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Why Artists Create
Art History I
The 5 main reasons we create art:
I.
II.
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IV.
V.
Utility
Religion
Politics
History/Information
Aesthetics
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I. Utility
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Objects which have functional purposes,
or are useful ex: Furniture, architecture, pottery,
silverware, clothing, baskets, vehicles
II. Religion
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Objects which aid in worship.
ex: mandalas, good luck charms, fetishes, icons, altars
III. Politics
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Influences people to or support a particular belief,
person, or group.
ex: propaganda, political posters,
Tang dynasty horses
Tang dynasty horses and camels showed support for the
emperor - many Chinese homes had them inside and out.
IV. History/Information
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Passing on of information about history,
culture, people, values, & traditions especially where there is no written language
ex: Portraits, tatoos
manuscripts, stelae
Tatoo, or tatu, was originally a
record of the person’s family,
status, beliefs, & history.
Before photography, portraits
were done in paint, fresco, ink
or mosaic
V. Aesthetics
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An object created just to be pleasing to sight & touch
- for a feeling of balance,
proportion, pleasing arrangement,
thought provoking subject matter,
stimulating to the imagination
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ex: abstract painting,
sculpture,
watercolors
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What are the 5 reasons we create art?
What is/are aesthetics?
A castle was created
for what purpose(s)?
What is the purpose of > >
this work of art?
Does this have
one purpose
or more? > >
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1. What are the 5 reasons we create art?
If we create an anagram it makes - UHARP:
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Utility
History/Information
Aesthetics
Religion
Politics
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2. What is/are aesthetics?
Art created just to be pleasing to sight & touch a feeling of balance, proportion, pleasing arrangement,
thought provoking and stimulating to the imagination.
According to s: aestheticism - “The belief that the pursuit of
beauty is the most important goal, and that it is the artist's duty
to orchestrate selected elements from nature into a
composition that, like music, exists for its own sake, without
regard to moral or didactic issues” (an attempt to instruct pr
influence in some way.)
& aesthetics
Originally, any activity connected with art, beauty and taste,
becoming more broadly the study of art's function, nature,
ontology, purpose, and so on.
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So, the answer in BRIEF -
2. What is/are aesthetics?
Though this term can be used in many ways,
in this case it means:
Art for its own sake.
Art created just to be
pleasing to sight & touch -
And keep in mind, each culture
& artist may see beauty differently.
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3. A castle is created for what purpose(s)?
Politics & Utility
Many works of art are
made for multiple reasons.
Why was this teapot created?
Would it be easy to pour?
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4. What is the purpose
of this work of art? > >
Politics
Tang Dynasty Horses & Camels
represented the military
preparedness of the Chinese &
showed support of the emperor.
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5. Does this have one
< < purpose or more?
Religion
& History
Illustrated Manuscripts like these
were the main source of religious
and secular record keeping during
The Middle Ages in Europe.
Art History I
Why Artists Create
The 5 main reasons we create art
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