UAA Art Appreciation

FALL 2011

What is Art?

What is Art?

• Art is Art, Art is everywhere.• Art is a way for people to express themselves. • Art is a form by which we perceive the beauty that is

around and within us.• Art is something you can see, hear and experience in

a creative way. • Art is something that touches a person’s soul. Art is

visual and emotional. • Art is the unique ability human beings have to

celebrate themselves & their world, feelings, fear, and dreams, etc.

Yong Soon Min. Dwelling. 1994.72" × 42" × 28".

Nancy GravesFootscray

Visual Elements• Line• Shape• Mass• Space• Time and Motion• Light• Color• Texture

Design Principles• Unity and Variety• Balance• Emphasis and Subordination• Directional Forces• Contrast• Repetition and Rhythm• Scale and Proportion

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Marc Chagall, I and the Village

M.C. EscherDrawing Hands

Giacomo Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash

Power of Images

How We See

Optical Illusions

How many legs does this elephant have?

Use your Creativity

Name ______________

Title ______________

• Express a feeling• Tell a story• Create a message

World Beach Project

Art Interpretation / StorytellingPainting & Drawing

Aesthetics

• Aesthetic experience begin when the viewer takes an interest in looking at things for pleasure, for the sake of the visual experience, and rather than a focused interest in the function.

• Aesthetic experiences substantiate the human need for intellectual thinking and reasoning, rather than physical provisioning.

Printmaking

Guest Speaker(W) Only

PhotographyAnsal Adams

Computer GraphicPopcorn Night

Graphic DesignMagazine Evaluation

Aleksandr Rodchenko and Vladimir Maiakovskii. Give Me Sun at Night. 1923.4-3/8" × 18".

Michael Bierut. Saks Fifth Avenue Logo. 2007.

Jonathan Barnbrook. Olympuke ("Drowning in Advertising"). 2009.320 × 480 pixels.

Human Aspect and Element

Advertising’s Fifteen Basic Appeals by Jib Fowles

1. The need for sex

2. The need for affiliation

3. The need to nurture

4. The need for guidance

5. The need to aggress

6. The need to achieve

7. The need to dominate

8. The need for prominence

9. The need for attention

10. The need for autonomy

11. The need to escape

12. The need to feel safe

13. The need for aesthetic sensations

14. The need to satisfy curiosity

15. Physiological needs: food, drink, sleep, etc.

14. The need to satisfy curiosity

SculptureAlexander Calder

VoiceThread

Group ProjectsArt in Alaska

1% Art

Robert PfitzenmeierCrystal LatticePainted metal Anchorage Museum of History and Art

Robert FeldmanHockey Players Painted steelMacDonald Recreation Center

Melanie Walker and George Peters Denali WindLexan, paint, tile, media board and metal Denali Elementary School

GlassDale Chihuli

Maya Lin

I.M. Pei

FIELD TRIPS

Anchorage MuseumAlaska Native Medical Center

First Friday Downtown Art Event

Chevak Old People Doll

• Artist: Rosalie Paniyak, Chevak

• Medium:

seal gut, sealskin,

glass marble eyes

SNOW is Here

Junk to Funk

Evaluating ArtDescription

Art Criticism

DESCRIPTION: What do I see?

• What tools, materials, or processes did the artist use?

• What elements did the artist choose and how did the artist organize the elements?

• Does the artwork depict anything? If so, what?

INTERPRETATION: What is the artwork about?

• Can I express what I think the artwork is?

• What evidence inside or outside the artwork supports my interpretation?

JUDGEMENT: Is it a good artwork?

• What criteria do I think are most appropriate for judging the artwork?

• What evidence inside or outside the artwork relates to each criterion?

• Based on the criteria and evidence, what is my judgment about the quality of the artwork?

Pottery Sale

ART 21

Great Museums

Excellence in the arts can affect every aspect of your life—the more you learn, the more you know—Art is Fun!

Best Wishes!!