CPAR 1ST QUARTER CHAPTER 3 - THE CONTEXTS OF ART

Mode of reception

This refers to how an audience interprets and understands a work of art, considering factors like their cultural background, personal experiences, and etc.

Appropriation

This refers to the practice of artists using pre-existing objects or images in their art with little transformation of the original.

Context

This refers to settings, conditions, and occurrences affecting production and reception or audience response to an artwork. It is also a set of background information that enables us to formulate meaning about works of art and note how context affects form.

Artist’s Background

This refers to the artist’s age, gender, culture, economic conditions, social environment, and disposition that affects their art production.

Nature

This can be seem as a source of inspiration and a wellspring of materials for art production.

Everyday Life

This states that the significance of an art lies not only in its aesthetic appearance but also in its functionality and its value to the community that produced it.

Society, Politics and Economy, and History

This states that although art is a form of expression, it is discerned that throughout its history, the works are not always created out of the artist’s full volition.

Mode of Reception

This refers to when, where, and how art is encountered.