THE NATURE OF ART

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 Define Art, and the commonly used terms and concepts in the study
of Art.
 Demonstrate understanding of the essential qualities of art.
 Demonstrate understanding of art and its relevance to everyday life.
CULTURE

 “Culture, or civilization, taken in its broad, ethnographic

sense, is that complex whole which includes
knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any
other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a
member of society.”
HUMANITIES

 Comes from the Latin word humanus, which means human,

cultured, refined.
 During the Renaissance, the Humanities included the languages and
literature of Greece and Rome, fine arts, music, and philosophy.
 Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual
skills (rather than occupational or professional skills).
 The Humanities helps us turn the information we receive into knowledge through
interpretation.
 The Humanities reflect on social values and cultural values in times of transition.
ART

 the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects,

environments, or experiences that can be shared with others.
 Poetic faith: “...willing suspension of disbelief for the
moment....”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
THE NATURE OF ART: ART IS EVERYWHERE

 It is very much a part of our daily lives.

 The impulse to make and respond to art appears to be as deeply
ingrained in all humans.
THE NATURE OF ART: ART IS EVERYWHERE

 One pleasure of looking at art is enjoying a feeling of amazement

that an artist has magically transformed ordinary materials into a
marvelous work of imagination.
THE NATURE OF ART: ART AND COMMUNICATION

 Through their art, painters, sculptors, architects, photographers,

printmakers, designers, and craftspeople are all able to express
their personal visions.
 Art uses symbols to communicate ideas.
THE NATURE OF ART: ART AND BEAUTY

 Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that studies art, and also

studies the nature of beauty.
 Concepts of beauty change as time passes.
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NOT ALL ART TRIES TO BE BEAUTIFUL

 Artists show us horrible experiences to

shock us, to challenge our way of
thinking.

The Disasters of War (Spanish: Los Desastres de la Guerra) are

a series of 82 prints created between 1810 and 1820 by the
Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya (1746–1828).
THE NATURE OF ART: ART, IMMORTALITY, AND GLORY

 Art can be used to go beyond the

limitations of time.
  Art can be used to declare/display
Power.

The Arch of Titus, Via Sacra, Rome, c. 82 CE, commissioned by the Roman
THE NATURE OF ART: ART AND EXPERIENCE

 Art must be directly seen or heard in order to be enjoyed and

appreciated.
 a varying combination of sensory, emotional, and intellectual
responses are involved in experiencing Art.
 Art brings out Aesthetic Emotions from the audience.
ART BRINGS OUT AESTHETIC EMOTIONS FROM THE
AUDIENCE

 The key moment in Art is not at the point of creation, but when the
audience experiences art and is affected by the artwork .
THE NATURE OF ART: ART AND NATURE

 a work of art is man-made, and although it may closely resemble

nature, it can never duplicate it.
 although artists draw from actual life situations, they alter details so
that the work becomes a modified representation of real life, not an
exact copy of reality.
 we use art to improve on nature.
THE NATURE OF ART

 Art is everywhere
 Art and Communication
 Art and Beauty
 Art, Immortality, and Glory
 Art and Experience
 Art and Nature