“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order to learn how to do it.” - Pablo Picasso

CeremonialArtworks created to support worship ceremonies (rituals and celebrations).

Artworks to express or communicate emotions, ideas, feelings, or to decorate objects.

Artworks that tell stories, describe and illustrate experiences, communicate information, or document historical events.

Artistic objects used in everyday life

Artworks that promote ideas, philosophies, or products.

Purposes of ARTT

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MEDIUMThe materials used

for creating artworks

MEDIAA technique involving the

use of two or more artistic media that are combined in a single

artwork.

A serious dialogue expressing ideas about world hunger.

Loud forceful sounds expressing rapid marching movements of people.

Expression of a deer leaping and bounding through a meadow.

Expression of a big city’s fast paced night life.

Soft piercing sounds expressing movement of a bird in flight.

Humorous dialogue expressing an obsessive interest in sport.

DRAMA- TRAGEDY

MUSIC- TRUMPET

DANCE-BALLET

MUSIC-JAZZ

MUSIC-FLUTE

DRAMA-COMEDY

VISUAL ART

Stephanie Gilbert, Thief, Mixed media on felt, 2007.

SUBJECT MATTERThe objects represented in the

artwork. It can be…REPRESENTATIONAL

Clearly represents a specific subject ABSTRACT

Taking a subject matter and breaking it down into shapes, lines, colors, and

textures. NON OBJECTIVE

No recognizable subject matter. Only line, shape, and colors are used.

SUBJECT MATTER

SUBJECT MATTER

SUBJECT MATTER

CEILING TIME! Look at the ceiling and find an artwork that represents each type of subject

matter: REPRESENTATIONAL

Clearly represents a specific subject ABSTRACT

Taking a subject matter and breaking it down into shapes, lines, colors, and

textures. NON OBJECTIVENo recognizable subject matter. Only line,

shape, and colors are used.

It has a height, width, and actual depth

Two-dimensional media Has a height and width and

implied depth.These are “flat” art pieces such as drawings and

paintings.

Three-dimensional media

Examples: Sculptures, Ceramics and Pottery.

What are two capacities of a medium that an artist should

understand?

1. What can be done with the medium

2. How far it can be taken to support the artist purpose.

When analyzing a work of art, a good relationship of what three

things should be looked for?

A good relationship between MEDIUM, SUBJECT and EXPRESSION of IDEAS

(purpose)

A Landscape

Describes the environment

Becomes part of the environment.

Provides tactile and visual information.

Information gained mainly by visual perception.

Appropriate for portraits.

OIL PAINTINGOIL PAINTING

SCULPTURE

SCULPTURE

OIL PAINTING

OIL PAINTING &

SCULPTURE

Choose the best MEDIA for the purpose listed below:Select

OIL PAINT or SCULPTURE

TWO DIMENSIONAL Art Processes

Have a height and width but no real

depth.The depth is IMPLIED.

TWO DIMENSIONAL

ART PROCESSES

1. DRAWING2. PAINTING3. PRINTMAKING4. PHOTOGRAPHY5. GRAPHIC DESIGN6. MIXED MEDIA

A complex operation involving a number of methods or techniques

With every medium, there are a variety of techniques used to work

with that medium.

Technique Any method of working with

art materials to produce an art object.

DRAWING MEDIAGraphite Pencil

CharcoalIndia Ink

Coloring PencilsChalk Pastel

Oil Pastel

Charcoal

Oil pastel

Graphite Pencil

Pen and Ink

Juan Francisco Casas

Coloring Pencil

Chalk Pastel

Please duplicate on a sheet of sketch paper in your

sketchbook. Write the following questions on the BACK

of the same sheet.FINDINGS

1.List at least 3 characteristics For EACH media (mixed media included).2.Which media did you prefer? WHY?3.Which media was your least favorite to work with? WHY?

Your EXPERIMENTIn each square make marks with the media

indicated.

Use a variety of different marks to make a small composition.

OTry using light pressure and heavy pressureOTry smudging the media with your fingerOIn the mixed media square, experiment with layering different media.

RECORD YOUR FINDINGS1.List at least 3 characteristics For EACH media (mixed media included).2.Which media did you prefer? WHY?3.Which media was your least favorite to work with? WHY? 4.What media did you layer? What did you find out?