Related Arts

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Related Arts

• Chapter 1 Art and You

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Exploring Art

• The desire to create, perform, and appreciate
  works of art is universal among humans.
• So, what is art??

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Art

• The arts are a basic form of human communication.
• The visual arts, music, literature, and poetry
  may be considered the means by which people, past
  and present, express themselves in unique sights
  and sounds that capture the interest,
  imagination, and appreciation of others.

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Art

• should mirror reality. It must look like
  something seen in the real world.
• must be pleasing to the eye, even if it is not
  realistic.
• should express the artists ideas, beliefs, and
  feelings so that others can understand them.

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Art

• Visual arts are unique exprressions of ideas,
  beliefs, experiences, and feelings presented in
  well-designed visual forms.
• There are two forms of visual arts.

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Visual Arts

• Fine Arts refers to painting, architecture, and
  sculpture arts which have no practical function
  and are valued in terms of the visual pleasure
  they provide or their success in communicating
  ideas or feelings.

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Visual Arts

• Applied art most often used to describe the
  design or decoration of functional objects to
  make them pleasing to the eye.
• Examples?
• These people are usually referred to as
  designers, artisans, or craftspeople.

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Why is art Created??

• There are fine main reasons that cultures have
  created art.
• Aesthetics
• Morals/Ethics
• Spirituality
• History
• Politics

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Aesthetics

• Some people create art just for the pleasure that
  it brings to those who understand and appreciate
  it.

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Morals/Ethics

• In many cultures, art is used to depict people
  and behaviors that are considered noble and good.

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Spirituallity

• Some are considered a way of connecting with
  supernatural forces. Many religions use art to
  tell stories

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History

• Many artworks provide valuable information about
  important, places, and events.
• They will show how people looked and dressed, and
  even record behaviors.

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Politics

• Art can serve as a tool of persuasion or
  propaganda when it is used to convince people to
  adopt a certain point of view.

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Why Artists Create

• Some create art to achieve great wealth.
• Some create to as a means of gaining recognition
  and glory.

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Why Artists Create

• There is one trait in common among all artists
  the impulse to create.

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Decision Making and Problem Solving

• Both creating and examining art engage you in
  both decision making and problem solving.

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Questions as the artist

• What should I paint or sculpt?
• Which medium and technique should I use?
• What colors, shape, and lines should I use?
• How can I arrange these elements most
  effectively?
• How will I know when Im done and the creative
  process has finished?

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Tasks of the viewer

• Identify the subject depicted in the artwork.
• Determine the medium and technique.
• Identify the colors, shapes, and lines and how
  they are arranged.
• Decide whether the work is successful.
• Be prepared to defend the judgment with good
  reasons.

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Real World Connections

• Art helps build and nurture a place in the mind
  for original ideas.
• Art builds important thinking skills.
• Art nourishes an appreciation of different points
  of view, flexible thinking, and self-discipline.

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The Visual Vocabulary of Art

• A visual vocabulary is necessary when you are
  trying to
• Gain insight into the artworks of others.
• Create your own artworks w/ different media and
  techniques.

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The Visual Vocabulary of Art

• The elements of art are the many different
  colors, values, lines, textures, shapes, forms,
  and space relationships.

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Media and Processes

• Art media consists of the materials the artist
  uses.
• E.g. pencils, charcoal, paint, clay, stone,
  metal, etc.
• Art process is the action involved in making art.

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Media and Processes

• Any material that can be marked, bent, or shaped
  can be considered a medium.
• There are two types
• 2 dimensional paintings and drawings.
• 3 dimensional sculpture.

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Understanding Aesthetics

• Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy concerned
  with identifying the criteria that are used to
  understand and judge art.
• An aesthetician is a scholar who specializes in
  this.

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History vs. Criticism

• Art historians and art critics operate from
  different points of view.
• Art critics direct their attention to a thorough
  examination of art works.
• Art historians seek objective facts about art
  works and their creators.

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Art Criticism

• Criticism is an orderly way of looking at and
  talking about art.
• Art criticism allows you to examine and respond
  to art with a more critical eye.

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Art History

• The history involves finding out the who, when,
  where and why about an artwork.
• Understanding art of the present can be enhanced
  by understanding art of the past.

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Why Study Art?

• By studying the creative expressions of artists
  from all backgrounds, you can become aware of the
  beliefs, ideas, and feelings of people of various
  ethnic origins, religions, or cultures.

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