE AND CRITIC COMMERCIAL ART GALLERIES A place to focus solely on buying and selling, and, in the process, making art a commodity. MUSEUMS The primary function is in the form of a cultural repository – a place for viewing. THE CRITIC Offer insight into art’s meaning and make judgments determining ‘good’ or ‘bad’ art based on the intellectual, aesthetic and cultural standards they reflect. THE INDIVIDUAL ARTIST Many artists work alone in studios, dedicated to the singular idea of creating art through their own expressive means and vision. Some employ assistants and the artist who doesn’t create his art himself is called an “Art Director”. ART AS SOCIAL ACTIVITY PUBLIC ART IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS. Ex. Pyramids in Egypt and Mexico are massive structures, built by hundreds of laborers under the direction of designers and engineers. Some of the grandest works of art that are made not by a single person but by many people. OTHER EXAMPLE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT PROJECT IN WASHINTON DC (1987)  Public art projects can be subject to controversy. Funding sources for any projects vary from private donations to the use of public tax dollars or a combination of the two. It’s not easy for everyone to agree on what constitutes ‘good’ or ‘bad’ art, or at least what is appropriate for a public space. The issue takes on a more complex perspective when public money is involved in its funding. ARTISTIC TRAINING METHODS Artistic Training Developing the artists' artistic talent, the program will also strengthen their mastery of the artistic process so that they can better optimize their workflow. ARTISTIC TRAINING METHODS AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS For centuries craftsmen have formed associations that preserve and teach the ‘secrets’ of their trade to apprentices in order to perpetuate the knowledge and skill of their craft. In general, the training of artists has historically meant working as an apprentice with an established artist. In many traditional cultures, apprenticeship is still how the artist learns their craft, skills and expressions specific to that culture.  In the developed nations, where education is more available and considered more important that experience, art schools have developed. The model for these schools is the French Royal Academy founded by Louis XIV in the 17th century. In the 19th century, the Victorians first introduced art to the grade schools, thinking that teaching the work of the masters would increase morality and that teaching hand- eye coordination would make better employees for the Industrial Revolution. These ideas still resonate and are one of the reasons art is considered important to children’s education. WHAT IS REQUIRED TO BECOME AN ARTIST? Skill is one of the hallmarks that we often value in a work of art. Becoming skilled means a continual repetition of a craft or procedure until it becomes second nature. Talent is certainly another consideration, but talent alone does not necessarily produce good art. Like any endeavor, becoming an artist takes determination, patience, skill, a strong mental attitude and years of practice. Creativity is another element necessary to become an artist.  SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE PERSPECTIVE ARTISTICE ROLES 1. DESCRIPTION A traditional role of visual art is to describe our self and our surroundings. a. Portraits Portraits capture the accuracy of physical characteristics but the very best also transfer a sense of an individual’s unique personality. BUST PORTRAIT BY THUTMOSE ARTISTICE ROLES b. Landscapes It give us detailed information about our natural and human made surroundings ARTISTICE ROLES 2.SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION Out of this striving for accuracy and documentation developed the art of scientific illustration. ARTISTICE ROLES 3. ENHANCING OUR WORLD Enhancing the world of our everyday lives is another role art plays. This role is more utilitarian than others. ARTISTICE CATEGORIES 1. FINE ART Fine art has a distinction of being some of the finest examples of our human artistic heritage. includes drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs and, in the last decade, new media that are in museum collections and sold through commercial art galleries. ARTISTICE CATEGORIES 2. POPULAR CULTURE This category contains the many products and images we are exposed to every day. ARTISTIC CATEGORIES 3. CRAFT Craft is a category of art that shows a high degree of skilled workmanship in its production. Craft works are normally associated with utilitarian purposes, but can be aesthetic works in themselves, often highly decorated. ARTISTIC STYLES 1.NATURALISTIC STLE uses recognizable images with a high level of accuracy in their depiction. Naturalism also includes the idealized object: one that is modified to achieve a kind of perfection within the bounds of aesthetics and form ARTISTICE STYLES 2. ABSTRACT STYLE based on a recognizable object but which is then manipulated by distortion, scale issues or other artistic devices. ARTISTICE STYLES 2. Non-objective imagery has no relation to the ‘real’ world – that is – the work of art is based solely upon itself. ARTISTICE STYLES 3.CULTURAL STYLE Cultural styles refer to distinctive characteristics in artworks throughout a particular society or culture