ARTAPP Q1

Ars

skill in Latin

Techne

Technology in latin

Ars and techne

Art as creation

1.) Art as creation
2.) Planned activity
3.) Man-made

The nature of art (3)

The Scream, Edvard Munch

Art as expression and communication example

Genius & Milieu

The nature of art

Beautiful

People expect art to be __________

mimic the real world

People also expect art to _________ the ___________

Preconception

Adeptness at realism = Authentication of artistry

Realism

replication of reality

Proficiency

Authentication of artistry

Nature, Nature, Pablo Picasso

___________ and art, being two different things, cannot be the same thing. Thought art we express our conception of what __________ is not. This is said by ____________

Cubism

Forms are fragmented into planes (geometric facets), which are arranged to form a pictorial but not naturalistic reality

Cubism

Forms may be viewed simultaneously from different vantage points

Cubism

Figure and background have equal importance

Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque

Cubism is a 20th century style pioneered by _________ and __________

Dora Maar Sitting

Cubism painting by Pablo Picasso

Representational Art

Naturalistic Images

Representational Art

Illusionistic

Representational Art

Photorealism

trompe l’oeil

Extreme illusionism

Abstract art

Has reference to the natural world but does not duplicate it exactly

Abstract art

Gives minimum visual information to the beholder to identify the form

Abstract art

Extracts the essence of the subject

Stylized

exaggerated certain features associated to a form

Nonrepresentational art

has NO reference to the natural world or NO discernible subject to represent

Nonrepresentational Art

Bypasses forms and touches out emotions directly

Jack the Dripper 💦💦💦💦🥶🥶🥶

Jackson Pollock Nickname

Jackson Pollock

Known for action painting

1.) To delineate forms
2.) to direct visual paths

Functions of a line according to the MoMA Pollock video (2)

Abstract expressionism

Art that sought for direct expression of their emotions

Abstract expressionism

Often nonrepresentational

Artistic Style

Sum of constant, recurring, or coherent traits identified with certain individuals or group

1.) Cultural styles
2.) Period or Historical styles
3.) School styles
4.) Personal Style

Types of artistic style (4)

Personal Style

Throughout his career or at one point in his life

Iconography

People, places, events, and other objects/images in a work, as well as the symbolism and conventions attached to those images by a particular religion or culture

Audrey Flack

Known for Photo realism and Vanitas

1.) Creating places for human purposes
2.) Creating extraordinary versions of ordinary objects
3.) Recording and commemorating
4.) Giving tangible form to the unknown
5.) Giving tangible form to feelings
6.) Refreshing our visions and helping us see the world in new ways

6 roles of art