Essential Question: What is Art? Is This Art? Unit 1 Essential Question: What is Art? Vocabulary: Art, Fine Art, Applied Art, Functions, 2D, personal, cultural, practical, critique, analysis, judgement, description, interpretation

Art The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination

Fine Art visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness Examples include painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture.

any art that applies aesthetic principles to design or decoration of useful objects Examples are industrial design, bookmaking, illustration, printmaking, and commercial art Applied Art

Aesthetics a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty.

Three Major Functions of Art Personal Cultural/Social Practical/Physical

1. personal Art for aesthetics, beauty, or personal reasons such as to communicate something to the viewer, self expression, entertainment, or therapy.

It is not usually one person’s point of view or experience. 2. cultural or social Art that addresses aspects of life, cultural beliefs, political beliefs, social condition or status, etc. It is not usually one person’s point of view or experience.

3. practical or physical art art that serves a utilitarian (useful) purpose

2D Art paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs, etc. (Typically anything on a flat surface)

To comment on the subject of art; evaluating a literary or artistic work Can be confused with “criticism” – the act of passing judgement on the quality of something ? critique

describe To depict in words (written or spoken) what you see Make sure to include artist and title of the work

interpret To explain or provide a meaning for an artwork Respond to thoughts, feelings, and actions to what we see and experience then to make sense of our responses by using words Make meaningful connections to an artwork interpret

texture perspective analysis space warm Shading and value 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 the most significant art principles that were used in the artwork For example: how did the artist organize the elements, textures, shapes/forms, light/dark or bright/dull colors, types of lines, and sensory qualities Shading and value texture space perspective

judgement Personal evaluation of the artwork after having considered the description, interpretation, and analysis.

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