Visual AnalysisGKV1013

• COURSE TITLE : VISUAL ANALYSIS (Analisa Tampak)• COURSE CODE : GKV1013• CREDIT : 3

SYNOPSIS• This course emphasized the basic in

observing the element of visual art, principle and problems in drawing and designing. The fundamental research which includes lines, shape, colour, form and space that are inter related with each to another. Studio works exposed the students to the working discipline to built understanding of perception, critical awareness and technical aspects in art.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• To recognize the formalistic aspects required in the drawings and designs.

• To react towards the formalistic aspects in the practice of visual art.

• To practice observation and thinking process in producing artwork.

LEARNING UNITS1. Introduction of elements and principles of art2. Form3. Line4. Shape5. Value6. Texture7. Colour8. Space9. Principles of Organizations: Harmony and Variety10. Principles of Organizations: Balance, Emphasis and Contrast11. Principles of Organizations: Repetition 12. Principles of Organizations: Rhythm and Movement 13. Principles of Organizations: Unity

ASSESSMENT• Assignment 30 %• Project 30 %• Final Project 40 %• Total 100 %

Brief History of Arts

Leonardo da VinciMona LisaOil on poplarc. 1503

Claude Monet Impression, Sunrise Oil on canvas1872

Andy WarholSupermanScreen print1961

What is Art?• Art (art), n. 1. the quality, production, or

expression of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance

• Work of art = visual expression of an idea• Medium = a particular material, along

with its accompanying technique (plural = media)

Prehistoric Arts

Cupule and meander petroglyph Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh, India

290,000-700,000 BCE

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/bhimbetka-petroglyphs.htm

Venus of Berekhat Ram, dated from230,000 to 500,000 BCE

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/venus-of-berekhat-ram.htm

Venus of Tan-Tan200,000-500,000 BC

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/venus-of-tan-tan.htm

Engraved stone at Blombos 70,000 BC

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/blombos-cave-art.htm

La Ferrassie Cupules70,000-40,000 BC

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/ferrassie-cave-neanderthal-burial.htm

Swabian Jura Ivory Carvings33,000 BC

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/ivory-carvings-swabian-jura.htm

The bone Venus of Kostenky 30,000 BC

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/venus-of-kostenky.htm

Chauvet Cave Paintings30,000 BC

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/chauvet-cave-paintings.htm

Ubirr in Arnhem Land 40,000 BC to present

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ubir/hd_ubir.htm

Unknown. "Hall of the Bulls." Lascaux, Dordogne, 19,000–8,000 BC

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/lascaux-cave-paintings.htm

Unknown. "Last Judgement before Osiris." 3200 - 1070 BC: Egyptian Art

http://www.arthistoryplus.com/2010/01/egyptian-art.html

Praxiteles. "Hermes and the Infant Dionysus”. 340 BC.

http://history.hanover.edu/courses/art/sgreher.html

Unknown. "Altar of Zeus from Pergamum.” c.175 BC.

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/pergamum-zeus-altar

Unknown. "Venus De Milo." Marble, 2.08m high. Louvre Paris, c. 150 BC.

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/activite/detail_parcours.jsp?CURRENT_LLV_PARCOURS%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673226914&CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673327544&CURRENT_LLV_CHEMINEMENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673327544&bmLocale=en

Unknown.“Augustus of Primaporta”, 20 BC

http://smarthistory.org/santa-pudenziana-rome.html

Unknown. "Pantheon." Rome, 118-125 AD.

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Pantheon.html

Popular Media• Paint media

– Acrylic, Enamel, Gesso, Glaze, Ink, Oil, Tempera, Watercolor

– Used on: Canvas, Cloth, Glass, Metal, Paper, Wood

• Drawing media– Chalk pastel, Charcoal, Colored pencil, Marker, Oil

pastel, Pen and ink

• Sculpture materials– Beads, Clay, Found objects, Jewels, Marble, Metals,

Papier-mache, Plaster, Plastic, Sand, Stone, Textile, Wax, Wire, Wood

Medium: WatercolorThomas GirtinJedburgh Abbey from the River. 1798-99. Watercolor on paper.

Purposes and Functions of Art

• Communicating information– In non-literate

societies, art was used for teaching

– Today, photography, film & television are used for disseminating information

Purposes and Functions of Art

Spiritual Sustenance- All of the world’s major religions have used art to inspire and instruct the faith

Purposes and Functions of Art

Personal & Cultural Expression

Purposes and Functions of Art

• Social & Political Purposes– Artist have criticized or influenced

values or public opinion– Often it is clear & direct– Other times, it is less obvious • Monarchs who commissioned projects to

symbolize their strength & power

Social & Political InfluencesPaul RevereThe Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston, Massachusetts. 1770. Engraving.

Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-MansarPalais de Versailles, Versailles, France. 1668-85.

Art = Form + Content• In the most basic way art can be

thought of as having two parts:1. its form 2. its content

• Form relates to the “formal” aspects of art or how the art is made.

• Content relates to the subject of the art.

Fundamentals of Interpretation:

Formal and Contextual Analysis

Formal Analysis of Painting• Looking at a work of art to try to

understand what the artist wants to convey visually1. Line and Shape2. Color3. Texture4. Space and Mass5. Composition6. Scale

Style• Style refers to the consistent and

characteristic handling of media, elements of form, and principles of design that make a work identifiable as the particular culture, period, region, group, or person

• Style = Form and Composition – Makes a work distinctive!

Cultural Style

• Societies develop their own beliefs and style of material forms (clothing, buildings, etc)

• Artists are a product of their culture

Standing Vishnu, 10th Century ce, India, Tamil Nadu, Tanjore region. Bronze, H. 33" Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Period Style• Styles change over time• Art changes because of

economic & political changes, new technology, religious insight

• Sometimes a desire for something new comes along

Regional Style• Geography also leads to diverse styles• May be conscious decision or caused

by a mere lack of communication over distance– Ex: variations in Maya architecture; Hindu

sculpture in India varies from North to South India; and abstract paintings produced in California differed from New York in the 1950s

Group Style• Sometimes artist form alliances,

exhibit together and publicize their aims as a group to promote a distinct style

• One of the best known group styles is Impressionism

Personal Style• Individual artists often have

characteristic modes of personal expression

Two Basic Forms of Style• Representational– Seeks to create

recognizable subject matter

• Abstract– Seeks to capture

the essence of a form, not literal representation

Representational Styles• Realism – the attempt to depict

objects accurately, objectively• Naturalism – similar to Realism

except often implies a grim subject• Illusionism – seeks to create a

convincing representation or illusion of reality

Realism

Naturalism

Illusionism

Abstract Styles• Non-representational – does not

produce recognizable imagery• Expressionism – Plays with

subjectivity, artist’s own ideas/feelings or viewer’s ideas/feelings– Exaggerates to get the essence of a

form

Non-Representational

Expressionism

REFERENCES• Arnason, H. H. & Prather, M.F. (1998). History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture,

Architecture, Photography. Abrams,Harry N Inc

• Bower, J. (1999). Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design: Understanding Form and Function. New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc.

• Ocvirk, S. W. (1998). Art Fundamental: Theory and Practice(eight edition). Wm. C, Brown Publisher

• Preble,D., Preble, S. & Frank, P. (2001). Artforms: An Introduction to the Visual Arts 7TH. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Inc.

• Richardson, J.A. (1992). Art: The Way It Is (fourth edition). Englewood Cliffs,NJ: Prentice Hall Inc.

• Magister Ricard, Somerset Academy 2009-2010.

Thank You