Making Art
The impulse and ability to make images are _____
Uniquely human
Looking at art is the interpretation of what type of visual information?
Objective and Subjective
Art always has what?
Meaning
Where was Vessel Terminating in the Forepart of a Stag made?
Turkey
Iconography is the study of?
Symbols used to interpret content
Since when have human's been making art?
The Prehistoric Era
Representational art can be _____ _______, ______
Naturalistic abstract, or stylized
Interpretation
Why was finding patrons important?
Because it was the key to success
What does iconography involve?
Identifying, describing, and interpreting subject matter in art
The creative process includes what?
The Preliminary work and execution
Non-objective art does not represent what?
Things in the world
Interpretation includes what?
Analyzing form and its visual effects
The painting Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings illustrates the emperor sitting on an hourglass throne which symbolizes what?
The time span of his reign
What is Iconograohy based on?
Its based on the knowledge of the ideas, texts, and images created in a particular time and place
For how long has the tradition of training within a master's artist's workshop was common around the world?
It lasted for a millennia
What does non-representational art value?
Form and materials over content
What is used for organizing art history?
Eras or styles
Who was the first African American to have gallery success in the United States?
Romare Bearden
What does Iconography helps us on?
It helps us understand meanings that we might not be able to see for ourselves
What was The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception made of?
Curved ivory elephant tusk
Art can produce what?
A range of emotions in viewers, and it doesn't have to be beautiful.
Meaning in art includes what?
What it is made of, how it was made, what it represents, where it is located, when it was made, and why it was made.
The painting Banksy draws a parallel between what?
Modern street art and prehistoric cave paintings
Amida Buddha's hands form the gesture of what? and what does it symbolize?
The gesture of teaching and it symbolizes Buddha's role in helping others on the path toward enlightenment