1. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 1 Free Powerpoint Templates What is Art??? Why Should We Care?

2. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 2 A Quote from Andy Warhol… “Art is anything you can get away with…” Andy Warhol

3. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 3 What does this mean? This means…that art is the freedom to create without offending someone! Although, at times, this may be hard to do…

4. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 4 What is art??? It is the angle (perspective) from which an artist creates and deals with multiple intelligences. Art is: Nonrestrictiveness – artistic freedom, Human Enterprise (for all to enjoy), Communication (what the art piece tells us), and Medium of Expression (what they create with).

5. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 5 What are Multiple Intelligences? An angle (perspective) from which we think, learn, create, etc. There are 8 different multiple intelligences: Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Body- Kinesthetic, Spatial, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Naturalist.

6. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 6 Art is also… The products, the processes, and the experiences (human interactions) that communicate aspects of human living and reality. Art represents life/art imitates life. A work of art is the artists’ vision of human reality. These are expressed with a particular medium and shared with others.

7. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 7 What are the Humanities and Culture? Humanities are those aspects of culture that look into the human spirit. It is a sweeping search of the arts for human reality and truth.

8. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 8 What is Culture? Culture is everything that makes up human life and spirit. What does this include? Religion Politics Music Food Clothing Environment Hobbies and activities Sources of income Technology

9. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 9 It also includes… Languages Sports Rituals Events Heritage Medicine and healing

10. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 10 What are the four functions of art? 1. Enjoyment – Escape from troubles, social occasions, insight to human experiences. 2. Political/Social Commentary – Social and political advances, sensitize viewers (EX: AIDS quilt, “American Pie”) 3. Therapy – Healing, Child Therapists – abused children draw what might be hard to talk about – series of drawings – follow them to see improvement or ways of progressive treatment. 4. Artifact – Senses a particular time and place. Represents culture and environment (Pyramids, Sistine Chapel, The Vietnam Memorial Wall)

11. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 11 Aesthetics…What is it??? Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty and art, and their relationship to experience.

12. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 12 Art Criticism and You… Making Judgments on Art

13. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 13 One Main Question They Ask… “Is it any good?”

14. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 14 Art Criticism… Does not always mean a negative comment; always striving for analysis (understanding). There are two standards for art criticism: Formal (“Craftsmanship”) and Contextual (“Communication”).

15. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 15 What Does it Involve? You can have criticism without judgment… This can be tricky…you must leave biases and opinions out of your mind! You must be open- minded!!!

16. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 16 Formal Criticism It is a look at the work itself. Analyze the work as we see/hear it. What’s inside the frame/song or what we see and hear…

17. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 17 Contextual Criticism Related information outside of the work of art… Facts of life, about the artist, culture, time and place, social and political statements…

18. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 18 Connection… Both forms of criticism have the same internal approach when analyzing… Craftsmanship vs. Communication

19. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 19 Review on Aesthetics This is what Aestheticians do – they look at the relationships in works of art to find truth and beauty…

20. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 20 5 Purposes of Art 1. Artistic Expression (Enjoyment) 2. Narrative (Enjoyment/Therapy) 3. Functional (Enjoyment) 4. Ceremonial/Ritual (Artifact) 4. Persuasive (P/S Commentary)