ART APPRECIATION

cavemen

who are the first artists?

artisans

referred to as craftsmen

artisans

in the medieval period (13th to 15th century) towns had formalized groups of artisans who took on a particular specialization or trade: textiles and glass carpenters, carvers, masons, armorers, and weapon-makers, etc.

artisans

they commit to a particular trade, developing immense skill and expertise in his craft. they form guilds and sometimes produce manuals.

master artisans

they hire apprentices. this was a way of transferring knowledge and skills

friars

artisans were employed in the philippines by _____ to copy religious images to propagate the faith

renaissance

this ushered in pivotal changes such as transformation of the artisan to an independent artist, etc

studiolo

it means negotiations with patrons took place

bottega

it means actual work took place

art salons & academies

this became popular as it not only supported the production of art but also the discourse around it

criticism & analysis

this were highlighted as integral aspects of art engagements

artisan

is a skilled worker who employs skill, talent, and experience in creating functional objects such as weavers, carpenters, potters

artisans

they focus on utility with aesthetics

artist

they perform creative art, products are visually pleasing for the enjoyment/appreciation of the viewer with no apparent functional value

artist

they focus on aesthetics & creativity

curator

their role is more on the interpretation and development of the artwork(s) of the collection(s) through establishing the significance, relationship and relevance of these materials

curator

they are expected to have the ability to research, write and make layout decisions for the display and hang of materials for exhibition

buyers

those who initially assess and survey the artwork that collectors are interested in. they oversee the sale on behalf of the collector.

collectors

arbiters of taste; a key player in making or breaking an artist’s career or shape the course of a museum’s collection

buyers & collectors

they acquire artworks for a variety of reasons such as for appreciation and enjoyments, to safeguard and preserve, etc.

art dealers

those who direct hand is in the distribution and circulation of the artworks - through direct sales, galleries or auction houses

telos

knowing the function of a thing

telos

_____ and function are related to a thing’s identity. what makes a human being a human being their capacity of thinking, its supposed function. without this function, the human being ceases to be a human being.

personal

this function is varied and highly subjective. it is created for the artist’s own self expression, entertainment, therapy, or merely as art for art’s sake

physical

this function is created to serve a physical purpose. a decorative art or applied art. (ex. architecture, jewelry)

social

a function that addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest. depicts social conditions. created to rally people toward a particular end

art as mimesis by plato

art is an imitation of life and the world of forms/”idea” is the ultimate reality

art as mimesis by plato

art, especially poetry, clouds rationality because it rouses emotions and feelings. it leads man away from the cultivation of intellect.

art as mimesis by plato

he concluded that art was useless and potentially dangerous

mimetic theory of art

art is essentially an imitation of nature

art as representation by aristotle

art is indeed a form of imitation, but it aids in revealing the truth

art as representation by aristotle

art does not reflect reality as it is but provides a vision of what might be, a representation of the possible versions of reality

art allows for the experience of pleasure

art has the ability to be instructive and teach the audience about life

for aristotle, art serves two purposes:

art as a communication of emotions by leo tolstoy

art serves as a language, a communication device that articulates feelings and emotions from artist to audience

art as a communication of emotions by leo tolstoy

art serves as a mechanism for social unity. it makes accessible feelings and emotions of people from the past and present, from all parts of the world.

a bachelor’s drawer

it was haberle’s last trompe l’oeil painting of currency

stone tools & fire pits

some of the earliest evidence of recognizable human activity

blombos cave

where was the earliest evidence of recognizable human activity that are made of piercing sea snail shells

map the world around them

it is the main goal of australian aboriginal artists

mandalas

buddhist sand paintings known as ______ present a map of the cosmos

human awareness

the circular diagrams in mandalas represents the relationship of the individual to the whole and levels of _______

personal need to express ideas and feelings & community’s needs to assert common values

the need to make are can be divided into two broad categories

georgia o’keeffe

she explained her view about originality

visual form

many works of art come out of a personal decision to put a feeling, idea, or concept into ______

doodling

it comes to mind as one very basic example of such delight

pollock’s abstract expressionist

also known as action paintings, are much more than doodles, thought they may resemble such on the surface.

persepolis

a graphic novel by marjane satrapi (b. 1969, iran) recounts her experiences and thoughts during the 1979 iranian revolution and is an example of such personal commentary

marjane satrapi

a graphic novel that made persepolis

catharsis

a way of bringing hidden emotions to the surface so that they may be recognized and understood more clearly

the raft of the medusa by theodore gericault

it was an indictment of the french government of his day following the sinking of a ship

theodore gericault

he worked on the raft of the medusa

convention

an agreed upon way of thinking, speaking, or acting in a social context

monuments

communities can remind citizens of public virtues by commemorating the individuals who displayed those qualities in _______

equestrian statue of bartolomeo colleoni

by andrea del verrocchio is a good examples of monument