Chapter one
Art
Is All Around Us.
Terms to know:
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Aesthetics
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Paleolithic
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Neolithic
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Impulse for art
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Figure/ground
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Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
What do artists do?
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Record and Commemorate
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Give tangible form to the unknown
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Give tangible form to ideas and feelings
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Experience a way of seeing that is different
than usual
Common traits of creative people
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Sensitivity
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Flexibility
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Originality
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Playfulness
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Productivity
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Fluency
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Analytical skill
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Organizational skill
Studying art
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What is it?
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How was it made?
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When was it made
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Why was it made
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By whom was it
made?
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What influence has it had on those who have
seen it?
Images: You are responsible for knowing what is said
in the classroom, what is in the textbook, and what is on these web pages.
B.C., A.D., B.C.E., and C.E. “B.C.” stands for “Before Christ”.
A.D. stands for “Anno Domino”, or “the year of
our Lord.
B.C.E. and C.E. are atheistic
substitutes for B.C. and A.D. they stand for “before common era”. And “common era”.
Since I’m not an
atheist, and really don’t care about political correctness, I use B.C. and A.D.
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Bird
in Space Bronze, C. 1928 Constantin Brancusi |
Cave Painting Natural pigments C. 25,000 B.C. |
The Polish Rider Oil, C. 1655 Rembrandt?, or William Drost? |
Granite, C. 2,000B.C. |
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The Starry Night Oil, 1889 Vincent van Gogh |
White Oak Baskets Watercolor, 28x36, 1995 James Brantley |
Figure-ground |
Christina’s World Egg tempera, 1947 Andrew Wyeth |
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The Kiss Marble Auguste Rodin |
Braids Egg Tempera, 1979 Andrew Wyeth |
Lovers Watercolor Andrew Wyeth |
Venus of Willendorf Limestone 23,000 B.C. |
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Petroglyph Pre-Columbian American Southwest |
Self-Portrait (detail) Oil Chuck Close |
Chuck Close at work |
Chuck Close at work |
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Portrait of a Friend Oil Chuck Close |
Woman in Chair Oil Pablo Picasso |
James Hampton |
Throne of the Third Heaven Aluminum foil, colored paper, etc. James Hampton |
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Shiva Nataraja Bronze, 10th Century, A.D. |
Optical illusion |
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