1. PARTNER ACTIVITY:
1. Independently, decide on 1 image from this page.
2. Spend 2 minutes by yourself, silently, writing down 3
reasons you think it is or is not a work of art.
3. When directed, share your reasons with the person next to
you.
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5. IS THIS ART?
ART has not always been what we think
it is today.
ART lacks a satisfactory definition.
ART is the portrait of history.
With such a vast reasoning for creating
artwork, vast time period over which artwork
has been created, and a vast number and
diversity of cultures and individuals making
art… WHAT REMAINS CONSTANT?
6. 4 Classifications of ART
Imitationalism or Realism
Expressionalism
Formalism
Functionalism
7. 4 Classifications of ART
Imitationalism or Realism
Art created to look like what
we see in the world.
23. 4 Classifications of ART
Imitationalism/Realism: Art created to look like what
we see in the world.
Expressionalism: Art created to distort reality for an
emotional effect.
Formalism: Art created to emphasize compositional
elements (line, color, shape, etc.) over content
(subject, meaning).
Functionalism: Art created to fill a need, function, or
purpose.
24. 4 Styles of ART
Portrait
Landscape
Still Life
Abstract
25. 4 Styles of ART
Portrait
Art that represents a person, in
which the face and its expression is
predominant.
29. 4 Styles of ART
Landscape
Art that depicts natural scenery such
as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers,
and forests, and especially art where
the main subject is a wide view.
37. 4 Styles of ART
Abstract
Art that does not represent
recognizable reality, but seeks to
achieve its effect using shapes,
forms, colors, and textures.
41. 4 Styles of ART
Portrait: Art that represents a person, in which the face
and its expression is predominant.
Landscape: Art that depicts natural scenery such as
mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and
especially art where the main subject is a wide view.
Still life: Art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter,
typically commonplace objects which may be either
natural or man-made.
Abstract: Art that does not represent recognizable
reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes,
forms, colors, and textures.
42. ART
What will you learn?
What will you
create?
What are your
options?