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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.
5.
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
7.
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.
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
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.
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!