Visual Arts: The First Media & Its Impact on Culture & Media Antoinette N. Lopez

Visual Arts: The First Media History Society: The Form of Culture Media: Major Influences How The Visual Arts Impacts Us Today?

History: Art IS Storytelling The Oldest Visual Art Ever Found “Capules”- Found in India Dated at 290,000 to 700,00 years old “Venus of Berekhat Ram” Found in Israel Dated at 200,000 to 500,000 years old

Oldest Painting in Human History Paleolithic Era Chauvet Cave in Southern France Dates back to 32,000 years ago

Visual Art Time Line: Art Spreads Stone Age (Prehistoric-2,500 b.c.): Cave paintings, Venus carvings Mesopotamian (2,500 b.c.-539 b.c.): Warrior Art, Symbolism (Language) Egyptian (3,100 b.c.- 30 b.c.): Megalithic Structures, Afterlife and Religious Paintings, Scale, Architectural Breakthroughs Greek (850 b.c.- 31 b.c.): Religious Structures, Sculpture Breakthroughs, Balance, Proportion, Architechtural Order Roman (500 b.c.- 476 b.c.): Roman Realism Middle Ages (500 – 1400): Celtic Art, Roman Gothic Renaissance (1400 – 1550): Birth of Classical Culture Modern (1600 - ): Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract, etc.

Influences: Needs of Communication? Expression of Individuality Relation to the World Around Us Need of Communication Language is born Worship Religious Beliefs Reason for their Life & Comfort Empathy & Companionship Culture is born

Language: Communication Blooms Sumerians Invent Writing in 3,400 B.C. (Mesopotamia) Hummurabi’s Code in 1,700 B.C.- First Law Establishment Abraham invents Monotheism (only one God) in 1,780 B.C. Religion is Born: A Major Factor in Mass Communication Egypt Hieroglyphs Bible Greek Mythology Mayan Codes Buddhism

Religion Fuels Renaissance Renaissance is said to be the Birth of Culture, “A Cultural Movement” The “Trend” Factor Arises Best Known for its Contribution to Visual Art and Religion AND how they relate Much, If Not Most of the Art Works were Commissioned or Dedicated to the Church A major avenue for the church to communicate with the public, make it a “trend”

Michael Angelo: “The Creation of Adam

Leonardo Da Vinci:” The Last Supper”

Renaissance: Fuels Visual Art Experimentation Impressionism: The Impression of Real Life, with No Abstractions or Alterations Claude Monet “Water Lilies”

Renaissance: Fuels Visual Art Experimentation Abstract: Art not attempting to represent Recognizable Reality Surrealism: The Union of Reality and Fantastic Realms Salvador Dali: “Departure of the Butterfly Ship” Picasso: “Weeping woman”

Surrealism: Fuels Pop & Psychedelic Art Surrealism’s Rebellious Influence Motivates and Inspires the Pop Art/Psychedelic Movement Visual Art becomes More Divided and Individualistic Youth Take Over the Modern Art Scene “MOD” Affecting and Dominating Popular Music, Fashion, and Visual Culture Psychedelic and Pop Art Promote Musicians, Actors, and even Products. Promoting the Pop Culture Icon: Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, etc. Comic Books Promoting Famous Brands: Andy Warhol’s “Cambell’s Soup” & “Life Savers”

Visual Art: Impact on Pop Culture http://youtu.be/k552enEvnYs http://youtu.be/gA4aBvnaTpo Then Now

Visual Art: Major Media Influences TV!- Without a MASS Desire to possess a MOTION VISUAL ART, TV & Film would never have been invented. Photography Animation (Disney, now a leading media GIANT) Color TV- the emphasis of the importance of color to society (closer to reality) Advertising! The Importance of the Manipulation of Society to Consume or Believe/Adopt Ideas through Visual Techniques Graphic Arts & Special Effects (computer generated artwork)

Visual Art: Today? ART PROMOTES TRENDS-Expression of Identification and Individuality Clothing- Graphic Tees, Decorative Name Brands, Logos, Abnormal Fashion Current Art Culture: Graffiti, Tattoos, Macintosh Tech. “The Artist’s Computer” HD TV- Digital 3D Personalization of EVERYTHING! (products)- Candles, Folders, Notebooks, Tissue Boxes, Shampoos, Ipods, Phones, Cars, etc.

-Kermit the Frog How important are the visual arts in our society? I feel strongly that the visual arts are of vast and incalculable importance. Of course I could be prejudiced, since I am a visual art. -Kermit the Frog