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BASDRAFBasic Drawing and Drafting

ContentsI. Introduction

- Forms of Art- Purposes of Art

II. Art as Visual Communication- Historical Context

- The Psychology of Drawing- The Artist and His Tools

Art as VisualCommunication

: Understand the concepts in Art and itsbackground

: Observe the works of classical artists: Understand different purposes of art: Become familiar with some of the tools

of an artist

Objectives

FORMS OF ARTINTRODUCTION

Development ofPop Art

Whaam! by American graphicartist Roy Lichtenstein (1963)

Dance and Music asan Art Form

Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker performedby the San Diego Ballet of California


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Music as an ArtForm

1950s Advertising Techniques

Architecture as aForm of Art

Saint Pauls Cathedral , redesigned by architectChristopher Wren in the Baroque style

Fine Arts and theDecorative Arts

Wedgwood vase byJohn Flaxman for Josiah

Wedgwood (1780)

Fine Arts and theDecorative Arts

Ivory Throne ofBishop Maximian(mid-6 th century),

Byzantine art

Art and Science

CampbellsSoup Can (1962)by American Pop

artist AndyWarhol

Validity of aScientific Law

Billboards in India


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Validity of aScientific Law

Early catalogadvertising fromSears, Roebuck

and Co.

Societal Influencesin Art

Senufo Art ofWest Africa

showinganimal figures

Physical Resources

Diamond Sutra (Jingangjing) , 868 AD, theearliest known printed book

Medium

Piet , byMichelangelo,carved out of

marble in 1497 to1500

The Subject of Art

Mona Lisa , byLeonardo da Vinci,1503-1506, oil on

wood

Social Class

Waiting for Godot , a play by Samuel Beckett


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THE PURPOSE OF ART

The Purpose of Art

The Search for Truth and OtherPhilosophical Explorations

Aristotle reasonedthat happiness overa lifetime may beobtained only byliving in accordancewith their true nature;

humans have anethical obligation tolive by reason.

The Purpose of Art

Expression of the ArtistsInnermost Feelings

Dutch-born painterWillem de Kooning,a leader of AbstractExpressionism

The Purpose of Art

To Make a Living

The Purpose of Art

A Sacred, Almost Magical Activity

Ecstasy of SaintTheresa (1645-1652) bythe 17 th century Italianartist GianlorenzoBernini is considered tobe one of the finestexisting examples ofBaroque sculpture

The Purpose of Art

Gives Status to Rulers or Aristocrats

The elaborateFlorentine ebonycabinet was designedin 1708 by GiovanniBattista Foggini for theElector Palatine


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The Purpose of Art

Explore Ideas and Techniques

Two Open ModularCubes / Half-Off ,1972, was createdby American artistSol Lewitt, who

termed his artconceptual

The Purpose of Art

Young Shopper , byDuane Hanson, life-

size figure of aworking-class

American outfitted withactual, mismatched

clothing and othergear, easily confused

with human onlookers

Imitate Life

The Purpose of Art

Peasant Wedding ,by Pieter Bruegel the

Elder, oil on wood,depicts a peasant

wedding feast whereno more than 20

guests were allowedto participate

To Show Us Something About Society

The Purpose of Art

Christ EnteringJerusalem , by

Pietro Lorenzetti,1320

To Tell Us Something About How aPainting Works

ART AS VISUAL COMMUNICATION


Build up a knowledge of awide range of media andtechniques to conveyintended effects

The aim of most artist isto interpret what is thererather than merely recordthe subjectDrawings tell us

something about the artistas well as the subject


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One reason formaking adrawing isinspiration by asubject matter

Drawings donot necessarilyhave to be highlyfinished anddetailed to beeffective

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historical Context

Aboriginal Rock Art This rock painting inQueensland depicts ahuman figure (probablya woman) and ananimal (probably akangaroo) which maydate back more than30,000 years.

Historical Context

Head of an ApostleLooking Downward ,

An ink drawing byGerman painter

Albrecht Durer in1508.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OFDRAWING

The Psychology ofDrawing

The language ofdrawing isuniversal. It is easyto read drawingswhatever languagewe speak.Drawings can bedescriptive andevoke a particularmood.


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The unconsciousspontaneity inchildrens drawing.


The Left BrainProcessing isrational, verbal,analytical,sequential (looks atthe parts).


The Right BrainProcessing is

intuitive, visual,perceptive,

simultaneous(looks at the

whole).THE ARTIST AND HIS TOOLS

Art Tools

Paper Pencil Eraser Drawing Board Sketchbooks Artist Tape Ruler Clips

(Start with a few basics such aspencils) then add more as youprogress in your drawing.

Keeping aSketchbook

When working outside you will probably need to work quickly,so choose a technique you are confident with.

Your sketchbook is yourpersonal visual notebook somewhere for ideas andinformation. For your owninterest, jot down the placeand date on each sketch.

Landscape by Rembrandtvan Rijn (ink, pen and wash)


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Keeping aSketchbook

Sketches are good way ofgaining an understandingof the subject before youstart on a more detailed

drawing.

Man in Cap by Duane Eells(charcoal sketch)

Keeping aSketchbook

Yoursketchbook canalso be usedfor theoccasional,more detailed,analytical study,or to try out

different mediaand effects.

Keeping aSketchbook

There wont betime to finish a

drawing on thespot, but once youget to a certainstage you will beable to finish itlater. If necessary,take a photographto remind you ofthe scene.

Notes onPhotograph

Starting Points . As basis of an idea which you candevelop or interpret in your own way through a

drawing. Fleeting Moments . For action subjects such as aspeeding car or someone diving into a swimming pool.You simply would not have the time to sketch thesesubjects effectively. Composition Aids . To provide you with a number ofdifferent viewpoints and suggestions for compositionalternatives.

Summary

Art comes in various forms Art is influenced by different things Art has different purposes Art is a form of visual communication An artist makes use of different tools

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