What is Visual Art What is Visual Art Phenomenon?Phenomenon?

The Phenomenological GroupThe Phenomenological Group

Visual Art?Visual Art?

Guillero Gomez Pena (Performance Artist

Burnett Newman “Voice of Fire”(1989)

AestheticsAesthetics

Emmanuel Kant Emmanuel Kant (1724-(1724-1804)1804)

““An aesthetic An aesthetic judgment, in Kant's judgment, in Kant's usage, is a usage, is a judgment which is judgment which is based on feeling, based on feeling, and in particular on and in particular on the feeling of the feeling of pleasure or pleasure or displeasuredispleasure.”(.”(Stanford Stanford

Encyclopedia of philosophyEncyclopedia of philosophy))

The idea of visual art as The idea of visual art as human producthuman product

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelHegel (1770-1831) (1770-1831)

Art is a product of Art is a product of human thinking, and this human thinking, and this gives it its spiritual (or, gives it its spiritual (or, put another way, put another way, mindly) quality. Insofar mindly) quality. Insofar as art is itself a product as art is itself a product of mind, it is actually of mind, it is actually closer to us (more real in closer to us (more real in a sense) than what we a sense) than what we ordinarily describe as ordinarily describe as ‘nature’.‘nature’. (The 10 (The 10thth Guild) Guild)

Art as an experienceArt as an experience

Could art be an Could art be an experience?experience?

To better appreciate To better appreciate the aesthetic art the aesthetic art practice one must practice one must first be associated first be associated with itwith it

I will now take 4 I will now take 4 suggestions for suggestions for images to represent images to represent in gestural format.in gestural format.

Gestural Drawing ExerciseGestural Drawing Exercise

Exercise in preconceptions of Exercise in preconceptions of drawing and imagerydrawing and imageryYou will be timedYou will be timedYou will not be allowed to look at You will not be allowed to look at

your hands or paper until completeyour hands or paper until completeYou will not be allowed to lift your You will not be allowed to lift your

pencil from the paper when drawingpencil from the paper when drawingEveryone must participate Everyone must participate

[excluding myself][excluding myself]

Discussion of exerciseDiscussion of exercise

What was your thoughts going into What was your thoughts going into this exercise?this exercise?

Did the explanation of the outcomes Did the explanation of the outcomes allow a level of comfort ability within allow a level of comfort ability within your own preconceptions?your own preconceptions?

Is your final rendering recognizable?Is your final rendering recognizable?

Water ColorWater ColorWatercolor is a painting method. Watercolor is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork, in which the paints are made of artwork, in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water soluble vehicle. pigments suspended in a water soluble vehicle. The traditional and most common support The traditional and most common support for watercolor paintings is paper; other for watercolor paintings is paper; other supports include papyrus, bark papers, supports include papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellum or leather, fabric, wood, and plastics, vellum or leather, fabric, wood, and canvas. canvas. For our purpose it will be on paper.For our purpose it will be on paper.

ExamplesExamples

Carl Larsson (1897) Albrecht Durer (1502)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1802)

Carl Larsson (1904-05)

Water Colour TechniquesWater Colour Techniques

There are many ways to render a water colour paintings, and theThere are many ways to render a water colour paintings, and the

following are examples:following are examples:

1.1. Wet on Wet (Wet in Wet)Wet on Wet (Wet in Wet)

2.2. Lost and Found (Hard and Soft Edges)Lost and Found (Hard and Soft Edges)

3.3. Dry Brush Technique Dry Brush Technique

4.4. Negative PaintingNegative Painting# 1 (Wet on Wet)

# 2 (Hard and Soft)

# 3 (Dry Brush) # 4 (Negative Space)

Water Colour ExerciseWater Colour Exercise

1.1. You will tape the paper you have been You will tape the paper you have been given into 4 sectionsgiven into 4 sections

2.2. In each section you will demonstrate the In each section you will demonstrate the 4 techniques of water colour use in this 4 techniques of water colour use in this presentationpresentation

3.3. Using water and very little paint work Using water and very little paint work from light to darkfrom light to dark

4.4. When completed remove the tape and When completed remove the tape and sign it.sign it.

* Please remind me to put slide show to the techniques slide if I * Please remind me to put slide show to the techniques slide if I haven’t done so already*haven’t done so already*

Discussion of ExperienceDiscussion of Experience

1.1. How did you feel about doing the painting?How did you feel about doing the painting?

2.2. Is there a difference from drawing to Is there a difference from drawing to painting in your opinion?painting in your opinion?

3.3. Any additional comments about the Any additional comments about the paintingpainting

4.4. Is Phenomenology a credible research Is Phenomenology a credible research methodology for visual arts practices, in methodology for visual arts practices, in your opinion?your opinion?

ConclusionsConclusionsVisual arts Education Visual arts Education

as phenomenaas phenomena The essence of The essence of

experience can only experience can only be represented with a be represented with a shared experience.shared experience.

Themes in visual art Themes in visual art occur when there is a occur when there is a common objective.common objective.

Visual Arts occur on Visual Arts occur on an individual basis.an individual basis.

Visual art as an Visual art as an effective methodeffective method

End products of the End products of the method display method display thematic occurrencesthematic occurrences

Collective artworks Collective artworks are still individually are still individually possessive (subjects possessive (subjects take the research take the research home)home)

Color usage allows for Color usage allows for individual expression.individual expression.

BibliographyBibliography