WHAT IS ART?Art History- Theory & Practice

ELEMENTS OF ARTLineShapeFormSpaceValueColorTexture

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE ARTIST? Artists DESIGN- they create architectural and

functional structures, fashion, and crafts. Artists RECORD- they preserve images for historical

reference- Before the invention of the camera, images were recorded by painting, drawing, or sculpting. 

Artists help to UNDERSTAND the Unknown- they record what cannot be seen with the eyes or what has not yet occurred ( the imagination, dreams, floods, images of God).

Artists give tangible form to FEELINGS- they express love, fear, exhilaration, anger, etc.

Artists offer a way of SEEING- they help to visualize the unknown, portray feelings, stretch one's ability to see.

VOCABULARY FOR THE ARTS

ART- the special expression of ideas, feelings, and values in visual form.

ARTISTS are creative individuals who use imagination and skill to communicate in visual form.

ART HISTORY is an account of how, why, and when people of the world have made art.

STYLE is an artist’s personal way of using the elements and principles of art and expressing feelings and ideas in art.

FUNCTIONS OF ARTPersonal FunctionSocial FunctionSpiritual FunctionPhysical FunctionEducational Function

PRINCIPLES OF ART

BalanceEmphasisHarmonyVarietyGradationMovementRhythmProportion

TALKING ABOUT / CRITIQUING ART

DESCRIBE-What do you see?

ANALYZE- How is it organized?

INTERPRET- What is the artist trying to say?

JUDGE- Is the artwork successful?