Art 100- Chapter 2
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Transcript of Art 100- Chapter 2
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The Purpose & Functions of ArtChapter 2
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Art for Delight
• We need delight, enjoyment, pleasure, decoration, amusement and embellishment in our lives to “lift us above the stream of life”
• Aesthetics: refers to an awareness of beauty or that quality in a work of art or other manmade or natural form which evokes a sense of elevated awareness in the viewer.
• Classical: in reference to ancient Greece or Renaissance
• Monochromatic: based mostly on one color James Abbott McNeil Whistler.
Nocturne: Blue and Gold- Old Battersea Bridge. 182-1875
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Art as Commentary
• Artists who view art’s primary goal as communication between the artist and the viewer by the means of subject matter.
• Prints: works that exist in multiple copies
Francisco Goya. I saw This (The Disasters of War), 1810. Etching, drypoint and burin.
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Art as Commentary
Painterly: loose or spontaneous brushworks • Testifies clearly to what the
artist experienced and takes us to a specific place and time.
Berthe Morisot. In a Villa at the Seaside, 1874. Oil on Canvas.
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Art in Worship and Ritual
• Another function of art has been to enhance religious contemplation, and most of the world’s religions have found ways to incorporate artists’ creativity into their sacred rituals, places, and ceremonies.
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Art for Commemoration• Commemoration is something
done as an aid to memory• More often a public act, perhaps
celebrating a significant person or event, or honoring patriotic actions.
• Commemoration of any kind connects us with the chain of humanity that stretches back for millennia, making human life seem more significant and valuable.
• “Crown of the Palace” was a tomb for the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan’s favorite wife, who died in childbirth.
• It sits at one end of a four-part paradise garden that recalls the description of Paradise in the Qur’an.
Taj Mahal. Agra, India. 1632-1648
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Art for Persuasion
• Government buildings, public monuments, television commercials, and music videos all harness the power of art to influence action and opinion.
• They invite and urge us to do or think things that we may not have otherwise thought of.
• idealism: the representation of subjects in an ideal or perfect state or form.
Augustus of Prima Porta. Early 1st Century AD. Marble
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Art for Self-Expression
• Art fulfills an expressive function when an artists conveys information about his or her personality or feelings or worldview, aside from a social cause, market demand, commissioning ruler, or aesthetic urge.
• Art becomes a meeting site between artist and viewer, the viewer feeling empathy and gaining an understanding of the creator’s personality.
• Self-portraiture has traditionally been an important vehicle by which artists reach out to us.
Felix Nussbaum. Self-Portrait with Jewish Identity Card. 1943 Oil on Canvas.