PRE-UNIT_ INTRODUCTION TO ART Hostory.pptx

introduction to art

1. PRE-UNIT: INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY PRESENT DAY

2. WHAT WILL YOU BE ABLE TO DO AFTER YOU TAKE ART HISTORY? Describe visual elements of a work of art Referencing actual, physical aspects of the work of art Understand design relationships to support a description of a work of art Use resources to back up assertions about materials and technique

3. WHAT WILL YOU BE ABLE TO DO AFTER YOU TAKE ART HISTORY? Discuss the FORM of a work of art Assert and defend the FUNCTION of a work of art Explain the CONTENT of a work of art Use historical CONTEXT to back up your assertions about a work of art Continue to seek, evaluate, and apply evidence to strengthen your analysis Transform a description into an explanation with evidence: EX: “This is how it looks,” turns into: “This is why it looks this way.”

4. HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY A WORK OF ART? IDs: TITLE ARTIST DATE MEDIUM CULTURE/TIME PERIOD LOCATION (IF ARCHITECTURE)

5. WORDS TO LIVE BY IN AP ART HISTORY: FORM FUNCTION CONTENT CONTEXT

6. FORM Describes materials and how they are used to create physical & visual elements of a work of art Applies design elements & principles to analyze the work’s basic visual components and their relationship to the work in its entirety

7. GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR FORM What is it? Painting, sculpture, building, etc. What does it look like? What are the physical elements that make up the work of art? What is it made of? What materials were used to create the work of art? How was it made? How kind of technique or tools did the artist use to create the work of art? What does it resemble ? Is it physically comparable to something we are familiar with already? How is it distinctive ? What physically makes it special/stand out?

8. Image 80: Venus of Urbino . Titian. c. 1538 C.E. Oil on canvas. Image 145: Woman, I . Willem de Kooning. 1950–1952 C.E. Oil on canvas. Image 247: Preying Mantra . Wangechi Mutu. 2006 C.E. Mixed media on Mylar. FORM

9. FUNCTION Includes the artist’s intended use(s) for the work and the actual use(s) of the work NOTE: The use/function of a work can change according to the audience, time, location, and culture Different types of functions : Utility (usefulness) Intercession (death/funerary) Decoration Communication Commemoration (remembrance) Spiritual Social Political (propaganda) Personal value

10. Who made it? Who was the artist of the work of art? Was there a known artist? Who commissioned it? Who wanted the work of art made? For what purpose? (Private vs. public) When & where was it made? When was it made and how long did it take to make? Did it stay in the place it was made? Who used it? Who was it originally intended for? Did this change over time? How was it used? What did people use it for? Did this change over time? Who were its audiences ? Was this work of art made for a specific group of people? If so, whom? GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR FUNCTION

11. Image 88: San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome Italy (Italian Baroque: 1638-1646). Image 51: San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy (Early Byzantine Europe: 526-457. Image 60: Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France (French Gothic: 1145-1220). FUNCTION

12. Image 17: Great Pyramids (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx. Giza, Egypt. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2550–2490 B.C.E. Cut limestone. FUNCTION

13. CONTENT Includes subject matter of a work of art: Visual imagery that may be formal depictions, representative depictions, and/or symbolic depictions May be a narrative and tell a story: Could be symbolic, spiritual, historical, mythological, supernatural, and/or propagandistic Formal Depictions Minimalist or nonobjective Representative Depictions Portraiture and landscape Symbolic Depictions Emblems and logos

14. GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR CONTENT What does the work of art mean ? What is the work of art trying to communicate to audiences? What does the work of art resemble ? Does a figure or a symbol resemble something familiar or comparable to something we already know? How is the work of art distinctive ? What makes this work important or different from others? Does the work of art hold any symbolism ? Is there a deeper meaning to the figures/objects in the work? Does the work of art tell a narrative ? Does the work tell a story? Who is/are the figure(s) represented in the work of art? Are they fictional, real, mythical? What is/are the figure(s) doing in the work of art? How are they positioned? (standing, sitting, lying, etc.) How is/are the figure(s) interacting with one another in the work of art? Are they acknowledging/interacting with one another?

15. Image 68: The Arnolfini Portrait . Jan van Eyck. c. 1434 C.E. Oil on wood. CONTENT Image 243: Darkytown Rebellion . Kara Walker. 2001 C.E. Cut paper and projection on wall.

16. CONTEXT Discusses the historical background of a work of art Includes information about the time, place, and culture in which a work of art is created Includes the artist’s intended purpose for the work of art Includes when, where, and how audiences interacted with the work Characteristics of the artist & audience--including: Intellectual ideals, beliefs & attitudes Aesthetic, religious, political, social, & economic attributes Patronage or ownership of a work of art Audience response Context comes from: Records, reports, religious chronicles, personal reflections, manifestos, academic publications, mass media, cultural studies, geographic data, etc.

17. How long does it last? Is it long-lasting or ephemeral? Is it meant be on display for generations or was it only a popular trend at the time? What other work of art can we compare/relate it to? What other work of art that we’ve seen/learned about can we relate it to? Who/what influenced it? Where did the artist get inspiration from? Who/what did it influence? Who/what used this as an inspiration? Why (to all previous questions)? How do we know (to all previous questions)? GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR CONTEXT Who made it? Who commissioned it? Who was the artist? Who paid the artist for it? When and where was it made? Was this important? Is the timing & geography important to know to understand the work of art? What was happening in the artist’s world when it was made? What was the historical background during the time the artist made this? Who were its audiences ? How did they respond to it? Was it controversial or widely accepted?

18. Image 236: En la Barberia no se Llora (No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop) . Pepon Osorio. 1994 C.E. Mixed-media installation. Image 235: Rebellious Silence, from the Women of Allah series. Shirin Neshat (artist); photo by Cynthia Preston. 1994 C.E. Ink on photograph. Image 231: Untitled (#228) , from the History Portraits series. Cindy Sherman. 1990 C.E. Photograph. CONTEXT

19. LAYOUT OF MS. DOYLE’S AP ART HISTORY SLIDES :

20. UNIT #: UNIT NAME (SPECIFIC CULTURE/TIME PERIOD) TIME PERIOD OF UNIT

21. This symbol indicates the culture of origin or style of the work of art This symbol indicates that there is a video on Khan Academy This symbol indicates that there is an article on Khan Academy This symbol indicates that there is a video on Youtube , Smarthistory , or Kenney Mencher CULTURE/STYLE OF ART KA KV V

22. IMAGE #: Title of work of art , ARTIST, Date, Medium, Location. KA V VIDEO LINK CULTURE/TIME PERIOD HERE KHAN ACADEMY ARTICLE KV KHAN ACADEMY VIDEO VOCABULARY WORD: Vocabulary words & definitions that are associated with the work of art are usually here

23. IMAGE 120: Starry Night , VINCENT VAN GOGH, 1889. Oil on canvas, 2’ 5” x 3’ 1/4”. Museum of Modern Art, New York (acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest). KA V TED Ed: The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh's Starry Night POST- IMPRESSIONISM IMPASTO: T he process or technique of laying on paint or pigment thickly so that it stands out from a surface.