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Art notes( Chapter 2) Harmony- a pleasing balance , highly valued in calligraphy -peter behrens, porcelain plate Art for communicating information -art often used to impact information and ideas -before photography,artists and illustrators only source of information about visual appearance -artists have shaped the way people understand their world, and the way their culture is viewed by others Storytelling -great deal of art tells stories -personal -moral -historical -some art tells stories of everyday life -help broaden perspective -show how others live Abraham Cruzvillegas, Autoconstruccion Suites -seeming discord represents represents artist’s family home Carrie Mae Weems, The Kitchen Table Series -photos revealed lives of other people to us Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne -Recounting of a mythological story Commentary -Artists often speak in a language hat is easy to understand -view art’s primary purpose as communication William Hogarth, Gin Lane -exposes the horrors of excess Chris Jordan,Midway: Message from the Gyre series -uses art to inform viewers about human impact on the landscape Commemoration -many monuments in ancient world had a commemorative function Taj Mahal -Commemorates rulers’s favorite wife

Royal Portrait Figure -Represents Shyaam the Great Vietnam Veterans Memorial -Bears names of 60,000 servicemen and women who died or are missing from war Self-Expression -Has increasingly become one of art’s most common functions Expressive function when artist conveys information -Personality -Feelings -Worldview ART FOR THE SPIRIT Worship and ritual -buildings intended for the gathering also visually striking Sainte-Chapelle in Paris -resembles a giant jewel-bow -original function as a storehouse for precious recilcs Worship and Ritual Other traditions focus creativity on ritual tools -Eskimo peoples of the Arctic region -Moon mask Spirituality -contemporary spirituality takes many forms -art assists some of them Shirazeh Houshiary, Ancient Light -”This work is about presence” Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels -expresses and represents the vastness of the landscape ART FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES Expresses political goals or ideals -some to persuade us to submit to authority -others expressed protest or encouraged revolt

Persuasion -invite and urge us to do or think things we may not have otherwise Rulers of West African region of Benin -plaques to decorate their palaces -original function as a storehouse for precious relics United States

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