Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
SlideShare a Scribd company logo

What is art ?

•Download as PPSX, PDF•
•
Prabodh Soni
Prabodh Soni

The document discusses what constitutes art and how to analyze images critically. It provides objectives for an activity that involves determining a definition of art, deciding what is and isn't art, and defining terms related to viewing art. Participants will examine images and discuss in small groups what is art, types of art, how art influences society, why art is important, and the messages art can convey. The document then defines key elements of art like perspective, light, color, form, motion, proportion, symbols, and lines and provides examples of how artists use these elements.

1 of 20
What is Art? An introduction to the concept of art
Objectives of the Activity  Determine a definition of art  Decide what is art and what is not art  Define terms related to the viewing of art  Examine two images critically
In small groups answer the following Questions  What is art?  What are different types of art?  How does art influence society?  Why is art important?  What sort of messages do art have?
Image #1  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
Image #2  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
Image #3  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
Image #4  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
Image #5  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
Image #6  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
Elements of Art  Perspective  Light  Color  Form  Motion  Proportion  Symbols  Lines
Perspective  Perspective is the way in which artists create an illusion of depth on a flat surface. For hundreds of years painters have tried to represent accurately a scene that exists in three dimensions on a two-dimensional canvas. One of the ways to create this illusion is to make the objects that are far away smaller than those that are closer to the viewer.
Light  Just as stage designers use lighting to spotlight a performer, painters will often highlight important elements in paintings
Color  Use of different colors provide emphasis, emotion, etc. Often colors highlight parts of an image to draw specific attention to it.
Form  By using light and shadows, artists give volume to their subjects. One way one can give figures three-dimensional form is to reflect light off their bodies and paint shadows cast by them.
Motion  Depicting motion is a technique painters use to keep our attention focused on the picture.
Proportion  Proportion usually refers to the way different elements in a painting relate to each other in terms of size.
Symbols  Many artists include items that symbolize other items, emotions, beliefs, ideas, etc.
Lines  An identifiable path of a point moving in space. It can vary in width, direction, and length.
• Light • Perspective • Movement • Color • Form • Proportion • Symbolism • Lines Looking @ Art
• Light • Perspective • Movement • Color • Form • Proportion • Symbolism Looking @ Art Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride Jan Van Eyck, 1434

More Related Content

What is art ?

  • 1. What is Art? An introduction to the concept of art
  • 2. Objectives of the Activity  Determine a definition of art  Decide what is art and what is not art  Define terms related to the viewing of art  Examine two images critically
  • 3. In small groups answer the following Questions  What is art?  What are different types of art?  How does art influence society?  Why is art important?  What sort of messages do art have?
  • 4. Image #1  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
  • 5. Image #2  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
  • 6. Image #3  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
  • 7. Image #4  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
  • 8. Image #5  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
  • 9. Image #6  Is this art? Why or why not? What elements does it have or not have?
  • 10. Elements of Art  Perspective  Light  Color  Form  Motion  Proportion  Symbols  Lines
  • 11. Perspective  Perspective is the way in which artists create an illusion of depth on a flat surface. For hundreds of years painters have tried to represent accurately a scene that exists in three dimensions on a two-dimensional canvas. One of the ways to create this illusion is to make the objects that are far away smaller than those that are closer to the viewer.
  • 12. Light  Just as stage designers use lighting to spotlight a performer, painters will often highlight important elements in paintings
  • 13. Color  Use of different colors provide emphasis, emotion, etc. Often colors highlight parts of an image to draw specific attention to it.
  • 14. Form  By using light and shadows, artists give volume to their subjects. One way one can give figures three-dimensional form is to reflect light off their bodies and paint shadows cast by them.
  • 15. Motion  Depicting motion is a technique painters use to keep our attention focused on the picture.
  • 16. Proportion  Proportion usually refers to the way different elements in a painting relate to each other in terms of size.
  • 17. Symbols  Many artists include items that symbolize other items, emotions, beliefs, ideas, etc.
  • 18. Lines  An identifiable path of a point moving in space. It can vary in width, direction, and length.
  • 19. • Light • Perspective • Movement • Color • Form • Proportion • Symbolism • Lines Looking @ Art
  • 20. • Light • Perspective • Movement • Color • Form • Proportion • Symbolism Looking @ Art Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride Jan Van Eyck, 1434