UNDERSTANDING ART How to interpret a work of

UNDERSTANDING ART How to interpret a work of art Facts artist’s name n name of the picture n background information n what can you see in the picture n colours, shades, techniques n Impressions and emotions the viewer’s impressions, thoughts and ideas n the viewer’s feelings and emotions n the interpretation of the artist’s message n

PETER KLEE

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE POINTILLISM? Georges-Pierre Seurat is a French artist who developed the method of painting known as pointillism. Pointillism is using many small spots of pure colour rather than longer lines made with a brush.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ISLAND Mysterious Painting in dots Shapes Landscape Peace Noisy place Disorder Loneliness Sunlight Untidiness Formal elegance Silence

MODERN ART Minimalism is an art movement started in New York in 1960 s. Simple forms and the impersonal style are characteristic of minimalist sculptures.

GREAT MYTHS IN ART The biblical tale of the Tower of Babel describes how, in early days of the world, all mankind spoke the same language. They wish to build a tower so high that its top could reach heavens. This god made angry and one day they found themselves all speaking different languages. People sometimes mention the Tower of Babel when describing a scene of confusion, disorder and the noise of many voices. Peter Brueghel (1525 -1569) Maurits Escher (18981972)

THE TOWER OF BABEL Peter Brueghel, 1563

MAURITS ESCHER’S TOWER OF BABEL, 1928

THE TOWER OF BABEL MASTER of the Duke of Bedford

THE TOWER OF BABEL Федорова Ю. 2003

REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606 – 1669)

THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON, 1662 To depict Sensitivity Intensity Evocative To accomplish Parable

СИНКВЕЙ 1. The main word 2. 2 adjectives 3. 3 verbs 4. The main phrase 5. The noun - conclusion

SINKWAY Art Wonderful, beautiful To depict, to decorate, to paint Art demands knowledge. Super!