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1. 2 Why do people create Art? 1. Functional considerations 2. Religion 3. Politics 4. Education 5. Aesthetics and humanity’s inborn desire to create Storage Jar, Western Apache

1. 2 Why do people create Art? Functional Considerations Utilitarian Examples 1. Eating utensils, storage vessels, materials clay basketry leather metals What Lowcountry utilitarian cultural object can you think of? 2. Clothing-it’s not only functional protects the wearer but it can tell social rank and individual taste 3. Architectural forms-provide shelter, enclose spaces for living, worship, public assembly 4. Other functional objects are furniture, glassware, machinery, automobiles, office buildings, airplanes, pens, lamps Louis Vitton vs. Target brand

1. 2 Why do people create Art? Religion 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Movement of stars and moon Rising and setting of the sun Habits of animals Supernatural meanings Tidal activities Flooding rivers Stonehenge Wiltshire, England Upper cover of binding, the Lindenau Gospels, about 870 AD.

1. 2 Why do people create Art? Politics Art and Architecture –ancient times Castles and fortified cities- defend people Painting or carving- tell myths/power of a ruler Political cartoons- political propaganda

1. 2 Why do people create Art? Information/ History Art teaches where there is no written language or where the literary rate is low Universal visual symbols biblical stories NYC St Patrick’s cathedral Areogun, Door from the king’s palace a IIkerre Yoruba, Nigeria about 1910

1. 2 Why do people create Art? Aesthetics Create something that is beautiful/good craftsmanship and thought provoking No. 3/No. 13 (Magenta, Black, Green on Orange), 1949, 85 3/8" × 65" (216. 5 × 164. 8 cm), oil on canvas, Museum of Modern Art

Review questions List six reasons why people create art. Give and example for each reason. Utility/function __________ Religion __________ Politics __________ Information/History _________ What features of the Western Apache storage jar make it not just a useful object but a work of art? The craftsmanship, ornamentation, overall design, but also a storage vessel

Define Aesthetics and use it in a sentence. Pertaining to the philosophically pleasing, beautiful and emotional nature of man pattern of thinking so oriented Explain how an automobile can be considered a work of art.

3 words that come to mind as you look at Robert Swain’s painting. Compare your terms with those of another student. Why do you think Swain did not give this painting a title? Robert Swain, Untitled 1968