Art:
Why art?: functions
To decorate
To be useful
For religious purposes
For communication
To document or as a record
To shock
To entertain
The three main types of art:
1: literary art: communication in the form of writing
2: preforming art: communication in the form of a
performance like drama
3: visual art: communication in the form of visual products
like jewellery, photography
Visual art can be divided into three categories:
1: craft- ceramic, fabric, fibre, jewellery & leather
2: fine arts- drawing, printing, sculpture
3: design- textile, fashion, graphic & interior
, How to approach an artwork:
1: what do we see?: the subject matter of visual art
products
Subject matter: what we see in an artwork
There are five main types:
1: imaginary/fantasy: Taken from fantasy, dreams,
feelings, ideas & imagination.
2: Organic/still life: Taken from the natural world (people,
trees, fruit etc.)
3: Inorganic: Taken from the cultural world (buildings,
streets and cars)
4: Figurative/portraits: Objects that can be seen in the
natural world and therefore recognizable
5: Non-figurative/abstract: This refers to objects that
cannot be seen in the natural world.
2: Theme/topic or content:
this refers to the ‘’story’’ or the message the artist is trying
to visualize.
3: Format
This refers to the shape of the artwork. Is it 2D or 3D
there are five 2D formats:
Landscape
Portrait
Oval
Round
Why art?: functions
To decorate
To be useful
For religious purposes
For communication
To document or as a record
To shock
To entertain
The three main types of art:
1: literary art: communication in the form of writing
2: preforming art: communication in the form of a
performance like drama
3: visual art: communication in the form of visual products
like jewellery, photography
Visual art can be divided into three categories:
1: craft- ceramic, fabric, fibre, jewellery & leather
2: fine arts- drawing, printing, sculpture
3: design- textile, fashion, graphic & interior
, How to approach an artwork:
1: what do we see?: the subject matter of visual art
products
Subject matter: what we see in an artwork
There are five main types:
1: imaginary/fantasy: Taken from fantasy, dreams,
feelings, ideas & imagination.
2: Organic/still life: Taken from the natural world (people,
trees, fruit etc.)
3: Inorganic: Taken from the cultural world (buildings,
streets and cars)
4: Figurative/portraits: Objects that can be seen in the
natural world and therefore recognizable
5: Non-figurative/abstract: This refers to objects that
cannot be seen in the natural world.
2: Theme/topic or content:
this refers to the ‘’story’’ or the message the artist is trying
to visualize.
3: Format
This refers to the shape of the artwork. Is it 2D or 3D
there are five 2D formats:
Landscape
Portrait
Oval
Round
