PLEASE NOTE Due to copyright reasons, the images in this power point have been removed, leaving only the text left over from the slide show. Also please note, other terms and names may have been given verbally by the instructor and were never a part of this slide show. Students are ultimately responsible for taking notes seen in slides, mentioned verbally, images seen in slide shows and in videos. The current 8th edition of Sayre’s A World of Art is the book used in this class for lecture, tests and quizzes. Students may definitely find an older edition of the text is sufficient for them, but please note that images may be numbered differently and appear in different chapters between editions and that older editions may not have 100% all the images the newest 8th edition has. Thank you.

Chapter 1 Discovering A World of Art

Video of Cai-Guo Qiang making Odyssey for Houston Museum of Fine Art https://vimeo.com/18929293

Environment. A sculptural space that is large enough for Environment A sculptural space that is large enough for the viewer to move around in. Earthwork Any environment that is outdoors. Installation An environment that is indoors. Ephemeral Any artwork that must be repeated to be experienced or an artwork that by its very own nature has a finite duration.

Environment. A sculptural space that is large enough for Environment A sculptural space that is large enough for the viewer to move around in. Earthwork Any environment that is outdoors. Installation An environment that is indoors. Ephemeral Any artwork that must be repeated to be experienced or an artwork that by its very own nature has a finite duration.

Environment. A sculptural space that is large enough for Environment A sculptural space that is large enough for the viewer to move around in. Earthwork Any environment that is outdoors. Installation An environment that is indoors. Ephemeral Any artwork that must be repeated to be experienced or an artwork that by its very own nature has a finite duration.

The Traditional Roles of the Artist To visually record To help us see the world in new ways To make functional objects & structures more pleasurable, elevate them and imbue them with meaning To give form to the immaterial… thoughts, emotions, philosophies

environment:. a sculptural space that is large enough for the environment: a sculptural space that is large enough for the viewer to move around and in. earthwork: an environment outdoors

The Traditional Roles of the Artist To visually record To help us see the world in new ways To make functional objects & structures more pleasurable, elevate them and imbue them with meaning To give form to the immaterial… thoughts, emotions, philosophies

Let’s Review environment: Let’s Review environment: a sculptural space that is large enough for the viewer to move around and in. earthwork: an environment outdoors installation: an environment indoors

Some Terms from Chapter 1 & 2 Representational Non-representational Abstract Non-objective Realism Naturalism Illusionistic Style Subject Content Form Composition Iconography Earthwork Temporal Transient Sublime Ethnocentric

Subject. The subject matter of a work of art. What the Subject The subject matter of a work of art. What the work of art is depicting. Content What the work of art is about. Its meaning. Iconography The images and symbols conventionally associated with a given subject. Also, any and all things contributing to a work of art including the artist’s life, location of creation and display, culture, etc....

Form The literal shape and mass of an object. More generally, the materials used to make a work of art, the ways in which the materials are used in terms of the formal elements (line, light, color, etc…) and the composition that results. Composition The organization of the formal elements in a work of art. Style In general terms, the combination of form and composition that makes a work distinctive.

Non-representational Style Representational Non-representational Abstract

Representational:. to portray a subject in a work of art exactly Representational: to portray a subject in a work of art exactly how you would expect to see it in the natural (real) world.

Abstraction. In art, the rendering of images and objects Abstraction In art, the rendering of images and objects in a stylized or simplified way, so that though they remain recognizable, their formal or expressive aspects are emphasized. A style in which the subject is recognizable, but not portrayed exactly how it looks in the real world Cubism would be an example of abstract style.

Non-Representational: Art that makes no reference to the natural world and that explores the inherent expressive or aesthetic potential of the formal elements (line, shape, color) and the formal compositional principles of a given medium. There is no recognizable subject. Non-objective According to the textbook, non-objective = nonrepresentational

Non-Representational: Art that makes no reference to the natural world and that explores the inherent expressive or aesthetic potential of the formal elements (line, shape, color) and the formal compositional principles of a given medium. There is no recognizable subject. Non-objective According to the textbook, non-objective = nonrepresentational

Non-Representational: Art that makes no reference to the natural world and that explores the inherent expressive or aesthetic potential of the formal elements (line, shape, color) and the formal compositional principles of a given medium. There is no recognizable subject. NoNon-Objective = Non-Representational to the textbook, non-objective = nonrepresentational

What is the value in seemingly controversial works of art?

Chapter One, once a again… What is art? What are your expectations of art? What is the value in art (even in controversial art)? What is beautiful? Craftsmanship, content and iconography Style

Post-modernism: The idea that an artwork can be about an idea, the content, and not just the surface appearance of the work. Non-objective According to the textbook, non-objective = nonrepresentational

Dada A 20th century artistic and literary movement: a European artistic and literary movement of the early 20th century whose work was characterized by anarchy, irrationality, and irreverence

Dada Art - a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during WWI and peaked from 1916 to 1922.   The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature (poetry, art manifestos, art theory) theatre and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works. Its purpose was to ridicule what its participants considered to be the meaninglessness of the modern world. In addition to being anti-war, dada was also anti-bourgeois and anarchist in nature.

Dada is this; Dada is that; Dada is this; “It is already forgotten that, during the Dada period, the then leader (of the Dada movement) Tristan Tzara, in a manifesto proclaimed: Dada is this; Dada is that; Dada is this; Dada is that; Dada is neverthless bullshit. This type of humor, more or less black, is lacking in the newest generation, who believe, in good faith, that their neo-Dadaism is more sublime than the art of Praxiteles?” Salvador Dali, 1968

Iconography. The images and symbols conventionally Iconography The images and symbols conventionally associated with a subject. The study of the significance and interpretation of the subject matter of art. Any and all things/factors that influence the creation and reception of a work of art.

Questions about Art. What is art. What is the value in art Questions about Art What is art? What is the value in art? What is beautiful? Why is some art more expensive than others? How do artists get recognition? Can anybody make art? Does the artist’s hand need to be in the work for it to be art? Must art be shown in a gallery? Will art mean the same thing to all viewers? practices that still occur today pop culture and the history of rock and roll sports