UAA Art Appreciation

SPRING 2011

What is Art?

What is Art?

• Art is Art, Art is everywhere.• Art is a way for people to express themselves. • Art is a form by which we perceive the beauty that is

around and within us.• Art is something you can see, hear and experience in

a creative way. • Art is something that touches a person’s soul. Art is

visual and emotional. • Art is the unique ability human beings have to

celebrate themselves & their world, feelings, fear, and dreams, etc.

Visual Elements• Line• Shape• Mass• Space• Time and Motion• Light• Color• Texture

Design Principles• Unity and Variety• Balance• Emphasis and Subordination• Directional Forces• Contrast• Repetition and Rhythm• Scale and Proportion

Power of Images

How We See

Optical Illusions

How many legs does this elephant have?

Use your Creativity

Name ______________

Title ______________

• Express a feeling• Tell a story• Create a message

Art Interpretation / Storytelling

Description

Art Criticism

DESCRIPTION: What do I see?

• What tools, materials, or processes did the artist use?

• What elements did the artist choose and how did the artist organize the elements?

• Does the artwork depict anything? If so, what?

INTERPRETATION: What is the artwork about?

• Can I express what I think the artwork is?

• What evidence inside or outside the artwork supports my interpretation?

JUDGEMENT: Is it a good artwork?

• What criteria do I think are most appropriate for judging the artwork?

• What evidence inside or outside the artwork relates to each criterion?

• Based on the criteria and evidence, what is my judgment about the quality of the artwork?

Aesthetics

• Aesthetic experience begin when the viewer takes an interest in looking at things for pleasure, for the sake of the visual experience, and rather than a focused interest in the function.

• Aesthetic experiences substantiate the human need for intellectual thinking and reasoning, rather than physical provisioning.

Printmaking

PhotographyAnsal Adams

Computer GraphicPopcorn Night

FIELD TRIPS

Anchorage MuseumAlaska Native Medical Center

First Friday Downtown Art Event

Chevak Old People Doll

• Artist: Rosalie Paniyak, Chevak

• Medium:

seal gut, sealskin,

glass marble eyes

Graphic DesignMagazine Evaluation

VoiceThread

Group ProjectsArt in Alaska

1% Art

Robert PfitzenmeierCrystal LatticePainted metal Anchorage Museum of History and Art

Robert FeldmanHockey Players Painted steelMacDonald Recreation Center

Melanie Walker and George Peters Denali WindLexan, paint, tile, media board and metal Denali Elementary School

SculptureAlexander Calder

Spring is Here

Junk to Funk

GlassDale Chihuli

Maya Lin

I.M. Pei

ART 21

Junk to Funk Recycle Notebook

Earth Day Celebration

Best Wishes!!