By: Andrew McIntosh

• A r t h a s b e e n a r o u n d

s i n c e t h e b e g i n n i n g

o f h u m a n l i f e

– S o m e o f t h e f i r s t a r t

e v e r c r e a t e d w a s o n

t h e w a l l s o f c a v e s

• M o s t d e p i c t a n i m a l s l i k e

d e e r a n d b i s o n

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_arts

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• V i s u a l a r t i s e v e r y w h e r e

– Y o u r c h a i r

– Y o u r c e l l p h o n e

– Y o u r c o m p u t e r

– T h e c l o t h e s y o u ’r e w e a r i n g

– T h i s P r e s e n t a t i o n

• A n y o b j e c t h a s a n a r t i s t i c t o u c h

– I f n o t , w e w o u l d h a v e b l a n d , c o l o r l e s s

– T h e r e a r e m a n y

d i f f e r e n t

f o r m s o f a r t

• P a i n t i n g ,

G r a p h i c d e s i g n ,

A r c h i t e c t u r e ,

S c u l p t u r e ,

P h o t o g r a p h y ,

F i l m m a k i n g ,

E t c .

– I n s i m p l e

t e r m s ; V i s u a l

A r t i s

– T h e m o s t p r a c t i c e d a r t

f o r m

– D a t e s f r o m p r e -

h i s t o r i c h u m a n s t o

p r e s e n t d a y a r t

• M a n y d i f f e r e n t s t y l e s o f

p a i n t i n g

– E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e s t y l e

– M o d e r n i s t i c s t y l e

– E t c .

• M a n y d i f f e r e n t m e d i u m s

t o p a i n t o n t o

– C a n v a shttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting

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-Canvas-

-Body Painting-

– T h e a r t o f m i x i n g

s y m b o l s a n d t e x t t o

c r e a t e a w o r k o f a r t

– O f t e n u s e d i n

a d v e r t i s i n g a n d

i n d u s t r i a l d e s i g n

– A G r a p h i c D e s i g n e r

u s e s t y p o g r a p h y a n d http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/guide-whatisgraphicdesign

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– T h e a r t a n d s c i e n c e o f b u i l d i n g

a n d d e s i g n i n g o f a b u i l d i n g o r

s t r u c t u r e

– A r c h i t e c t s u s e t h e w o r l d a s

t h e i r c a n v a s

• D e s i g n a r o u n d

– L a n d s c a p e s

– C i t i e s

– C u l t u r e s

– E t c .

– U s e m a n y d i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f

m a t e r i a l t o c r e a t e s t r u c t u r e s

• Wo o d

• S t e e l

• A l u m i n u m

• E t c .

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=dor

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w i t h

m u l t i p l e

t y p e s o f

m a t e r i a l s

u s e d -

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• T h r e e d i m e n s i o n a l a r t w o r k

• T h e r e a r e n o l i m i t s t o w h a t a

s c u l p t u r e c a n b e m a d e w i t h

– S t e e l

– Wo o d

– P l a s t i c

– Wa x

– P a p e r

– G o l d

– E t c .

• H u m a n h a v e b e e n s c u l p t i n g f o r

t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s

– O l d e s t s c u l p t u r e s f o u n d i n

p r e s e n t d a y c h i n ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpture

- S a l m o n

s c u l p t u r e i n

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s c u l p t u r e

m a d e

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t r a s h -

-C h i n e s e d r a g o n

m a d e f r o m b r o n z e -

• I n c o m p a r i s o n t o a r t h i s t o r y ; p h o t o g r a p h y i s a s o m e w h a t m o d e r n a r t f o r m

– T h e f i r s t c a m e r a w a s i n v e n t e d b y A l e x a n d e r Wo l c o t t i n 1840

• m a d e i t p o s s i b l e f o r s h o t s t o b e t a k e n a n d n o t f a d e a w a y o v e r t i m e

• T o d a y , p h o t o s c a n b e m i n i p u l a t e d t o l o o k n o t h i n g l i k e t h e a c t u a l t h i n g c a p t u r e d

– C r o p p i n g

– P h o t o S h o p

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• Slide 1

– http://www.idanzcritixcorner.com/2009/04/dance-review-aspiration-of-freedom.html

• Slide 2 &3

– http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab20

• Slide 5

– http://www.moma.org/explore/conservation/demoiselles/

• Slide 7

– http://we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2005/03/banksi-at-new-y.php

– http://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/renaissance-shadow-over-contemporary-art-penultimate-suppers/

– http://couturierillustration.com/

– http://dearcomputer.nl/gir/?q=body%20painting&s=8&imgtype=photo&nsfw=on

• Slide 9

– http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/black-white-typography-graphic-design/

– http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/tags/genetic-engineering

• Slide 10

– http://premiumpsd.com/city-landscape-silhouette-design-free-high-resolution-psd-download.html

• Slide 11

– http://www.greatfa.com/modern-architecture/unique+architecture+buildings.html

– http://www.mapsofworld.com/travel-destinations/taj-mahal.html

• Slide 13

– http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/photos/salmon-sculpture-oregon

– http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g35805-w3-Chicago_Illinois.html

– http://green.yahoo.com/blog/environmentalgraffiti/161/7-creative-sculptures-made-of-trash.html

– http://www.fengshuiportal.com/fsp/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=37

• Slide 14

– http://members.toast.net/njsingers/PhotoEventList.html

• Slide 15

– http://skynetravage.wikidot.com/nature-photography

– http://wickedreport.com/top-10-world-most-famous-photos-ever/

– http://wickedreport.com/top-10-world-most-famous-photos-ever/