OBJECTIVES: Explain the meaning of art. Identify the values of art.
Review last topic: How to study the Humanities: Text, Context and Subtext
How can we tell if an artwork is great?
The values of art
What is art?
art The conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects
Great works of art are distinguished by the following qualities:
1. Aesthetic value Refers to that value which causes an object to be a “work of art”.
2. Intellectual value An artwork that stimulates thought. SPOLIARIUM BY JUAN LUNA
3. suggestiveness This is the quality associated with the emotional power of art.
4. Spiritual value Art elevates the spirit by bringing out moral values which make us a better person. Raphael – Disputation of the Holy Sacrament (1509-1511) Apostolic Palace, Vatican
5. permanence A great work of art endures . It can viewed again and again.
6. universality Great art is timeless and timely . It’s forever relevant and appeals to one and all. Monumental sculpture of US presidents carved in clif , Mount Rushmore National Memorial. South Dakota, USA
7. style This is the peculiar way in which an artist sees his subject, forms his ideas and expresses them. Artist Nick Gentry really knows how to think outside the box! Gentry paints his portraits not on a traditional canvas, but rather on old floppy disks.
8. form It is the organization, arrangement or framework of an artwork. Texas Contemporary Fine Artist Laurie Pace: Line Shape Form Space Value Value the New Element of Art for this week by Texas Artist Laurie Pace
Activity: Picture Analysis Direction: Identify which value of art each picture belong. Defend your answer.
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Picture 2
Picture 3
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Picture 5
How art valuable in your life?
1. What is art ? 2. What are the values of art ? 3. EACH VALUE, GIVE ONE EXAMPLE.