As a beginner in the art world, everything seems new and exciting, yet when boiling down to the specifics, I find myself getting lost in terminology. After much reading, I have gained a basic understanding for some of the terms that describe key attributes of works of art. Representational, abstract, nonrepresentational, style, form, and iconography are all terms necessary to understand before beginning to understand the world of art.
Representational art is an embodiment of what the artist deems are the important details of the original image. This finished product could be a close likeness, or look hardly at all like the artists original inspiration, yet it remains a portrayal of an actual object. Before the advent of photography, representational art was the only way to depict people or landscapes, but in the last century representational art may be more appreciated as an art form rather than a means to record a portion of time.
An extreme form of representational art is abstract, which retains a portion of the original likeness of an object or image and simply focuses on a few elements. A final abstract work can range from gross oversimplifications, to wildly imaginative exaggerations, yet are all recognizable in some form. The later works of Pablo Picasso are the most easily recognizable examples of abstract representation, yet are not the only example.
Nonrepresentational art is a form not based upon an artist’s interpretation of an original physical specimen.
Art has been around for centuries, expressed in various ways through different mediums; painting, drawing, photography, music, and so many more. Each having smaller categories within them. One can create a portrait with different types of paint, chalk, pens and pencils, the lens of a camera. A musician can convey a feeling within lyrics, or notes of a song. Separate forms of art, yet if you look closely enough, you can see similarities as well.
Art is how an artist expresses their own emotion in their artwork. Artwork can express more than just emotion, it can be used as a memorial, awareness, and even art movement. Art movements are very powerful when used correctly. Art movements are created in different medium in art. Elizabeth Sisco has done a graphic design of Chicano movement.
Assignment C There is much more to art than what one sees at first glance. In the last two weeks reading assignments I have learned that there is much more to art than nicely arranging colors and shapes to create a scene for someone to enjoy. Not only in the color important but the intensity, position, size, direction, pattern, and texture all add to the experience of studying art. I had known of these concepts before but know have a much more profound understanding of them that will allow me to but understand and interept ideas that an artist is trying to portray in his piece.
The greatest dissimilarity is made most noticeable through the representation of the human figure. Through centuries of static depictions
Paintings, prints, drawing, crafts, photography are all forms of art which many artists specialize and utilize to display their creativity, sometimes bring awareness to certain social issue and also exploit the less fortunate for their fame. Some well-known artists like Vik Muniz in the
Essay 1: Introduction to Non-Western Art Non-Western art is created by a variety of cultures including African, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese. It focuses heavily on architecture used for worship such as domes, temples, and mosques. Non-Western art can inform the viewer on the values held by the religions practiced by billions of people around the world. Western art differs from Non-Western art in that Western art is the art of Europe.
Ron Paul, an author and a former American presidential candidate once said that in school, “they don’t educate our kids, they indoctrinate our kids” (Paul). Paul’s comment reflects a popular belief existing in society that students are only being indoctrinated in today’s school systems. However, I completely disagree with such notion. My educational journey has been the most valuable experience of my life that not only elevated my knowledgeability on a multitude of subjects but also fundamentally revolutionized the way in which I think and communicate. Such is most evident in my writing voice that, because of education, became more sophisticated, individualistic, and dynamic.
Lines, spacing, color and shapes are the basic elements of art. I believe art is an expression of the body, mind, and soul of an individual. I also believe art shouldn 't have any boundaries, nor should have restrictions. I believe art always has something to say, but never needs to make a statement. The audience always has the right to interpret art as they see fit.
Art is all around us, from the buildings we live in to the bumper stickers on our cars. It is an expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, that produces works that are appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Every day we see images that influence our thoughts and actions; images that challenge us to think and interpret things differently. Images that widen our thought processes to see more than just from our own point of view. Art plays an essential role in our culture and society by shaping it into what it is today and continues to push us farther intellectually and emotionally.
Art, the expression of human ability or imagination. Art is usually expressed visually, but should not only be limited to what you see, It can also be what you hear, or how a piece of art makes you feel. Art is timeless and today we still can appreciate work that was done many years ago. My favorite artist is Ed Roth. He was an artist, cartoonist, illustrator, pinstriper and custom car designer.
Pablo Picasso said, "Some artists want to pain the sun with a yellow spot, but I want to create a sun with my yellow spot. " What Picasso means is that art has to be symbolical and the best art is the one that captures symbols in a different way that people are accustomed to. Great art most of the times is what makes us think and question our notions of reality. This makes some of the great art hard to comprehend or understand. On the other hand, there are times that great art can also be produced with the familiar and easy to understand such as Andy Warhol 's Pop-Art movement.
My artwork consists of several elements of designs such as line, shape, color, value and texture. One example of texture is the concrete… it has the appearance a rough cracked surface. The rose is an organic shape, which is associated with things from the natural world. Another element used is line, for example, the cracks in the concrete and the veins on the leaves have diagonal, and curved lines.
In this paper, I am going compare and contrast two different abstract artworks from two different art movements. Abstract art is non-figurative, non-objective art. After the 19th century, the artists started expressing their feeling in the different way, which was in the form of abstract art. Artist felt that the society and technology have developed so, they had to create new things. The two abstract art I am going compare and contrast is expressionism and surrealism.
Same subject matter to draw two female figures, yet they revealed opposite characteristics and techniques on their canvas, and the paintings contrast in these ways such as color, brushwork, and space.
Pablo Picasso 's works after 1918 can not be clearly categorized in terms of stylistic terminology, it contains objective-realistic, classicist, symbolistic, surreal and also abstracts elements. The artist takes on what is already there, familiarizes himself with it and breaks new grounds in terms of composition, finding inspiration in his own reality and motifs that