...course of time art movements are bound to change and come about. Through these changes also comes different analysis and critiques of the works being made. Greenberg and Alloway were big critics in the 40s and 50s, but by the time of the 1960s artists begin to write their own critiques. Two artists who take part in writing their own critiques of the evolving conceptual art movement are Sol LeWitt and Joseph Kosuth. In “Paragraphs on Conceptual Art” and “Sentences of Conceptual Art,” by LeWitt is best defining conceptual art by the process in which it is made. The logic or rather no logic behind the simplicity that is conceptual art and how it is to be understood is the focus of LeWitts paragraphs and sentences. LeWitt so states that “Conceptual Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.”1 For Kosuth, he pushes the understanding of art as a language, and the value of the function and idea of artwork being the primary basis in what makes a piece of work good, rather than the aesthetic. Sol Lewitt states it best by saying that conceptual art is not necessarily logical2, and it isn’t. It is, however, simple; simple in the sense of understanding that it is not the completed object that is the focus of the work, but rather the idea that is trying to be portrayed. In the end, whether or not a material piece is even created is trivial. Conceptual art is made to get the mind of the viewer to think, and question the art and its function...
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...The use of text within to the visual arts can be traced back as far as the inscribed carvings found on cave walls created by the Indigenous population of Australia approximately 46000 years ago. However, over the past few years, the use of text in art, also known as the art of typography, has become a frequent means of communication for artists in the creation of their works. Text within art can be projected, scrawled, painted, computerised and carved to the point that a work may be created of nothing but language. The art of typography is the technique of arranging type in such a way that makes language visible. It treats fonts as individual entities to be enjoyed by the audience. Some artists deal with language as a character on its own as opposed to a surface to draw upon. These artists place texts in ways that are intended to stimulate the way an audience perceives a work, to evoke emotion or to create a statement. However, others, particularly graphic designers, tend to focus on the decorative powers of text. Regardless of the artist’s intentions, the appearance of text within art can shift our appreciation of their sound and meaning. Artists that explore text in art include: Barbara Kruger, Yukinori Yanagi, Katarzyna Kozyra, Jenny Holzer, Wenda Gu, Shirin Neshat, Miriam Stannage, Colin McCahon and Jenny Watson. Artists such as Jenny Holzer, Wenda Gu and Shirin Neshat explore the cultural implications of language in art and the importance of language to identity through...
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...Introduction to Art and Art Forms Elizabeth Golden AIU Online Abstract This paper discusses various definitions of art. This discussion includes one example with description for eight different art forms. The art forms examined are paintings, sculptures, architecture, photography, printmaking, conceptual art, installation art, and performance art. Introduction to Art and Art Forms Art comes in many different forms, and is defined in many different ways. Art has the ability to make a person feel a certain way. Art can inspire, beautify, or devastate a person’s view of an object or experience. It is a creative expression of someone’s conscience. Skills, imagination, experience, and creativity are all involved in the various forms of artwork. Definition of Art Each and every person in the world defines art in their own unique way. According to the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (2012), art is created visually, through ability or creativity. Imagination paves the way to the ability to create artwork. The Crystal Reference Encyclopedia (2005) simply defines art as skill. Everyone has a skill that he or she can do well; most of these skills can be portrayed as art. Making shelves, welding, painting, and tattooing are all a form of art. The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia (2013) states art is, “all the processes and products of human skill, imagination, and invention.” Technological creations, recipes...
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...Josef Albers, Daniel Buren and Hiroshi Sugimoto x Hermes The Hermès scarf was born in 1937 as a project of Robert Dumas who was fascinated by innovative textile printing techniques. Dumas soon became passionate about creating designs and constantly searched for new arrangements and endless combinations of colours. The Hermès Editeur was born of this fertile ground, extending the bridge between craftsmanship and contemporary arts, and had previously worked together with talented artists Josef Albers and Daniel Buren in creating a special collection of scarves with the French luxury fashion house. For their third edition, the Hermès Editeur has called upon the talent of Hiroshi Sugimoto, an important Japanese artist whose artworks provided a profoundly moving aesthetic experience for many. Sugimoto was born in Tokyo in 1948, and moved to the United States in 1970 to study photography at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Sugimoto attempts to highlight and expand our perception of such abstract qualities as time, light, space, movement, spirit - and the nature of reality itself. His work has been exhibited internationally in solo and group shows, as he was also the recipient of the Mainichi Art Prize in 1988, the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography in 2001, and in 2009 he was named the Praemium Imperiale Laureate in the category of Painting. Couleurs de l'ombre or Colours of the Shadow is the title of the project that Sugimoto designed and...
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...Evaluating Art Casandra Concepcion AIU Online Art Appreciation Professor Kimberly Musial April 29, 2012 Abstract Defining art is up to the interpretation of the writer and of the reader. Art in itself is also left up to interpretation, of the artist and of those viewing the work of art. There are many varieties of art, and all still have their own abilities to be changed and redesigned based on the artist. Viewing examples of art definitions along with review of several art varieties show the versatility that is the world of art. Evaluating Art In order to properly evaluate and understand art, one must start by understanding the definition of art. As different people see all works of art differently, so is the definition. That said, finding two definitions of art that makes sense to the writer would then allow further exploration of the eight types of art: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, printmaking, conceptual art, installation art, and performance art. Appling the definitions to these eight types of art will allow for an evaluation of art in its many forms. Art Defined According to Adajian, Plato defined art as “representational, or mimetic (sometimes translated as “imitative” (Traditional Definitions, para. 2). This implies that Plato believed all art was a representation of reality. This leads one to believe, that any work of art they are seeing was based on an object that once existed. This definition is considered a traditional definition...
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...THE ART OF PERFORMANCE A CRITICAL ANTHOLOGY edited by GREGORY BATTCOCK AND ROBERT NICKAS /ubu editions 2010 The Art of Performance A Critical Anthology 1984 Edited By: Gregory Battcock and Robert Nickas /ubueditions ubu.com/ubu This UbuWeb Edition edited by Lucia della Paolera 2010 2 The original edition was published by E.P. DUTTON, INC. NEW YORK For G. B. Copyright @ 1984 by the Estate of Gregory Battcock and Robert Nickas All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper or broadcast. Published in the United States by E. P. Dutton, Inc., 2 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79-53323 ISBN: 0-525-48039-0 Published simultaneously in Canada by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, Toronto 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition Vito Acconci: "Notebook: On Activity and Performance." Reprinted from Art and Artists 6, no. 2 (May l97l), pp. 68-69, by permission of Art and Artists and the author. Russell Baker: "Observer: Seated One Day At the Cello." Reprinted from The New York Times, May 14, 1967, p. lOE, by permission of The New York Times...
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...Anne D’Alleva The Fundamentals of Art History Third Edition Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco upper saddle River Amsterdam cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico city sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo chapter 1 introducing art history Art is long, life is short. Prouerb attributed to Hippocrates (c. 4 6 0 -3 5 7 bce) This chapter will introduce you to art history as an academic discipline. It distinguishes the aims and methods o f art history from related disciplines like anthropology and aesthetics. It also attempts to answer two questions that are more complicated than they appear at first glance: What is art? and What is history? what do art historians do? The object of art history Art historians do art. But we don’t make it, we study it. We try to understand what artists are expressing in their work, and what viewers perceive in it. We try to understand why some thing was made at the time it was made, how it reflected the world it was made in, and how it affected that world. We talk about individual artists and their goals and intentions, but also about patrons (the people who commission artworks), viewers, and the kinds o f institutions, places, and social groups in which art is made and circulates—whether that’s an art school, temple, or government agency. What is “art”? “Art” is one o f those words that people use all the time but that...
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...State full name & tutorial group in block capital Name:……………………. ……………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. State full name & tutorial group in block capital Name:……………………. ……………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. Post Graduate Programme - Individual Assignment Cover Sheet Fold corner of EACH copy separately and seal to obscure your name Fold corner of EACH copy separately and seal to obscure your name Please complete the form (in capital letters) and attach it securely to the front of your assignment before submitting your assignment. Student ID : …..………………………………………………………………………….. Title of Your Award: …………………………………………………………………………….. Name of module tutor: …………………………… ……………………………………… Name of module: ……………………………………………………………………….. Module code: | M | G | T | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Assignment title:…………………………………………………………………………… Due date & time: ………………………………………………………………………… I have read and understood the Taylor’s University Regulations on cheating, plagiarism and collusion. I declare that this piece of work is my own and does not contain any unacknowledged work from any other sources. I authorise the University to test any work submitted by me, using text comparison software, for instances of plagiarism. I understand this will involve the University or its contractor copying my work and storing it on a database to be used in future to test work...
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...Essay zu Walter Benjamin „Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit“ mit Bezügen zu Friedrich Kittler „Grammophon Film Typewriter“ Kunstwerke sind jeher reproduzierbar gewesen. Was jedoch erst mühevoll von geübter Hand geschaffen werden musste, dann durch Verfahren wie Druck- oder Gusstechniken erleichtert wurde, erledigen Maschinen schließlich mühelos. Doch die Reproduktion durch technische Hilfsmittel bleibt nicht die bloße Möglichkeit, Plagiate anzufertigen, die Techniken werden selbst zu eigenständigen Verfahrensweisen der Kunst. Neue Medien, wie Fotografie und Film entwickeln eine eigene Bildsprache, die in den altbewährten Maßstäben der Kunst nicht länger angemessen beurteilt werden kann. Wo zu Zeiten der manuellen Reproduktionstechniken das Original seine Autorität gegenüber der Kopie bewahrte, als das „Echte“ von ihr zu unterscheiden war, spielt im Zeitalter der technischen Reproduzierbarkeit der Begriff des Originals keine Rolle mehr. Es ist weder möglich, noch sinnvoll, einem von zwei Abzügen desselben Negativs den Status des Originals zuzusprechen; ganz im Gegenteil: es ist Teil der Kulturtechnik Film, wie Fotografie das Einzelne unverändert und ununterscheidbar zu vervielfältigen. Darüber hinaus erlaubt die technische Reproduktion, die Betrachtung auf ein Kunstwerk durch ein neues Medium, einen neuen, anderen, geschärften Blick auf das Objekt; Zeitlupe, Detailaufnahme, Panorama lenken die Aufmerksamkeit in völlig neue Richtungen. Und...
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...HUMA205 Unit 1 IP Understanding and Evaluating the Arts Stacy Mashburn American Intercontinental University online Abstract For this assignment, I will list two definitions for the word art. Also, I will provide one example of the eight following words: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, printmaking, conceptual art, installation art, and performance art. Understanding & Evaluating the Arts The first definition that I found for the word art is a person who shows exceptional creative ability or skill whether it be on canvas, in the kitchen, or anything that could be considered artistic (Free Dictionary, 2012). The second definition for art I found to be rather interesting. The definition states that art is the conscious ability to produce or arrange colors, forms, sound, movement, and other essential things that one may see as beauty when viewed (Free Dictionary, 2012). I chose a painting by one of my favorite artists, Vincent Van Gogh. The painting is titled “The Starry Night”, http://www.lifeofvangogh.com/meaning-of-starry-night.html. I feel that this painting by Vincent Van Gogh exemplifies the definition of art because this particular painting is unique yet exquisite. What I find most fascinating about this particular painting is the blend of colors. Vincent Van Gogh was known for expressing his inner feelings into his paintings. His style of art created a new style of painting known as Expressionism. The Kiss by Auguste Rodin is the piece I...
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...Irene M. Corbin American Intercontinental University Unit 1 Individual Project HUMA205 – Art Appreciation June 16th 2013 Abstract This paper will first give two definitions to the word “art”. The second portion of this paper will give a description of eight types of art which are Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography, Printmaking, Conceptual Art, Installation Art, and Performance Art. After each description it will give a brief explanation of why it exemplifies the definition of the word “art”. Exploring the word of Art Have you ever asked yourself “What is art”? According to some art is defined as something that is beautiful. Art can mean many different things; it can be defined as an expression through poetry or music, it can be defined as the skills that a person has in the workforce, it can be considered as part of worship and rituals and then art can be of visual delight such as a photograph, painting, or sculpture. There are many ways in which art can be defined another example would be the art of medicine (Frank, P., 2011, p. 2-16). Different Types of Art There are many different types of art. This section will show examples of a painting, a sculpture, architecture, photography, printmaking, conceptual art, installation art and performance art and whether it exemplifies the definition of the word “art”. * Painting Quiet Times This is a painting by Donald Zolan an American painter & Artist. I chose this picture because it reminds...
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...incredibly long and rich history, it has changed and developed tremendously since ancient times. Even so, a good deal of its culture and traditions have withstood the test of time. 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. An art centre or arts center is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for musical performance, workshop areas, educational facilities, technical equipment, etc. The creative arts are often divided into more specific categories, each related to its technique, or medium, such as decorative arts, plastic arts, performing arts, textile arts or literature. We do this by: • programming local, national and international music, theatre, cinema, dance and a whole host of workshops • supporting artists who live and work in our region • providing opportunities for all in our community to participate in making art . Studio3 Art Gallery in Mumbai, India deals in Indian Contemporary Art and Modern Art. It has a wide range of Indian Paintings by Indian artists . It carries original paintings in different mediums such as Oil Paintings, Watercolour Paintings , Acrylic Paintings...
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...Subcontinent Art is incomplete without the inclusion of Modern Artists of the Indian sub-continent. The moderns have an interesting way to express all pertaining to the modern plagues and pleasures. Artsome lists 15 artists that have made global impact with their contributions to the artistic world. 1. Jagdish Chander (1954 to present) Jagdish Chander’s art is an obsession with the figure which reflects an outlook which places humankind at the center of the universe. Jagdish Chander's works highlight a statement that he repeats-'My struggle and ambitions have been for aesthetic and artistic integrity rather than personal fame'. 2. Achuthan Kudallur (1945 to present) One of India's foremost abstract artists, Achuthan, a Kerala born artist, translates the sounds and sights of his native village of Kudallur into calligraphic chromatic strokes. 1. Absolute colors lead to absolute light”according to Achuthan Kudallur 3. Prabhakar M Kolte (1946 to present) Prabhakar M Kolte’s work is distinguishable by the presence of one dominant color in the background on which he placed more complex forms. “Something out of Nothing but Not of Something.” According to Kolte. 3. NS Harsha (1969 to present) Harsha skillfully portrays people occupied with their daily tasks. His paintings are narrative, and are known for the numerous figures that inhabit them, painted with immense precision and skill. NS Harsha: Acrylic on linen. Indian Contemporary Art. 4....
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...1 Ann Su Professor Simonsen Introduction to Visual Art 29 October 2015 Art Research Paper – Lee Ming-Wei This summer vacation, I walked into The Taipei Fine Art Museum without knowing there was an exhibition of Lee Ming-Wei. I accidentally encountered his works and was deeply moved by them. That’s why he is my chosen artist. I have organized my paper into four main sections. In the first section, I briefly introduce Lee Ming-Wei and characteristics of his art works. In the second section, I explain what kinds of art he engages in. I end my paper with a third section that analyze one of his works – “Moving Garden” and make a conclusion in the fourth section. Introduction of Lee Ming-Wei Lee Ming-Wei was born in Taiwan in 1964, but currently lives and works in New York. Before he received the MFA from Yale, he had studied Textile Engineering and Architecture in university. ; We can see that from the way he arranges the space in his works and the medium he chooses. Stays in U.S for such a long time, he is familiar with both western and eastern cultures. And I think it’s one of the reasons that makes his art works so special. He can express eastern philosophy in a western way. He is also one of the few Taiwanese artists who has held multiple 2 solo exhibitions in many famous museums, like the Whitney Museum. There are some special characteristics about his art works. First, most of his works are based on basic human activities, like eating, sleeping, walking...
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...Yoko Ono is an artist, singer, and peace activist. She is also known as the widow of John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles. Although being famous and successful, Ono had been shunned many times for different causes. These causes include her relationship with John Lennon, the peace demonstrations Ono and Lennon performed together, and the theory that Ono break up the Beatles. Yoko Ono and John Lennon first met on November 9, 1966, at Yoko Ono’s art exhibit. John Lennon was deeply moved by Ono’s art piece YES (“On This Day). After this meet, Ono and Lennon soon became a couple. At the time, John Lennon was still married to his first wife, Cynthia (Grant). Cynthia filed a divorce in August 1968, and Ono and Lennon got married on March 20, 1969 (Swanson). Lennon and Ono were both peace activists. On their honeymoon, just five days after their marriage, Ono and Lennon climbed in bed in room 902 and began their five day long bed-in, a demonstration derived from sit-in, which the couple just sit in bed and talk about peace. They did another bed-in later in Montreal. In between the bed-ins, Ono and Lennon held a...
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