Why look up Themes and Purposes of Art? To learn why artists make artwork. To use the appropriate art terminology and to work on how to interpret art.
Read entire assignment document before starting assignment.
Find examples of art to show the different themes or purposes of art and define/explain how the work of art represents that theme.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.Read GateWays to Art on Themes of Art, p. 564 – 687 and browse through the Course Content folder for this topic. Review PowerPoints.
2.Take a look at the list below. It is a combination of the textbook’s Themes with additional ones from Prebles’ ArtForms Textbook that I feel are important and should be included.
1. Art and Community (Public Art)
2. Spirituality & Art (Art for Worship and Ritual)
3. Visual Delight (includes: Art, Illusion, and Transformation)
4. Commentary/Communicating Information (includes: Art and Science)
5. Persuasion/Social Causes (includes: Art of Protest & Social Conscience)
6. Self-Expression
7. Commemoration (includes: Art of Political Leaders & Rulers)
8. Daily Use (Functional Art)
9. Human Experience (includes: The Body in Art; Identity, Race, Gender in Art; Art and the Cycle of Life)
10. War & Politics (includes: Art, War & Revolution)
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