Chapter 1 A World of Art 08 22 2012 Exam September 10th Part 1 Chapter 1 A World of Art Chapter 2 Developing Visual Literacy Chapter 3 Seeing the Value of Art Final Exam October Throughout most of Western History perceptions Great nations write their autobiographies in 3 manuscripts The book of their deeds The book of their words The book of their art Not one of these books can be understood unless we read the other two but of the three the only trustworthy one is the last the book of their art More truth through art than the other two Art is an intellectual pursuit and as such is one of the essential tools of culture Elliot Eisner Art is one of the key aspects of art The Gates Christo and Jeanne Claude Couple that brings this art across the globe to different areas around the world 7 000 bright orange gates and saffron colored panels cost 21 million 4 million spectators and great financial success Displayed through New York Central Park o Rejuvenation of the city after 9 11 tragedy o Celebration of pure joy o Vast populist spectacle of good will and simple eloquence o First great public art of the 21st century o Simple colors o Linked to the past by the Tori Gates Kyoto Japan 1997 Has the same color base and structure set 1997 Kyoto Protocol international global warming agreement Politics run through the art What is the purpose of this work of art What is the purpose of art in general What qualities in the art work affect my reaction Form overall structure of a work of Art Painting sculpture Subject Matter What is literally depicted the recognizable image Content What it means Complex social statement Art is perceived by the artist as a way of conveying beauty and or ideas through different artistic means Artists work in 4 major ways Help us see the world in new ways o Ex The Gates in New York o Ex Kusama You who are getting obliterated in the dancing swarm of fireflies 2005 Create a visual record of their time and place o Ex John Ahern and Rigoberto Torres 1982 o Ex Monet Le Pont de I Europe 1877 Make functional objects beautiful and meaningful o Ex Kane Kwei Coffin Orange Cocoa Pod 1970 o Ex Karaori Kimono Japan 1700 Announced the dignity and status of the actor s character o Ex Renzo Piano Tjibaou Cultural Center New Caledonia 1998 And here Renzo Piana Blends the Kanak tradition with green architectural design o Ex Picasso Les Demoiselles d Avignon 1907 o Ex Picasso Seasted Bather 1930 Give form to ideas and feelings o Unpopular truths spiritual forces human emotions something larger than life Ex Van Eyck God 1432 Ex Ana Medieta Silueta Works in Mexico 1973 1977 The art of seeing leads to imagining which in turn leads to making Constable Questioning assumptions revising and rethinking choices and decisions exploring new directions Book Ana Mendieta Imprint of the live body evokes the grave and other stuff Reception Extraction Inference Physical state of seeing is the description of the art Psychological state of seeing is interpretation of the art Maturity is going beyond the common thought Chapter 2 Developing Visual Literacy Chapter 2 Developing Visual Literacy 08 22 2012 Literacy refers to the ability to read for knowledge and write coherently and think critically about the written word Visual literacy includes in addition the ability to understand all forms of communication body language pictures maps or video Visual literacy the ability to comprehend and discuss visual images Descriptive vocabulary Historical and social context Interpretation Visual art can be powerfully persuasive Relationship between WORDS IMAGES OBJECTS and the idea of representation Rene Magritte 1929 The Treason of Imagies Verbal Visual Lorna Simpson 1992 She Visual meets the verbal Faceless without identity personality and idivuality The Park 1995 works in progress Shirin Neshat Discourse of Gender Rebellion Symbol of Freedom in Iranian culture Chador Stereotyping misreading misunderstanding Iranian poet Saffarzadeh Chador Iran Pictorial Essays Rebellious Silence Women of Allah Words and images often result I misreading misunderstanding Calligraphy Fine art of hand writing Distress of Images The page of poetry depends for its power on its visual presence and beauty as much as it does on the power of the words and what it actually says A work of art is said to be Representational or realistic if the subject matter is recognizable o Ex Pat by John Aheam and Rigoberto Torres 1982 o Ex Albert Bierstadt 1863 The Rocky Mountains o Ex Albert Bierstadt The Matterhorn Abstract if the subject matter is recognizable but abstracted or educed to essential qualities which are then isolated exaggerated or distorted Non representational or Non objective if there is no recognizable subject matter Cezanne is the father of modern painting Takes a landscape and breaks up the landscape into geometric color blocks Jackson Pollock Piet Mondrian Series of abstraction of a tree The Grey Tree Reduces the work to a few lines and colors Chapter 3 Seeing the Value of Art Monetary value of works of art business of art 08 22 2012 Art is commodity produced for profit Art Market High end patronage wealthy clientele investment business of art informs the practices of museums marketing exhibitions and corporate sponsorship Installation view of Giorgio Armani exhibition at the Solomon R Guggenheim Art and her vulnerability to money 15 million dollar sponsorhip of the Guggenheim Museum Value of Art Monetary Value Historical value Intrinsic value o To the individual o To society Edouard MANET Luncheon on the Grass Paris Exhibition Scandal 0 piece rejected accused of abandoning the painterly tradition of the time Brush strokes broad and visible Distorted space and depth of field Caused public scandal but now 150 eyars later considered a masterpiece Marcel DUCHAMP Nude descending the staircase Scandal yes but successful scandal Movement on a flat surface MAREY Man in Black Suit with white Stripe Christ OFILI The Holdy Virgin Mary Chris Ofili British Catholic Saatchi Gallery Young British Artists 2000 Brooklyn Museum Exhibition Dark blue cape Pious expression European Caucasian Celestial and or gilded settings No earthly bondage Alexander CALDER Sculptor Mobile artist Tilted Arc 1981 by Richard Serra Lower Manhattan New York City o Pulbic out cry a scar on the plaza Disliked by the public Maya Lin Vitnom memorial Krzysztof WODICZKO The homeless vehicle