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What is art to you?
Have you ever created a work of art? If so
how did you know that it was art?
Coach Nihart’s
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What you decide?
All art has a message, communication or is
produced for enjoyment
Margret Hamlin - abstract
Iris Scott – finger painting
“Cell Phones”
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You do!
Society
Moral standards
Time- What may be art today may not be
understood as art in the future.
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Commercial art
Architecture (Buildings/Monuments)- Applied
Art – the design or decoration of functional
objects to make them pleasing to the eye
Daily used art- useful art
Produced to admire- Decorative art
Language art- reading, speaking, spelling
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Painting, sculpture, and architecture, arts
which have no practical function and are
valued in terms of the visual pleasure they
provide or their success in communicating
ideas or feelings
Visual – Painting and Sculpting
Music – Classical, Jazz, Rock & Roll, and Pop
Dance – Tango, Waltz and Dub Step
Drama or Performance – Ballet, Movies and
Theatre
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We all do:
Doodle
Draw
Arrange
Dress
Plant
 Aesthetics- created simply for its visual appeal
 Morals/Ethics- used to depict people and
behaviors that are considered noble and good
 Spirituality- connecting people with
supernatural forces
 History- provides valuable information about
important people, places and events
 Politics- used as a tool of persuasion or
propaganda
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Sometimes Yes- Impressionists
Sometimes No- Abstract
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Visual Arts – a unique expression of ideas, beliefs,
experiences, and feelings presented in welldesigned visual forms.
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Pre-Historic wall
paintings
Jewelry
Paintings
Sculpting
Car decorations
Tattoos
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Easter Island Head