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Aesthetics

branch of philosophy concerned with the feelings aroused in us by sensory experiences

Old Stone Age

megaliths

very large stones

What do artists do?

•  create places for some human purpose
•  create extraordinary versions of everyday   things
• record & commemorate
• give tangible form to the unknown
• give tangible form to feelings & ideas
• help us see the world in new ways

vanitas

• Latin for "vanity"
• message in art: life is fleeting & the things we seek on earth are ultimately meaningless

Outsider Art

art created by someone with no formal training

representational art

refers to the visible world

naturalistic

art that is faithful to visual experience

(somewhat realistic)

abstract

forms from the visual world are simplified, fragmented, or distorted

trompe l'oeil

"fool the eye"

stylized

representational art that conforms to a preset style or set of conventions for depicting the natural world

nonrepresentational

nonobjective

art that does not represent the visible world outside itself

Style

refers to a characteristic/group of characteristics that are:

constant, recurring, or coherent

form

the way a work of art looks

content

what a work of art is about

(subject matter)

iconography

involves identifying, describing, & interpreting images

context

the personal & social circumstances that surround the making, viewing and interpreting of a work of art

shaman

a person who acts as a medium between the human & spirit worlds

installation

a space presented as a work of art that can be entered, explored, and experienced

Theo van Gogh

Vincent's brother

an art dealer