Barnett Newman. Cathedra.

Wheel of Time. Tibetan sand mandala.

Blackfeet Parfleche.

STONEHENGE. Wiltshire, England.

Rembrandt van Rijn. SELF-PORTRAIT.

Romare Bearden. PREVALENCE OF RITUAL: TIDINGS.

Edward Weston. PEPPER #30.

Leonardo da Vinci. A MAN TRICKED BY GYPSIES.

Simon Rodia. NUESTRO PUEBLO.

James Hampton. THRONE OF THE THIRD HEAVEN OF THE NATIONS’ MILLENIUM GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

William Harnett. A SMOKE BACKSTAGE.

Ray Beldner. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A PIPE.

CHILKAT BLANKET. Tlingit.

Auguste Rodin. THE KISS.

Constantin Brancusi. THE KISS.

Georgia O’Keefe. JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT NO. V.

Albrecht Durer. THE KNIGHT DEATH AND THE DEVIL.

Mandala:A sacred circle.

Purposes and Functions of Art:

Purposes and Functions of Art:

• Communicating Information

Purposes and Functions of Art:

• Communicating Information• Day-to-Day Living

Purposes and Functions of Art:

• Communicating Information• Day-to-Day Living• Worship and Ritual

Purposes and Functions of Art:

• Communicating Information• Day-to-Day Living• Worship and Ritual• Personal Expression

Purposes and Functions of Art:

• Communicating Information• Day-to-Day Living• Worship and Ritual• Personal Expression• Social Causes

Purposes and Functions of Art:

• Communicating Information• Day-to-Day Living• Worship and Ritual• Personal Expression• Social Causes• Visual Delight

The same artwork may have several purposes simultaneously.

Terms• Mandala• Medium• Aesthetics• Taste• Beauty• Folk art• Outsider art• Representational (objective)• Abstract (non-objective)• Trompe l’oeil• Form• Content• Iconography• Style• Stylized

Taste

Taste as an aesthetic, sociological, economic and anthropological concept refers to cultural patterns of choice and preference regarding aesthetic judgments.

Art:The expression of creative skill and imagination, especially through a visual medium such as painting or sculpture.

Medium:A particular material, along with its accompanying technique.

Creativity1. Wonder and curiosity2. Openness3. See things in a new way4. Take advantage of the accident5. Flexibility6. Generalize from particulars in order to see broad application7. Synthesize, integrate-find order in disorder8. Sensitivity9. Analyze and evaluate10. Support your ideas in the face of criticism11. Take risks12. Persistence

Eric Fromm on Creativity:

• In talking about creativity let us first consider its two possible meanings: creativity in the sense of creating something new which can be seen or heard by others, such as a painting, a sculpture, a symphony, a poem, a novel, etc., or creativity as an attitude, which is the condition of any creation in the former sense but which can exist even though nothing new is created in the world of things…..

• What is creativity? The best general answer I can give is the ability to see (or to be aware) and to respond.

CREATIVITY IS AN ATTITUDE

Aesthetics:

• An awareness of beauty or to that quality in a work of art or other manmade or natural form which evokes a sense of elevated appreciation in the viewer.

Aesthetics:

• What do we consider “beautiful” and why?

Outsider Art:

Art made by untrained artists who are largely unaware of art history or current art trends and fashions.

Folk Art:

• Art of people who have had no formal, academic training, but whose works are part of an established tradition of style and craftsmanship.

Representational (objective) Art :

Art in which it is the artist’s intention to present again or represent a particular subject; especially pertaining to realistic (naturalistic) portrayal of subject matter.

Trompe L’oeil:

• French for “fool the eye.” A two-dimensional representation that is so naturalistic that it looks actual or real (or three-dimensional).

Abstract Art:

(1) Works of art that have no reference at all to natural objects (non-objective).

(2) Works that depict natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways.

Style:

A characteristic handling of media and elements of form, which give a work its identity of a particular person, group, art movement, period, or culture.

Stylized:

Simplified or exaggerated visual form that emphasizes particular or contrived design qualities.

Content:

Meaning or message contained and communicated by a work of art, including its emotional, intellectual, symbolic, thematic, and narrative connotations.

Form:

The total effect of the combined visual qualities within a work, such as its size, shape, materials, color, and composition.

Iconography:

The symbolic meanings of subjects and signs used to convey ideas important to particular cultures or religions, and the conventions governing the use of such forms.

Content:

Meaning or message contained and communicated by a work of art, including its emotional, intellectual, symbolic, thematic, and narrative connotations.