Art 101 Exam 1 Summary | Notes | Que & Answ
Art Critism *** The analysis and judgement of the merits and faults of a literary or artistics
works
Ways to apporach art critism *** Decription
Judgement
Analysis
Interpretation
Description *** Pure description of the object without value, judgements, analysis, or
interpretation
Analysis *** Determining what the feautures suggest and deciding why the artist used such
features to convey such specific ideas
Interpretation *** Establishing the broader context for this type of art
Judgement *** Giving a pieve of work its ranks in relation to other works
Religous and Moral Values *** What is the artist intent?
What is the context of the work?
How does the viewer interpret the work?
Impulse for Art *** The urge to make art
What do artist do? *** -Create places for some human purpose
-Create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects
-Record and commemorate
-Give tangible form to the unknown
, -Give tangible form to feelings and ideas
-Refresh our vision and help us see the world in new ways
What else do artists do? *** Explore
Inform
Entertain
Infulence
Manipulate
Visual Culture *** How culture is expressed in visual images
Representational art *** Realism and trompe l'oeil
Abstract art *** Art based in real objects but heavily stylized
Non objective Art *** Doesnt represent anything real
Form *** All visual aspects of the work
Medium *** Material from which a work of art is made
Composition *** Organization of various elements in an image
Style *** Pattern of distinct characteristics that can be discerned in a group of images
Subject Matter *** Objects or events depicted
Content *** It is what a work of art is about (subject matter interpreted by the viewer)
Iconography *** Symbolism within a work of art that adds to the content
Art Critism *** The analysis and judgement of the merits and faults of a literary or artistics
works
Ways to apporach art critism *** Decription
Judgement
Analysis
Interpretation
Description *** Pure description of the object without value, judgements, analysis, or
interpretation
Analysis *** Determining what the feautures suggest and deciding why the artist used such
features to convey such specific ideas
Interpretation *** Establishing the broader context for this type of art
Judgement *** Giving a pieve of work its ranks in relation to other works
Religous and Moral Values *** What is the artist intent?
What is the context of the work?
How does the viewer interpret the work?
Impulse for Art *** The urge to make art
What do artist do? *** -Create places for some human purpose
-Create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects
-Record and commemorate
-Give tangible form to the unknown
, -Give tangible form to feelings and ideas
-Refresh our vision and help us see the world in new ways
What else do artists do? *** Explore
Inform
Entertain
Infulence
Manipulate
Visual Culture *** How culture is expressed in visual images
Representational art *** Realism and trompe l'oeil
Abstract art *** Art based in real objects but heavily stylized
Non objective Art *** Doesnt represent anything real
Form *** All visual aspects of the work
Medium *** Material from which a work of art is made
Composition *** Organization of various elements in an image
Style *** Pattern of distinct characteristics that can be discerned in a group of images
Subject Matter *** Objects or events depicted
Content *** It is what a work of art is about (subject matter interpreted by the viewer)
Iconography *** Symbolism within a work of art that adds to the content
