1. Art Appreciation 111
Art is neither alien nor elitist, but part of our everyday life and the culture in which we live.-Laurie Schneider Adams, Art Across Time
ART 111
Instructor:
Rebecca McMillen

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Todays Agenda
Why Study Art?
What is the purpose/significance of art?
Why is this class relevant?
Why is art important?
Class Reflection
A preview of whats to come
3. Class Reflection
What is the Purpose/ Significance of Art?
Write down as many things you can think of
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Why Study Art?
What can art teach us?
About the world
About our countries
About our culture
About ourselves
Where do our values & beliefs come from?
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Why is this Class Relevant?
Art is an essential part ofyour everyday life
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From the Clothes You Buy
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The Music You Play
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The Internet You Surf
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To the Apartment You Decorate
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You see & use Artevery single day
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Art encompasses more than the pictures you see hanging on museum walls
There are multiple mediums / forms of art:
Architecture
Dance
Film
Fashion
Literature
Music
Painting
Photography
Sculpture
Theatre (to name a few)
Art is Vast
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Decorative Uses
Functional Uses
Sentimental Uses
Political / Religious Uses
Why is Art Important?
Art Has Many Uses
-Aesthetic
- Functional
- Decorative
- Sentimental
- Entertainment
- Political
- Religious
- Historical
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Art Has Many Values
Why is Art Important?
Works of art are valued not only by artists, patrons, & art historians, but also by entire cultures
Todays institutions, as well as individuals, fund works of art
There is a flourishing art market throughout the world
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Art Has Many Values
Why is Art Important?

Material Value:

15. Precious materials 16. Gold, Silver, Ivory 17. Intrinsic Value: 18. May not contain valuable material 19. Depends largely on the general assessment of the artist who created itda Vinci
van Gogh
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Art Has Many Values
Why is Art Important?

Religious Value:

21. Religious significance 22. Sculptures of gods, temples 23. Nationalistic Value: 24. Express pride, patriotism & accomplishment of a culture 25. Triumphal arches, statues of national heroes