Purposes of Visual Arts Ceremonial, Artistic Expression, Narrative, Functional, Persuasive

Ceremonial Art Artworks created to support worship ceremonies, rituals, and celebrations. Worn by the initiation leaders during the initiation rites, the mask represents the face of the Yaka ancestors who established the boys' initiation ceremonies.

Artistic Expression Artwork intended to express or communicate emotions, ideas, feelings (e.g., for self-expression, to decorate or beautify objects) Marcel Duchamp. (American, born France. 1887-1968). Bicycle Wheel. New York 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913). Metal wheel mounted on painted wood stool, 51 x 25 x 16 1/2" (129.5 x 63.5 x 41.9 cm).

Narrative Artworks Artworks that tell stories, describe and illustrate experiences, or communicate information, art to document important or historical events Dorothea Lange White Angel Bread Line 1932

Functional Artworks Artistic objects used in everyday life (e.g., pottery, quilts, baskets, etc.). Amy Sanders

Persuasive Artworks Artworks that promote ideas, philosophies, or products (e.g., advertising, marketing, propaganda, ideology, etc.)

Subject Matter in Art Representational (e.g., landscape, portrait, still life) Abstract (Recognizable, but distorted) Nonrepresentational (non-objective)