CHAPTER 1

Porch of the Caryatids

4 major areas of art

function

visual form

content

aesthetics

the United States’ definition of art

art is a primarily visual medium that is used to express ideas about our human experience and the world around us

Olowe of Ise. Veranda Post: Female Caryatid and Equestrian Figure

Equestria Statue of Marcus Aurelius

The Birth of Venus

Les Demoiselles D’Avignon

Ceremonial Mask Known as a Mboom or Bwoom

Naturalistic, idealized, expressive, surreal, abstract, and nonobjective

Grand Mosque

Badshahi Mosque

Portrait of Mme. Ginoux (L’Arlesienne)

Woman in a Coffeehouse, Madame Ginoux in the Cafe de La Gare in Arles

Las Bravisimas Calveras Guatemaltecas de Mora y de Morales

Gheordez Prayer Rug

Stepped Pyramid of Djoser and Tomb Complex

Basket Ferry

AIDS Memorial Quilt

Genesis

Sarad Offering

Baule Seated Female Figure

Proportions of the Human Figure (Vitruvian Man)