Art Appreciation, Chapter 1 Exploring Art,

1. Welcome to Art Appreciation
Arts 1301-65001
Cristina Medina
Professor of Visual Arts

2. GET TOGETHER
 Find at least 2 other people with same
color clothing as you have on.
 Groups of at least 3 to 4 members
 There must be both genders in your
group.

3. Introductions
 Tell your group members, “I’m glad you’re
here!”
 Introduce Yourself, write your group
members’ names down
 Major and goals in life
 Each person must know the other’s name
and how to spell it
 Random selection

4. Expected Group Behaviors
 Help Others Learn
 Encourage Participation
 Listen with Care
 Participate Actively
 Observation by instructor
 The group is ready when everyone can
present the material, random selection.

6.  Each group will receive portions of the
syllabus
 Groups will work together to decide
under which category the portion
belongs to
 Tape the portion underneath the correct
section

8.  Give your group
members a high-five
and thank them for
their cooperation and
attention!!!!!!!

9. Art is not what you see, but
what you make others see.
-Edgar Degas

10. Chapter 1: A Human Phenomenon
 What is art?
 What are some ways to approach a
definition of art?

11. What is art?
 No one definition applies for all times and
places.
 “Art is a primarily visual medium that
expresses ideas about our human
experience and the world around us.”
-Lazzari and Schlesier, Exploring Art

12. →Assists in rituals
→Reflects customs
→Communicates
→Helps us imagine
the divine
→Commemorates the dead
→Glorifies the state
→Protests political
and social
→Celebrates war
and conquest
→Promotes cohesion
→Records likenesses
→Educates us
Functions of ArtFunctions of Art

13. What is artWhat is art for whomfor whom andand
whenwhen??
→Art is whatever a
society or a culture
says is art.
→Not a universal or fixed
definition.
→Fluctuates, because
cultures are alive and
changing.

14. VISUAL FORM
 MATERIALS
 FORMAL ELEMENTS
 OVERALL COMPOSITION OR
ARRANGEMENT

15. CONTENT
 The art’s imagery
 It’s surroundings where it is used or
displayed
 Its symbolic meaning
 The customs, beliefs, and values of the
culture that uses it
 Text incorporated in work, or writings
about work

16. What defines beauty…?
 Groups: work together to answer the
above question.
 WHO defines beauty?

17. Aesthetics: Art and Beauty
→a branch of philosophy
dealing with art, its sources,
forms, and effects.
→goes beyond individual tastes
or preferences.
→is a critical reflection on art.
→reflects the culture’s
preferences.

18. Beauty Is Subjective
• Subjective: full of
personal emotions
and feelings
• Objective: free of
personal feelings or
emotion; hence,
without bias

19. Conventions of Beauty
"Venus of Villendorf" 10.000-15.000 b.c.

20. The Artist’s Response to the
World
CREATING ART
→Perception - focused and concentrated looking.
→Response - reflects the artists’ responses to their life
experiences and the world around them.
→Expression - art is the expression of the artist’s
perception and response.

21. CATEGORIES OF VISUAL ARTS
 Fine art
 Popular culture
 Kitsch

22. STYLE CATEGORIES
 Naturalistic, Representational
 Idealized
 Abstract
 Expressive or expressionist
 Nonobjective
 Cultural style
 Artist Style

23. Naturalism
 Fully representational with specific details

24. Realism
 Representational but emphasizes the
emotional not specific

25. Semi Abstraction
 Partly representational but simplified and
rearranged.

26. Objective Abstraction
 Based on a physical object but simplified
and rearranged so that it appears
nonobjective.

27. Non Objective Abstraction
 Started without any reference to a
physical object. Based on pure design.

28. Vincent Van Gogh
Starry Night
Saint Remy, June 1889
Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4"

33. What affects your view of art?
 Gender
 Culture
 Nationality
 Geographic location
 Ethnicity
 Spiritual beliefs
 Socio-economic backgrd
 Political beliefs
 Personal experiences

34. How you respond
to a work of art
tells
more about you
than it does about
the work of art.

35. Recap
 Definition of art
 Functions of art
 Beauty
 Aesthetics
 Categories of Style
 Artist Style: Van Gogh

36. Activity 1: A Human Phenomenon
 The goal:
 write about art, using terminology and concepts
learned from the chapter reading
 be able to connect the material from the reading
to the video or article presented in the activity
that may be from an outside source
 Prepares you for future assignments.

37. Use Chapter 1 reading and vocabulary to help
construct the answer for this assignment.
 View the images and content on the following
website,
http://www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/
 and answer in paragraph format the following
questions:
 a. What is the function of this artwork?
 b. Describe the visual form.
 c. Describe the specific content of this artwork.
 d. Explain the style of art category it could fall under.

38. Wrap Up
 Thank your for being here.
 Questions?
 Thank your group members.
 See you next time!