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| Anything that modifies the utilitarian nature of something for aesthetic purposes |
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-Qualities that make something more beautiful
-Based on cultural standards |
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Allows people to express their identities
-can reinforces gender roles
-can reinforce social status |
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| What is good art is culturally dependent |
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| Who creates art? Stratified |
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Full time artists
-training/apprenticeships
-artists must sell art to survive |
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| Who creates art? Unstratified |
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Rarely identified as artists
-Usually a hobby |
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| Where/How art is displayed: Stratified |
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Permanent areas
-Art usually associated with artist |
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| Where/How art is displayed: unstratified |
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| Art identified more with communities |
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| Religious function of art |
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used to communicate w/or embody the supernatural
-used to reaffirm or teach religious beliefs |
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Became prominent around 1700
-can be effective way to convey a non-religious message
-record history
-"art for arts sake" |
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False premises:
-----All non-western art is religious
-----All non-western art is functional |
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1) Surface structure- the way it looks
2) Deep structure- the underlying meaning that the image is trying to convey |
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Education, social status + knowledge of subject are crucial
-environment may affect the interpretation of art |
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importance of various artistic mediums has changed (paintings to photo)
-art styles change frequently |
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used to reaffirm ethnic ethnic identities
-Folk arts:
-----Benefits= maintains culture + increased income
-----Drawback=chance for profit modifies how folk art is produced |
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