Part a of Chapter 1 This is the

. . . Part a of Chapter 1 This is the beginning of Chapter 1. . . See Part b file for slides that come after these for Chapter 1 Had to split in half because BC’s PC couldn’t handle the size of the whole file together Also, maybe they will download faster than just one big Chapter 1 file

Exploring Art

Chapter 1 A Human Phenomenon

Visual Form which is basically what one can physically observe, such as : • materials used • formal elements : • line, shape, color, texture, mass, volume, space • composition or arrangement of the formal elements : • size & proportions, balance, elements of emphasis

Olowe of Ise Veranda Post: Female Caryatid and Equestrian Figure Wood & pigment 71” Yoruba 1938

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius Bronze c. 175 CE Rome, Italy

Content is the ideas or meaning in the artwork communicated through the art’s : • imagery which includes composition choices • symbolic meaning • surroundings or context (location, date created, historical reference, etc. ) • customs, beliefs, and values of the culture from which it or the artist originates • text in the work or about the work

Picasso Guernica Pablo Oil on canvas 1937 11 -6 x 25 -8

Picasso Guernica Pablo Oil on canvas 1937 11 -6 x 25 -8

Veranda Post: Female Caryatid and Equestrian Figure Wood & pigment 71” Yoruba 1938 Yoruba Pillar: Equestrian Figure Wood & pigment Yoruba Olowe of Ise (died 1938)

Senufu Horse and Rider (Representative of Spirits of the Forest) Senufu Beafada Insignia of Authority Senufu

The Renaissance in Italy * The Early Renaissance Botticelli The Birth of Venus Tempera on Canvas c. 1489 Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

Cubism Pablo Picasso Mask 1881 - 1973 Zaire, Africa Wood, paint, fiber, and beads Les Desmoiselles D’Avignon Oil on canvas 1907 Ceremonail Masks (Mboom or Bwoom) Wood, beads, shells, cloth. (Head sized) 19 th - 20 th Century Kuba, Central Zaire

Cubism Paul Cezanne Pablo Picasso 1881 - 1973 Les Desmoiselles D’Avignon Oil on canvas 1907

Function

1973 Jaguar E Series III Roadster

Marcel Breuer Chair 1929

Olowe of Ise Veranda Post: Female Caryatid and Equestrian Figure Wood & pigment 71” Yoruba 1938

Gerrit Rietveld The Schroeder House (De Stijl)design Utrecht, Netherlands (Dutch) 1924

Hector Guimard Metro Station, Paris, France

Also Crafts vs. Art

Art or Craft? Gheordez Prayer Rug Wool 18 th century Turkey

Art or Craft ? Ended here Aztec Tlaloc Vessel c. 1470 Ceramic, 12” h Templo Mayor, Mexico

Front Back Narmer Palette (cosmetic palette) Slate c. 3200 BCE 25” h

Aesthetics

Aesthetics: As defined by your Exploring Art Text: 1) The branch of Western Philosophy originating in ancient Greece that deals with art, it’s creative sources, its various forms, and its effects on individuals and cultures. As defined by Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary : 2) a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty 3) 4) a particular theory or conception of beauty or art : a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially sight <modernist aesthetics> Example: We have staged new ballets which reflected the aesthetic of the dance choreographers. plural : a pleasing appearance or effect. Example: We appreciated the aesthetics of the gemstones.

Greece Early Classical Myron Discobolus (Discus Thrower) Marble Roman Copy Lifesize of Early Classical Greek c 450 BCE

Leonardo Da Vinci Mona Lisa 1508 -1512

Ashanti(Asante) Akuámma Dolls 13” h wood carvings Ghana, Africa

Artistic Expression and Creativity

Julia Lazzari-Dean Dinosaur Eating a Man 1997 Markers on paper 8” x 6”

Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night Oil on canvas 1889

Jnaine Antoni Gnaw Chocolate, lard 1992

Jaune Quick-To-See-Smith Genesis Oil , collage, mixed media on canvas 5’ x 8’ 4 1993 Mother and Child Tomb Figure ceramic 1200 -1400 Native USA Mississippian / Illinois culture

Owyee Desert Oil , collage, mixed media on canvas Jaune 1995 Quick-To-See-Smith Buffalo 1 Oil , collage, mixed media on canvas 1993

Battle Against Sioux USA Native Mandan Warrior Buffalo hide robe 1797 Acquired by Lewis & Clark

Artists Response to the World

Ma Yuan Apricot Blossoms Ink 10” sq. 13 th century Southern Son g Dynasty, China

Six Parsimmons Wood & pigment 71” China 13 th Century Lotus Flowers and Ducks Paint on Silk Hanging Scroll China 13 th Century

Zen Stone Gardens Kyoto, Japan

Zen Stone Gardens Kyoto, Japan

Zen Stone Gardens Kyoto, Japan

Gopura, Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India 17 th Century

Categories of Visual Arts

Fine Art (so-called ‘High Art’)

Michelangelo Buonaroti The Pieta Marble c. 1499 -1500 St. Peter’s Cathedral, Vatican, , Italy High(Fine) art was defined in Western industrialized nations solely in terms of classical art: Greek, Roman, Italian Renaissance art, mostly sculpture. - paraphrased from Exploring Art

Jackson Pollock One (Number 31, 1950) Oil on canvas 1950 Identified High(Fine) art as “avant-garde, ” and which he saw as detached from society, as “art for art’s sake” and “pure poetry. ” - Clement Greenberg, Mid 20 th century Art Critic

‘Readymades’ Fountain 1917 Bicycle Wheel Marcel Duchamp Original lost 1918

Theodore Gericault (1791 - 1824) The Raft of the Medusa Oil on canvas 1819

Paul Cezanne Landscape at Aix, Mt. Sainte-Victoire O/c 1905

Postimpressionism Paul Cezanne Still-Life with Basket of Apples Oil on canvas c. 1895

Cubism Pablo Paul Cezanne Picasso 1881 - 1973 Les Desmoiselles D’Avignon Oil on canvas 1907

This is the end of Part a file of Chapter 1. . . See Part b file to continue Chapter 1 Had to split in half because BC’s PC couldn’t handle the size of the whole file together Also, maybe they will download faster than just one big Chapter 1 file