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Purposes/Functions of Art Art is Communication: Artists Create art, in order to communicate visually and conceptually.
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Personal Function Artist create art to express personal feelings Edvard Munch “Anxiety” 1864 – 1944 Pioneer of the expressionist movement.
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Social Function Artists create to reinforce a shared sense of identity of community, or civilization Aminah Robinson Born 1940 (Columbus, Ohio ) painter and children's book illustrator. Elizabeth Catlett
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Spiritual Function Artists create to express spiritual beliefs Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) “The Calling of Saint Matthew” Bernini (1598 – 1680) Apollo and DaphneApollo and Daphne
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Physical Function Artists create functional artwork James Sterling 1959 Architecture- England Native American Pottery
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Educational Function Artist create artwork to impart information The Vision of the Holy Grail, Morris and Company, 1890 (tapestry)
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What is the Function? Hint: Artwork sometimes has more than one function.
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Canopic Jars
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Paul Klee William de Kooning
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Cy Twombly
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Romare Bearden Collage Artist
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