what is art?
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Presentation to be used at the very beginning of the school year in Art 1 with high school students.TRANSCRIPT
What is
Art?
What is
Art?What is
Art?
Work of Art - Visual
expression of an idea or experience
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Art is
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COMMUNICATION.
GuernicaPablo Picasso
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1937
Perception
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5Functionsof Art
1 Personal
2 Social
3 Physical
4 Spiritual
5 Educational
Other functions?
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Ideas?Inspiratio
n?
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Nature
Emerald Lake by Matt Shalvatis via Flikr Creative Commons
People & Events
American GothicGrant Wood
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Myths
& Legen
dsSphinx, Photo Credit: Mary Harrsch via Flikr Creative Commons
Spiritual
Religious
Pieta Michelangelo
1499
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Past Artists or Movements
Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, Photo Credit: Wally Gobetz via Flikr Creative Commons
Commissionedby an employer
Two of Arts, Photo Credit: qthomasbower via Flikr Creative Commons
Other
sources?
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Art is…?
3Componentsof a work of
Art
1 Subject
2 Composition
3 Content
The LANGUAGE of ARTThe ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES of DESIGN
4Steps to Critiquea work of Art
1 Describe 2 Analyze
3 Interpret
4 Judge
Ashley ArcherVisual Arts Teacher
West-Oak High School