Art

Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this
article focuses primarily on the visual arts, which includes the creation of images or
objects in fields including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and other visual
media. Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts; however, like
the decorative arts, it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations
of use are essentialin a way that they usually are not in a painting, for example.
Music, theatre, film, dance, and other performing arts, as well as literature and other
media such as interactive media, are included in a broader definition of art or the arts.
Until the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated
from crafts or sciences. In modern usage after the 17th century, where aesthetic
considerations are paramount, the fine arts are separated and distinguished from
acquired skills in general, such as the decorative or applied arts.
Art may be characterized in terms of mimesis (its representation of reality),
expression, communication of emotion, or other qualities. During the Romantic period,
art came to be seen as "a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion
and science". Though the definition of what constitutes art is disputed and has changed
over time, general descriptions mention an idea of imaginative or technical skill
stemming from human agency and creation. The nature of art, and related concepts
such as creativity and interpretation, are explored in a branch of philosophy known
as aesthetics.











Elements of Art

Line - An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line maybe two or
three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract.
Shape - An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and
width.
Form - An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume;
includes height, width AND depth (as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a
cylinder). Form may also be free flowing.
Value - The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest value;
black is the darkest. The value halfway between these extremes is called middle
gray.
Space - An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a
sense of depth achieved in a work of art .
Color - An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity.
Hue: name of color
Value: hues lightness and darkness (a colors value changes when white
or black is added)
Intensity: quality of brightness and purity (high
Intensity = color is strong and bright; low intensity=
color is faint and dull)
Texture - An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they
might feel if touched.












Forms of Art

A mosaic is a picture or design made by gluing together small stones, pieces of
glass or other hard materials. In the ancient world, grand homes sometimes had
mosaic floors.
From ancient cave paintings to graffiti artists today, painting has always been a
part of human life. Some of the best-known artists,
like Michelangelo and Picasso, were painters.
For thousands of years, people all over the world have made masks to use in
rituals, work, theater, and just for fun. Have you ever made a mask from a paper
bag?
Drawing is everywherein newspapers, books, posters, and more. It is an art by
itself, but it is also the starting point for other kinds of art, like painting or
sculpture.
In prehistoric times, people used jewelry even before they used clothing. Almost
everything has been used to create jewelry, from berry necklaces to gold rings.
People have made sculpture from materials such as clay, marble, ice, wood,
and bronze. Some artists today create sculptures that move with the wind or
when touched.
There are as many uses for baskets as there are ways to make them.
Archaeologists have found 7,000-year-old farming baskets in Egypt.
Pottery is probably the most ancient art as well as the most
common. Prehistoric clay bowls, beautifully glazed tiles, and other works are not
only useful but decorative.
People have been weaving since the Stone Age. Tapestries and rugs in every
color have brought warmth and beauty to walls and floors.
Photography was invented about 200 years ago. We see photographs every
day in newspapers and magazines, on billboards and buses and in museums
and galleries. Ansel Adams and Mathew Brady were famous photographers.
Annie Liebowitz is known for her portrait photography.
As technology changes, the tools artists use change too. New Media includes
video, performance, computer imagery and installation (where an entire room
may be made into a work of art).



Properties of Art

Composition - Organization of form in art (including
pictorial depth on a picture plane)

Style - Combination of form and composition that makes
work distinctive

Regional Style - Traits that persist in a geographic region

Context - The audience of the work of art

Content - The audience of the work of art. Content:
Subject matter and meaning (influenced by social,
religion, and economic context)

Form - Visual aspects of art

Function - what it is used for

Abstract Style - departure from literal realism to get to
essence of form.

Representational Style - Involves recognizable subject
matter.

Linear Style - Uses lines as the fundamental devices for
defining form. Found often highly in representational work.

Painterly Style - Involves the intentional exploitation of
the brushstroke and mark of paint in the development of
form.

Medium - materials from which art is made

Techniques - Process used to make art

Ephemeral Art - Art that exists for only a period of time





Asian Art


Peasant Painting

Woodblock Print

Embroidery





Wool Carpet

Snuff Bottle

Textiles






Ceramic

Art of Tea Ceremony

Batik

Painting



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