Purposes/Functions of Art Art is Communication: Artists Create art, in order to communicate visually and conceptually.
Personal Function Artist create art to express personal feelings “Woman V” Willem de Kooning Suzanne Rogers
Personal Function Artist create art to express personal feelings Painting - Cy Twombly
Personal Function Artist create art to express personal feelings Painted Print -Suzanne Rogers Guarded (Apt. Complex 2)
Pick one… How do these relate to personal function
Social Function Artists create to reinforce a shared sense of identity of community, or civilization Elizabeth Catlett Elizabeth Catlett – Special Houses
Cindy Sherman
Spiritual Function Artists create to express spiritual beliefs Michelangelo Pieta’ Pee-ey-tuh
Spiritual/Personal Michelangelo’s “David” Donatello’s “David” Renaissance Renaissance
Physical Function Artists create functional artwork James Sterling 1959 Architecture- England Native American Pottery
What else could be Physical Function?
Educational Function Artist create artwork to impart information
What is the Function? Hint: Artwork sometimes has more than one function.
Suzanne Rogers - Glib (Audience #8)
Canopic Jars
Paul Klee Jeff Koons
Communion Vessels
Cy Twombly
“Object” Meret Oppenheim
Romare Bearden Collage Artist