Intro to Art Appreciation - Art 101 @ MCC
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This document provides an overview of what art is and can be. It discusses that art can be 2, 3, or 4 dimensional, including paintings, sculptures, performances, and time-based works. Art is found in museums, galleries, streets, fields, and caves. The document then explores the purpose of art, how it expresses culture and ideals of beauty, and how our relationship with art changes over time. It aims to introduce the reader to appreciating art through exploring its varied forms and purposes.
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Intro to Art Appreciation - Art 101 @ MCC
- 1. What is Art? Vincent van Gogh, Detail of The Starry Night, Oil on canvas, 1889. Author: Google Art Project, Cropped from original, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License: Public Domain
- 2. Art can be 2- dimensional, like paintings, drawings, and prints. Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa Between 1503 and 1516 Oil on poplar wood Author: Musée du Louvre, Paris Source: Wikimedia Commons License: Public Domain
- 3. Art can be 3- dimensional, like sculptures and ceramics. Jeff Koons Balloon Dog (Yellow) on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum. 1994–2000. High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating. Author: Kim, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Art can be 4- dimensional, utilizing time as an intrinsic element, such as in performance art, kinetic art, video art, and sound art. Nick Cave’s Soundsuits in motion Author: Acedout Source: Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. We find it in museums and galleries. Louvre Museum, Paris. Author: Dr. Jennifer Bauer
- 6. But we find it, also, in the streets. Street Art, Toulouse, France 2023 Author: Dr. Jennifer Bauer
- 7. And in fields. Stonehenge, England. c. 2900-1500 BCE. Author: Nicole Rathmayr, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY 3.0
- 8. And in caves. Hall of Bulls at Lascaux II (replica cave of the original which is closed to the public) Author: Adibu456, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY-NC 2.0
- 9. What images come to mind when you think of an artist? Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893, Author: National Gallery of Norway, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License: Public Domain
- 10. The solitary genius? Rembrandt Self-Portrait Oil on canvas, 1659 Author: Google Art Project Source: Wikimedia Commons License: Public Domain
- 11. The painter of dreams? Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas, 1939. On view at the Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City, Author: The Real Duluoz, Cropped to remove distortion, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Educational Fair Use, High quality image here.
- 12. The starving artist? Egon Schiele Self-Portrait with Splayed Fingers, 1911 Author: Google Art Project Source: Wikimedia Commons License: Public Domain
- 13. Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Painter), 2009 On Exhibit at the Mastry Exhibition Author: Rosa Menkman, Cropped from original, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY 2.0. © 2009 Kerry James Marshall, Educational Fair Use, High quality image here. Many of our ideas about artists come from the modernism of the 20th century, when artists began working more independently, creating works of art that were personal or expressive in nature.
- 14. Yayoi Kusama video screenshot, Infinity Mirrors exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum. Author: Ron Cogswell, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY 2.0 The concept of the avant-garde artist celebrates individuality and originality.
- 15. But at other moments in history, artists have been considered much more as craftsmen, skilled with their hands. Saint Louis Bible, Cleric and Illuminator. Author: Google Art Project, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License: Public Domain
- 16. Willem de Kooning, Detail of Woman I, Oil on canvas, 1950-52. Author: Steven Zucker, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 What is the purpose of art?
- 17. Art may be a classical masterpiece showing heroic, ideal beauty. Polykleitos, Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) Roman copy after the original bronze of c. 450-440 BCE. Tree truck and brace strut are Roman additions. Author: Marie-Lan Nguyen, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY 2.5
- 18. Art may be an object, chosen by an artist, and placed in a new context. Marcel Duchamp Fountain (reproduction), 1917/1964 Author: Steven Zucker Source: Flickr License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
- 19. Art may be sat upon. Charles and Ray Eames, La Chaise, designed in 1948. Author: Smow Blog, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY 2.0
- 20. Art may be gazed upon. Author: Dr. Jennifer Bauer
- 21. Art may be eaten. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), 1991. Author: Mark6Mauno, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY 2.0
- 22. It may be up. Hagia Sophia, Author: Esther Lee, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY 2.0
- 23. It may be down. Michael Heizer at Dia: Beacon,Detail of North, East, South, West, 1967/2002, Weathering steel. Author: Louise Kanefuku Source: Flickr, License: CC BY 2.0
- 24. Agnes Martin at SFMOMA, Author: Rocor, Source: Flickr: License: CC BY-NC 2.0 It may be quiet.
- 25. Or riotous. Hieronymus Bosch, Detail of Garden of Earthly Delights, c. 1480-1505 Author: The Prado in Google Earth, Cropped from Original, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License: Public Domain
- 26. Or holy. Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, Sistine Chapel Ceiling c. 1511, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License: Public Domain
- 27. Art expresses the culture in which it is produced. Caravaggio, Detail of The Calling Of St. Matthew, 1599-1600. Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cropped from original, License: Public Domain
- 28. It demonstrates the ways that our ideals of beauty change over time. Manet, Olympia, Oil on Canvas, 1863. Source: Wikimedia Commons, License: Public Domain
- 29. Kehinde Wiley at the Seattle Art Museum Author: Alejandro De La Cruz, Cropped from original, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, Educational Fair Use And art helps define our ideals of beauty within our own time.
- 30. Art helps us to see the world around us. Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans with Viewer, 1962. Synthetic polymer on thirty-two canvases, Each canvas 20 x 16 in.
- 31. And art expresses our deepest beliefs. The Book of the Dead of Hunefer, ancient Egyptian, ca. 1275 BC, Ink and paint on papyrus Author: British Museum, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License: Public Domain
- 32. Art tells our story. Marina Abramović, The Artist is Present, 2010, MoMA, Author: Andrew Russeth, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 2.0
- 33. Art changes over time. Johannes Vermeer Woman Holding A Balance Oil on canvas, c. 1664 Author: Google Art Project Source: Wikimedia Commons License: Public Domain
- 34. The way that we, the viewer, approach art changes over time, too. Crowd viewing Mona Lisa. Author: Joe Parks, Source: Flickr, License: CC BY-NC 2.0
- 35. And so, now let us begin to look… Artemisia Gentileschi Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) Oil on canvas, 1638-1639 Author: Google Art Project Source: Wikimedia Commons License: Public Domain
- 36. Modified from: Porterfield, Marie. 2020. "Lesson 01: Introduction to Art Appreciation." Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource. Johnson City, TN: East Tennessee State University. https://dc.etsu.edu/art-appreciation-oer/2