PurposesFunctions of Art is Communication Artists Create art

Purposes/Functions of Art is Communication: Artists Create art, in order to communicate visually and conceptually.

Personal Function Artist create art to express personal feelings “Woman V” Willem de Kooning Suzanne Rogers

Personal Function Artist create art to express personal feelings Painting - Cy Twombly

Personal Function Artist create art to express personal feelings Painted Print -Suzanne Rogers Guarded (Apt. Complex 2)

Pick one… How do these relate to personal function

Social Function Artists create to reinforce a shared sense of identity of community, or civilization Elizabeth Catlett – Special Houses

Cindy Sherman

Spiritual Function Artists create to express spiritual beliefs Michelangelo Pieta’ Pee-ey-tuh

Spiritual/Personal Michelangelo’s “David” Renaissance 1501 -1504 Donatello’s “David” Renaissance 1430 -1440

Physical Function Artists create functional artwork James Sterling 1959 Architecture- England Native American Pottery

What else could be Physical Function?

Educational Function Artist create artwork to impart information www. levonbis. com

What is the Function? Hint: Artwork sometimes has more than one function.

What is the Function? Hint: Artwork sometimes has more than one function. Suzanne Rogers - Glib (Audience #8)

Canopic Jars

Jeff Koons Paul Klee

Communion Vessels

Cy Twombly

“Object” Meret Oppenheim

Romare Bearden Collage Artist