ART can be defined as the expression of creativity and imagination through various techniques and media producing works to fulfill a variety of purposes.
ARTISTS are people who create art.
(in any art form)

Art involves:
VISUAL ARTS
MUSIC
DANCE
DRAMA
These are known as the “the arts”, the ART FORMS or
ART DISCIPLINES .

Artworks created to support worship ceremonies (rituals and celebrations).
feelings, or to decorate objects.
Artworks that tell stories, describe and illustrate experiences, communicate information, or document historical events.
ART
Artistic objects used in everyday life
Artworks that promote ideas, philosophies, or products.

A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media that are combined in a single artwork.

Two-dimensional media
Has a height and width and implied depth.
These are “flat” art pieces such as drawings and paintings.
Three-dimensional media
It has a height, width, and actual depth
Examples: Sculptures, Ceramics and Pottery.

TWO DIMENSIONAL
A complex operation involving a number of methods or techniques
1. DRAWING
2. PAINTING
3. PRINTMAKING
4. PHOTOGRAPHY
5. GRAPHIC DESIGN
6. MIXED MEDIA

IS
(out of the bottle)
OR
(water added)

Subject matter
What is shown in the artwork.
ABSTRACT SUBJECT MATTER
Art that contains shapes that simplify shapes of real objects to emphasize form instead of subject matter.
NON-OBJECTIVE ART
Art that has no recognizable subject matter. The elements become the subject matter

What TYPE of subject matter?
OBJECTIVE
Jackson Polluck, Lavender Mist , 1950
ABSTRACT

What TYPE of subject matter?
OBJECTIVE
Pablo Picasso, The Three Musicians , 1921
NON-OBJECTIVE

What TYPE of subject matter?
Dorothea Lange, The Migrant Mother , 1936
ABSTRACT NON-OBJECTIVE

3D art
Three-dimensional works have a height, width, and ACTUAL depth.

SCULPTURE is the largest category of 3D work
SCULPTURE refers to any way of creating
3D form from any available materials.
Two types of sculptures:
• sculpture in the round
• relief sculpture

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIA
SCULPTURE IN THE ROUND
Free standing sculpture that can be viewed from all sides.

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIA
SCULPTURE IN THE ROUND
Forms are projected from a background. It’s classified as low relief or high relief according to the degree in which it its raised from the surface .
Lorenzo Ghiberti's cast gilt-bronze "Gates of
Paradise" at the Baptistery, Florence.
Are relief sculptures meant to be viewed from all sides?

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIA
RELIEF SCULPTURE
Forms are projected from a background. It’s classified as low relief or high relief according to the degree in which it its raised from the surface .
Lorenzo Ghiberti's cast gilt-bronze "Gates of
Paradise" at the Baptistery, Florence.
Are relief sculptures meant to be viewed from all sides?

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIA
LOW RELIEF
Only SLIGHTLY raised from the surface.

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIA
HIGH RELIEF
Half or more of the modeled surface projects out from the background. Figures often are undercut to such a degree that you can grab hold of them with your hand.

Mark Jenkins Alberto Giacometti George Segal

GESTURE LINES
Quick lines drawn to capture the form, likeness, or movement of a subject.
Generally these are done as a warm up.

OUTLINE
Only drawing the outer edges of an object.
(NOT a trace)

CONTOUR
LINES
A pure line drawing. Using
ONLY lines to draw with both inside and out.

BLIND CONTOUR LINES
A line drawing where you look at the object the entire time you draw and never look down at your paper.
Typically you do not pick up your pencil while you draw. Why is this?

Continuous LINE DRAWING
A line drawing where you draw the entire subject without removing your drawing tool from the paper.

Form
A 3-dimensional object having volume or thickness. It can be measured by height, width, and depth. Forms can be viewed from many angles. The 3D effect can be implied through the element of
VALUE with the use of light and shading techniques.
FOUR BASIC FORMS:
Sphere
Cone
Cube
Cylinder

PRIMARY HUES
Pure & Basic
Cannot be made by mixing other colors.
RED, YELLOW, BLUE

SECONDARY HUES
VIOLET= Red + Blue
MIXING A
PRIMARY +
ADJACENT
PRIMARY
ORANGE= Red + Yellow
GREEN= Blue + Yellow

Tertiary / Intermediate HUES red- violet red- orange
Blue-violet
A PRIMARY mixed with a
SECONDARY
Yellow-orange
Blue- green
Yellow- green

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27.
NON-OBJECTIVE
28.
REPRESENTATIONAL
ABSTRACT

An ORGANIZED approach for studying a work of art.
What’s the purpose of Art Criticism?
To judge the artwork and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the work.

What do I see?
ANALYSIS
How is the work organized?
INTERPRETATION
What is the artist trying to communicate?
JUDGMENT
Is this a successful work of art?

 This stage is like taking inventory.
 When you describe an artwork, you identify the things about the work that you can see
(the visual FACTS---BE SPECIFIC)!
 You should not include opinions, evaluations, or possible meanings.
 Imagine that you are describing the artwork to someone over the telephone who can’t see the artwork. This is a long and detailed section.

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In this step consider the subject matter as well as the most significant art elements that were used in the artwork and describe how the artist used the principles to organize the composition.


An interpretation seeks to explain the
meaning of the work based on what you have learned so far about the artwork, what
do you think the artist was trying to say? Use the information from your description and analysis to help you
.


After careful observation, analysis, and
interpretation of an artwork, you are ready to make your own judgment. This is your personal evaluation based on the understandings of the work(s).

THREE AESTHETIC THEORIES
A. IMITATIONALISM: Literal qualities
Focuses on a REALISTIC representation of the work.
B. FORMALISM: Design qualities
Composition(the arrangement and placement of the elements and principles) is the most important factor in judging the artwork.
C. EMOTIONALISM Expressive qualities
Concerned with the content of the work. It must arouse an emotional response in the viewer.