Humanities Schedule Today – Purposes of art Thursday – Elements of art Friday – Club Day – Supplemental video Monday – Finish Elements – Elements project Tuesday – finish elements project and turn in before the end of class Wednesday – The value of art Thursday & Friday – Principles of design

The Five Purposes of Art Why artists do what they do best

Ceremonial Observe ritual Celebration Commemoration

Artistic expression Express or communicate emotion, feelings, or ideas Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893

Functional Create artistic objects used in everyday lives

Persuasive Promote ideas or products – advertising, marketing, propaganda, ideology

Narrative Tell stories, describe/illustrate experiences, communicate ideas or information, document historical events

Beyond the 5 purposes Humans have a need to create and interact with art Art is a tool for social education and moral enlightenment Provides the means for understanding that goes beyond our normal methods of thinking “A picture is worth a thousand words”

Art and Morality Throughout history, art has been closely linked to religion and philosophy Many have and still argue that the highest purpose of art is to enforce and teach about religion

Art and beauty Art is often seen as a means of controlling composition, flow, form, weight, balance, color, depth, etc. to produce something that is beautiful Beauty is very subjective – “ugly” art coulkd be considered a beautiful representation of the grotesque

Art as a Human Artifact Art serves as a human record, as does other records such as literature, music, drama, etc. It represents what is significant to societies such as freedom, justice, peace, comfort, etc. Artists address human concerns and allow the public to interact with their creations

The reality of Art’s Purpose It is completely subjective (relies on your opinion of what you see) Art can serve many purposes simultaneously Art can be anything because every piece of art speaks to someone

Summary Take a few minutes to write a short 3-4 sentence summary of today’s notes in your own words.

Your assignment Using the magazines in the room, find an example of each of the five purposes of visual art. On a blank piece(s) of lined paper, glue the examples and label them with the title of the purpose they represent as well as 1 full sentence that explains why the picture examples the purpose Example: you use a picture of a car for functional art and write the sentence “The car is functional art because it is created to help you get to distant places.” I will check that they are complete with your binder check Scissors/glue are limited so please share