CPAR LESSON 2 MIDTERM

Art

set of fundamental elements that, when effectively put together makes it pleasing to the senses.

lines

mark with greater length than width. can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.

Shape

can be geometric, like squares and circles: or organic, like free-form or natural shapes. Flat and can express length and width

Forms

three-dimensional shapes expressing length, width, and depth. Balls, cylinders, boxes, and pyramids are forms.

Space

area between and around objects

Colors

fundamental artistic element in many visually sensed art forms.

Values

addition of either the light or dark in an artwork and is often characterized by tint or shade

Texture

tactile quality of the surface or the perceptible sense of touch of art

Text

overlooked as an element of art

J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM

• made and produced by artists living today

• artist's work that responds to a global environment

• culturally diverse

• advancing technology

• multifaceted

Contemporary Art

• a world view, and is sensitive to the changing times

• not restricted to the individual experience of the artist but is reflective of the world we live in

APPROPRIATION

• existing artworks are "appropriated" to form another artwork

• the use of these prints, images, and icons to produce another art form is a feature of contemporary art

• combining the past with the present

• the contemporary artist revives interest to existing forms of art

PERFORMANCE

• has evolved to emphasize spontaneous, unpredictable elements of chance

• interpreting various human activities, from ordinary activities such as chores, routines and rituals, to socially relevant themes such as poverty, commercialism and war

SPACE / Site-Specific Art Forms

wherein it is performed of positioned in specific spots, especially in public places

Magellan, Marilyn, Mickey & Fr. Dámaso: 500 Years of Conquistador RockStars

by the artist Kidlat Tahimik

random 3D street art

HYBRIDITY

the mixing of the unlikely materials to produce an artwork

paintings by Karen Eland using coffee as medium

Zodiac

• by Diem Chaus

• miniature sculpture using crayons

Mona Lisa

illustrated by Paul Smith, a typewriter artist, who has severe spastic cerebral palsy

TECHNOLOGY

• used in the creation and dissemination of works of art

• MTV in 1981...then Youtube posting and sharing videos

• video and internet are used in propagating art