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![]() The 7 Principles of Art and Design
The elements and principles of art and design are the foundation of the language we use to talk about art. The elements of art are the visual tools that the artist uses to create a composition. These are line, shape, color, value, form, texture, and space. Meanwhile, the principles of art represent how the artist uses the elements of art to create an effect and to help convey the artist's intent. The principles of art and design are balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, and unity or variety. The use of these principles can help determine whether a painting is successful, and whether or not the painting is finished. How to Use the Principles of ArtThe artist decides what principles of art he or she wants to use in a painting. While an artist might not use all the principles of design in one piece, the principles are intertwined and the use of one will often depend on another. In other words, one principle of art can influence the effect and impact of another. For example, when creating emphasis, the artist might also be using contrast or vice versa. It is generally agreed that a successful painting is unified and also has some variety created by areas of contrast and emphasis. Generally, it must also be visually balanced , moving the viewer's eye around the composition. The 7 Principles of ArtBalance refers to the visual weight of the elements of the composition . It is a sense that the painting feels stable and "feels right." Imbalance causes a feeling of discomfort in the viewer. Balance can be achieved in three different ways:
Contrast is the difference between elements of art in a composition such that each element is made stronger relative to the other. When placed next to each other, contrasting elements command the viewer's attention. Areas of contrast are among the first places that a viewer's eye is drawn. Contrast can be achieved by juxtapositions of any of the elements of art. The use of negative and positive space is an example of contrast. Complementary colors placed side by side are an example of contrast. Notan, a Japanese design concept, is an example of contrast. Emphasis is when an artist creates an area of the composition that is visually dominant and commands the viewer's attention. This is often achieved by contrast. Movement is the result of using the elements of art such that they move the viewer's eye around and within the image. A sense of movement can be created by diagonal or curvy lines, either real or implied, or by edges, the illusion of space, repetition, or energetic mark-making. Pattern is the uniform repetition of any of the elements of art or a combination thereof. Anything can be turned into a pattern through repetition. Some classic patterns are spirals, grids, and weaves. Zentangles is one popular design practice in which an abstract or representational outline is divided into different areas, each of which contains a unique pattern. Rhythm is created by movement implied through the repetition of elements of art in a non-uniform but organized way. It is related to rhythm in music. Unlike pattern, which demands consistency, rhythm relies on variety. Unity or VarietyYou want your painting to feel unified such that all the elements fit together comfortably. Too much unity creates monotony, and too much variety creates chaos. You need both. Ideally, you want areas of interest in your composition along with places for your eye to rest. Key Takeaways
Purdue Online Writing Lab Purdue OWL® College of Liberal Arts Writing Essays in Art History![]() Welcome to the Purdue OWLThis page is brought to you by the OWL at Purdue University. When printing this page, you must include the entire legal notice. Copyright ©1995-2018 by The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, reproduced, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms and conditions of fair use. Art History Analysis – Formal Analysis and Stylistic AnalysisTypically in an art history class the main essay students will need to write for a final paper or for an exam is a formal or stylistic analysis. A formal analysis is just what it sounds like – you need to analyze the form of the artwork. This includes the individual design elements – composition, color, line, texture, scale, contrast, etc. Questions to consider in a formal analysis is how do all these elements come together to create this work of art? Think of formal analysis in relation to literature – authors give descriptions of characters or places through the written word. How does an artist convey this same information? Organize your information and focus on each feature before moving onto the text – it is not ideal to discuss color and jump from line to then in the conclusion discuss color again. First summarize the overall appearance of the work of art – is this a painting? Does the artist use only dark colors? Why heavy brushstrokes? etc and then discuss details of the object – this specific animal is gray, the sky is missing a moon, etc. Again, it is best to be organized and focused in your writing – if you discuss the animals and then the individuals and go back to the animals you run the risk of making your writing unorganized and hard to read. It is also ideal to discuss the focal of the piece – what is in the center? What stands out the most in the piece or takes up most of the composition? A stylistic approach can be described as an indicator of unique characteristics that analyzes and uses the formal elements (2-D: Line, color, value, shape and 3-D all of those and mass).The point of style is to see all the commonalities in a person’s works, such as the use of paint and brush strokes in Van Gogh’s work. Style can distinguish an artist’s work from others and within their own timeline, geographical regions, etc. Methods & Theories To Consider: Expressionism Instructuralism Postmodernism Social Art History Biographical Approach Poststructuralism Museum Studies Visual Cultural Studies Stylistic Analysis Example: The following is a brief stylistic analysis of two Greek statues, an example of how style has changed because of the “essence of the age.” Over the years, sculptures of women started off as being plain and fully clothed with no distinct features, to the beautiful Venus/Aphrodite figures most people recognize today. In the mid-seventh century to the early fifth, life-sized standing marble statues of young women, often elaborately dress in gaily painted garments were created known as korai. The earliest korai is a Naxian women to Artemis. The statue wears a tight-fitted, belted peplos, giving the body a very plain look. The earliest korai wore the simpler Dorian peplos, which was a heavy woolen garment. From about 530, most wear a thinner, more elaborate, and brightly painted Ionic linen and himation. A largely contrasting Greek statue to the korai is the Venus de Milo. The Venus from head to toe is six feet seven inches tall. Her hips suggest that she has had several children. Though her body shows to be heavy, she still seems to almost be weightless. Viewing the Venus de Milo, she changes from side to side. From her right side she seems almost like a pillar and her leg bears most of the weight. She seems be firmly planted into the earth, and since she is looking at the left, her big features such as her waist define her. The Venus de Milo had a band around her right bicep. She had earrings that were brutally stolen, ripping her ears away. Venus was noted for loving necklaces, so it is very possibly she would have had one. It is also possible she had a tiara and bracelets. Venus was normally defined as “golden,” so her hair would have been painted. Two statues in the same region, have throughout history, changed in their style. Compare and Contrast EssayMost introductory art history classes will ask students to write a compare and contrast essay about two pieces – examples include comparing and contrasting a medieval to a renaissance painting. It is always best to start with smaller comparisons between the two works of art such as the medium of the piece. Then the comparison can include attention to detail so use of color, subject matter, or iconography. Do the same for contrasting the two pieces – start small. After the foundation is set move on to the analysis and what these comparisons or contrasting material mean – ‘what is the bigger picture here?’ Consider why one artist would wish to show the same subject matter in a different way, how, when, etc are all questions to ask in the compare and contrast essay. If during an exam it would be best to quickly outline the points to make before tackling writing the essay. Compare and Contrast Example: Stele of Hammurabi from Susa (modern Shush, Iran), ca. 1792 – 1750 BCE, Basalt, height of stele approx. 7’ height of relief 28’ Stele, relief sculpture, Art as propaganda – Hammurabi shows that his law code is approved by the gods, depiction of land in background, Hammurabi on the same place of importance as the god, etc. Top of this stele shows the relief image of Hammurabi receiving the law code from Shamash, god of justice, Code of Babylonian social law, only two figures shown, different area and time period, etc. Stele of Naram-sin , Sippar Found at Susa c. 2220 - 2184 bce. Limestone, height 6'6" Stele, relief sculpture, Example of propaganda because the ruler (like the Stele of Hammurabi) shows his power through divine authority, Naramsin is the main character due to his large size, depiction of land in background, etc. Akkadian art, made of limestone, the stele commemorates a victory of Naramsin, multiple figures are shown specifically soldiers, different area and time period, etc. IconographyRegardless of what essay approach you take in class it is absolutely necessary to understand how to analyze the iconography of a work of art and to incorporate into your paper. Iconography is defined as subject matter, what the image means. For example, why do things such as a small dog in a painting in early Northern Renaissance paintings represent sexuality? Additionally, how can an individual perhaps identify these motifs that keep coming up? The following is a list of symbols and their meaning in Marriage a la Mode by William Hogarth (1743) that is a series of six paintings that show the story of marriage in Hogarth’s eyes.
The Elements of Art Eight tools, infinite expression![]() All artwork speaks the same language through a vocabulary of eight terms expressed in infinite ways. We all understand the vocabulary of art subconsciously, but recognizing how it’s applied enriches our experience of art and allows for nuanced discussion of artworks and appreciation of the artist's passion and skill. The vocabulary of art is made up of the Formal Elements of Design: line, shape, form, space, color, texture, motion, and time. ![]() The most basic element of design is the line: a mark with greater length than width, the path traced by a moving point. In mathematics, a line has no width, but in art, lines can be thin, thick, rough or smooth. Lines can convey tremendous emotion, from aggressive zig-zags or tranquil waves to nauseating spirals. Artists can convey confidence in bold lines, or precision with straight lines. ![]() A shape is formed when lines enclose a space. The edges of the shape are its contour, which can be geometric or organic, open or closed. Like lines, shapes can be expressive, sharp or soft, architecturally rigid or flowing. Simple shapes form a common vocabulary that stretches back millenia, often associated with specific attributes. Roman Architects believed the circle to be divinely perfect, and used it when designing their temples. Triangles were imagined to point to the heavens. ![]() Form is the real or perceived dimensionality of a shape, expressing length, width, and depth. Spheres, cubes, pyramids are three-dimensional forms, and some of the fundamental building blocks for expression in art. Form can also describe the structure of a work of art. The composition of a painting or the chapters of a book. Form can be used to talk about the arrangement of formal elements that present the whole. ![]() Space is the area between and around objects. In art and design, the space is as important as the forms it surrounds. Space can be two or three dimensional, and is often referred to as negative space. Space holds the objects it contains, providing context. Space is as emotive as lines and shapes, and can create feelings of isolation, claustrofobia, or wide open possibility. ![]() Color is possibly the most complex tool at the artist's disposal. Color is scientifically defined as the light that reflects off illuminated objects, whose pigmentation absorbs some wavelengths, and the wavelengths that remain enter the eye. The colors we see are part of the visible spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and indigo, but these colors combine into millions of perceivable colors. To talk about the variations of colors, we use the terms hue, value, and intensity. Hue defines the range the color sits within, like a greenish yellow or a yellowy green. Value is the relative lightness or darkness of the color, and intensity is the relative brightness or dullness of the color. ![]() Texture comes from the latin word texo , meaning 'to weave' and refers to the qualities of a material surface. Texture may be seen and felt in dimensional objects, such as canvas or a marble sculpture, and two-dimensional objects can create the illusion of texture, like a photograph of a rough wooden surface. Texture can be evocative. Smooth objects can feel refined, and rough surfaces may create a gritty, aggressive appearance. ![]() Motion is the movement or change of an object over time. In art motion can be applied to sculpture, called kinetic sculpture , and is a natural element of video and performance art. ![]() The effect of time on artwork is an oft overlooked element of design. All objects change over time, though in different ways. A stone artifact from 30,000 BCE may be nearly unchanged from the time of its creation, but paintings fade. Time is also part of how we consume art. A book may take weeks to read, and that time creates a different context for the experience than an article read in minutes. Video uses time the same way a painter uses negative space, employing pacing, momentum, and balance over the length of the film. Reed Enger, "The Elements of Art, Eight tools, infinite expression," in Obelisk Art History , Published June 24, 2017; last modified November 08, 2022, http://www.arthistoryproject.com/essays/the-elements-of-art/. ![]() Art History MethodologiesEight ways to understand art ![]() Advanced Composition TechniquesLet's get mathematical ![]() What is Artistic Composition?Geometry and the Subconscious By continuing to browse Obelisk you agree to our Cookie Policy ![]() Art vs. Design – Distinguishing Between These Types of Creativity![]() Is design art, and what are the main differences between art and design? The fields of art and design offer much for us to learn about how to create visually impactful images. While art allows us to appreciate final creations, design offers a multitude of strategies and techniques that are also integrated into art. In this article, we will examine the key differences between art and design, as well as the similarities between the two disciplines that will help you gain a better understanding of them. Read on to learn more about these two disciplines and how you can distinguish between them! Table of Contents
Navigating the Definitions of Art and DesignWhat is art, what is design, and what are the differences that make each discipline unique? For centuries, the fields of art and design have remained interconnected, drawing from each other, and other fields like mathematics, to bring concepts to life. While some find it challenging to distinguish between art and design, and what sets these disciplines apart, we have provided a detailed explanation of the key differences between art and design. ![]() Is design art? In short, design is widely different from art and the two are considered to be very different disciplines. One might find that artists do reference “designs” in their work or incorporate patterns, structures, or motifs that inform the final artwork. This suggests that design in art can be used to guide the artwork and is more so used by artists to plan an artwork and provide the fundamental framework. There have been debates around the differences between art and design suggesting that design is, in fact, not an art, and is more reliant on its function, tied to approaches, methods, and techniques in practice that cannot be produced with solely the artist’s intuition or ego. Many of us understand art to encompass all forms of creative expression that can sometimes rely entirely on the opinion or intuition of the artist. Below, we will dive into a detailed analysis about the differences in art vs. design with a focus on better understanding the complexities of design and the many misunderstandings one might have about the discipline. The Critical Differences of Art vs. DesignThe fields of art and design can easily become convoluted when one examines the disciplines for purely their aesthetic values, which may distort the perception of design. Art is most commonly thought of as a form of expression through different mediums such as painting, sculpture, or photography that evokes emotions. Art is thus often linked to its function. Why do we create art? To express. To create. To communicate. Similarly, the discipline of design also has multiple functions and is not solely for aesthetic and artistic value. ![]() Let us draw your attention to the concept of design thinking for example, which employs a level of creativity and innovation to produce design solutions that are “viable”, and which please the end user. Designers rely on design thinking to execute practical and strategic procedures during the design process to discover solutions via problem-solving. This brings us to the function of design, which caters to the development of user-friendly and economically pleasing products and services. While some may find similarities between art and its use as a tool to “serve the user” to some degree or generate a value that can be economically viable, it is vital to understand that design is dependent on its use and context. Another way of distinguishing art and design is by recognizing that art is used primarily, and largely, for sparking emotion, communicating ideas about the current state of the world, reflecting personal views, and generating momentum for change. Art embraces all forms of experimentation and is not reliant on a specific reaction. Art is also a reflection of its maker, which can also be applied in design, however, designers do hold space for meeting certain requirements in the process of design than artists usually would have, unless commissioned to create a specific artwork or reproduction while relying on a predetermined outcome. On the other hand, design requires the designer to possess a deep understanding of their audience to provide the desired outcome or service, such that their audience identifies the design as the “best design” for the intended use. Aesthetics and EgoIt is fair to say that art and design share similar functions, yet the intention behind the final product or artwork is usually very different. Aesthetics is one common factor between the two disciplines that provides more insight into how design and art function. One can boil the role of aesthetics in design down to its function, meaning that aesthetics might play a major role in determining whether the design is a success, however, if it does not serve the desired function, then it is unsuccessful. In this way, one can ask, “What makes a visually striking design, and what makes a design effective? These are simple questions that can help you quickly identify the complexities in design that one might also apply to art analysis. In art, one might ask “What makes this artwork profound, and what formal elements in design did the artist use to create an impactful artwork?”. Art may be more layered in concept or process; however, design is more focused on producing a specific outcome, which can also employ just as many creative techniques and technically complex methods. ![]() We can also look at the role of an artist versus a user experience designer to better grasp the differences of each discipline through an occupational view. Artists produce works that may be informed by external events, shaped by client briefs, or stemming from their personal experience or emotions. Artists can employ a variety of technically challenging processes to achieve their desired outcome, however, the user experience designer often ignores their own ego to ensure that their design is “successful”. This does not mean that design cannot be used for self-expression or limits the designer entirely from producing a design that evokes emotion. Designers communicate ideas in different ways than artists through the use of different mediums. Artists, on the other hand, have more control over the subjective decisions feeding into the creation of an artwork and may produce from a place of more ego and feeling-based thought patterns. This is not to say that the discipline of design lacks emotions and is entirely “by-the-book” in nature, rather, one can gain perspective into design by exploring the different types of design. Just as there are different types of artists, there are different types of designers. Additionally, it is important to note that one does not have to be “either-or” to be creative. It simply depends on the amount of flexibility you wish to have over your creative project and whether you enjoy creating projects based on a certain audience or function. That being said, an artist may also be a user experience designer, but not necessarily an artist as a user experience designer. Key Similarities in Art vs. DesignA way to refine the similarities between art and design is to break down the points that seem to unite the two. While some may feel as though design is an art in itself, as any practice can be when an individual leverages a degree of creativity while producing a form of expression, others settle on the fact that they are disciplines that have been understood as separate for a reason. To bridge the gap, there are a few similarities between the disciplines that can help you marry the two in practice. Both art and design rely on basic visual elements and principles. These include line, color, shape, rhythm, contrast, and balance among others. ![]() As an artist and designer, you will also have to study different methods of creating ranging from sculpting to drawing to hone your skills. When it comes to the final creation, artworks, and designs, even a combination of the two, can be visually appealing and serve the same function, which is to attract visual attention. Illustration is one such art form that can incorporate design to ensure that the artwork’s idea or concept is communicated effectively while showcasing the artist’s visual expression. In many ways, artists and designers are storytellers who use their practices as tools to achieve different objectives. Understanding Design and Fine ArtFine art has evolved over the last three centuries to capture expressions of the world through the lens of the artists who lead the art industry. These are broadly recognized as artists who produce fine artworks that may stem from a personal observation or message and artists who use fine art to advocate for different contemporary issues and socio-political concerns. Traditionally, fine art is understood as “high art”, which was attributed to its primary function of enjoyment and visual pleasure. While these distinctions are classist in origin, fine art has developed significantly to encompass diverse practices, including design, which was previously regarded as a “low art”, produced for the masses. What distinguishes fine art from design is its accessibility and global economic value placed on whether a design can transcend its primary functional use and if it can partake in cultural discourse. This is not to say that design has not played a role in shaping sub-cultures; it has become a powerful tool in relaying compelling messages. Design works are also thought of as more affordable and accessible to the general public than fine artwork produced by an artist like Monet. It would be much easier to purchase and commission a design than to purchase a Monet. Examples of DesignArt and design can be found merged beautifully together in almost all aspects of life. From fashion to furniture, and advertising. Below, we have summarized a few examples of design that will give you a better idea of how complex the field of design is and the different types of designers that operate in different industries, apart from visual art. ![]() Fashion DesignA fashion designer is a cultural worker who produces products such as shoes, clothing, and other accessories to define or mirror existing trends or patterns in society. While fashion design can be largely creative and an art form in itself, the practice involves a specific skill set to prepare designers to manage their design processes from producing sketches to selecting fabrics and developing product lines. The most important and unifying aspect of fashion design is a deep knowledge of design principles which also involves teamwork at different stages or can exist independently. Similar to artists, fashion designers also exhibit their work via a fashion show and are known to explore fashion technology, industry software tools, and fashion trends, and work with research data. Graphic DesignThese types of designers produce works that are focused on visual communication and rely on different methods of presenting images, texts, and other visual elements in a digestible and readable way. Graphic designers study interactive design to ensure their designs are streamlined for their audience or clients. Elements like visual hierarchy, contrast, page layout methods, and typography all play major roles in determining the transmission of information to the intended audience. ![]() Unlike most fine artworks, graphic designs are incredibly strategic in their intention, direct, and attention-grabbing when executed successfully. Graphic design does not focus solely on communicating ideas and concepts but is aimed at how effectively one can relay information and images to evoke a response, for commercial or artistic purposes. Motion DesignAnother subset of the graphic design role is motion design, which involves the marriage of design with film or animation using filming techniques, as well as video production to produce moving content. Motion designers contribute to media that is published across the Internet, including film and television. From video editing to storytelling, motion designers require a variety of creative technical skills to apply to specific projects. User Experience DesignExperience design, also known as user experience design (UX design), studies the needs, mindsets, contexts, and feelings of users to produce tailored design experiences. These designs are largely dependent on the user’s interaction with the design or platform, traditionally a digital product, and essentially focus on the customer’s journey. ![]() Critical DesignA critical design is a type of design that proposes new ways of thinking about a design object in its current culture and in terms of its use to challenge preconceptions about it. The critical design is also satirical and provocative, much like the thinking behind some artworks, and is often referenced as an attitude toward design rather than a movement. It adopts critical theory in design and may not always produce usable products since it relies on concept and speculation. Urban DesignUrban design is most often employed in architecture and refers to the design of spaces, buildings, landscapes, and procedures that will enable future success in the development of the space by other people. Urban designers also develop a knowledge of the local public regulations to work with and have a strong understanding of planning concepts. Urban design differs from architecture since it focuses on the design of urban spaces like cities and towns while architecture is specific to the construction of singular buildings. Urban designers also focus on the relationships between spaces in an urban environment. ![]() Examples of ArtIn many ways, design can prove to be expansive in terms of accessing multiple industries and channeling creativity across a variety of elements in the world. To conclude our exploration of art and design, below, we have provided a few examples of art to help you fully grasp the differences. ![]() PhotographyThis example of art emerged as a modern invention during the 19th century through multiple stages of refinement to “produce images”. Today, photography is a type of art that involves artists manipulating photographic equipment and software to create images that showcase the subjects they wish to exhibit. Photography enables artworks that can also be digitally manipulated and reinvented through artificial intelligence programs. Popular culture has aided in making access to knowledge about famous artists or artistic references in painting easier for those who do not engage regularly with art. Painting is an example of art that involves the creation of an image using painting materials such as pigments, paints, and usually, wet media. Famous examples of paintings include Mona Lisa (1503) by Leonardo da Vinci, The Birth of Venus (1486) by Sandro Botticelli, and The Starry Night (1889) by Vincent van Gogh. Paintings are just one form of creative visual expression and can portray any form. Paintings can also be created digitally. ![]() ArchitectureThis type of art is also dubbed the mother of all art types since it involves the planning, design, and construction of physical structures using man-made and natural materials. Architecture is a creative and functional art form that is unique since it produces works of art that also become structures that one can inhabit, move through, and reconstruct. While we have not discussed all the different types of design that make design significantly different from art, we hope that this analysis of art vs. design has provided you with the right perspective to better understand both disciplines. It is also recommended that you explore the fundamentals of art and design, which will help you connect the dots with ease the next time you analyze a design or artwork. Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is the main difference between art and design. The primary difference between art and design is that designs are often dependent on their function as a design object that has a set purpose or use for its audience. Other ways of understanding this difference are to grasp that art is allowed to exist simply for its existence as a piece of art, recognized for its unique expression, while designs are produced more methodically and are sometimes data-driven to produce rational designs that serve a specific purpose. Art is understood as more perceptual and does not have to solve problems, as one would find in design. What Is the Common Similarity Between Art and Design?The most common similarity between design and art is that both disciplines rely on an understanding of the fundamentals of design, including its principles. These involve elements and principles like color, shape, contrast, balance, harmony, and rhythm, applied strategically and intentionally. Is Design Art?Many factors place the discipline of design beyond simply an art form. While it can be incorporated into visual art, design is understood primarily for its associations as a product of science and art. Design also employs methodical approaches to resolve issues in design and communicate information or set up objects and structures in an effective and often functional way. Artworks such as sculptures include a level of design and planning, however, designs are not as flexible in being received as products of fine art. ![]() Jordan Anthony is a film photographer, curator, and arts writer based in Cape Town, South Africa. Anthony schooled in Durban and graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, with a Bachelor of Art in Fine Arts. During her studies, she explored additional electives in archaeology and psychology, while focusing on themes such as healing, identity, dreams, and intuitive creation in her Contemporary art practice. She has since worked and collaborated with various professionals in the local art industry, including the KZNSA Gallery in Durban (with Strauss & Co.), Turbine Art Fair (via overheard in the gallery), and the Wits Art Museum. Anthony’s interests include subjects and themes related to philosophy, memory, and esotericism. Her personal photography archive traces her exploration of film through abstract manipulations of color, portraiture, candid photography, and urban landscapes. Her favorite art movements include Surrealism and Fluxus, as well as art produced by ancient civilizations. Anthony’s earliest encounters with art began in childhood with a book on Salvador Dalí and imagery from old recipe books, medical books, and religious literature. She also enjoys the allure of found objects, brown noise, and constellations. Learn more about Jordan Anthony and the Art in Context Team . Cite this ArticleJordan, Anthony, “Art vs. Design – Distinguishing Between These Types of Creativity.” Art in Context. January 10, 2024. URL: https://artincontext.org/art-vs-design/ Anthony, J. (2024, 10 January). Art vs. Design – Distinguishing Between These Types of Creativity. Art in Context. https://artincontext.org/art-vs-design/ Anthony, Jordan. “Art vs. Design – Distinguishing Between These Types of Creativity.” Art in Context , January 10, 2024. https://artincontext.org/art-vs-design/ . Similar Posts![]() Types of Paper – Explore the Diverse Types of Paper Available![]() Coloring Epoxy Resin – Your Guide to Adding Color to Epoxy Resin![]() Procreate Hair Brushes – Top Hair Texture Brushes for Procreate![]() How to Remove Permanent Marker from Plastic – An Easy Guide![]() Stippling Art – Creating Designs and Patterns With Small Dots![]() Ceramic Techniques – From Clay to CreationLeave a reply cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. 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![]() History of Art & Design Essay - Representations of Modernism (1865 - 1935)![]() The conceptualised period of 'Modernism' and its impression within the Art-world, is understood to be typified by the rejection of tradition (English and Quin 2009). This concept of 'stepping outside' of traditional style, pre-established artistic movements, and previous techniques – consequently contributed to the development of this period, as acknowledged by artists, historians, and scholars alike. 'Modernism', as considered in contemporary-discussion, owes in great part to its artistic-predecessors and 'traditional masters'. This essay will provide and in-depth analysis of six European artistic-works created between 1860 and 1935; the period in which Modernism, and various movements and sub-movements (that will be discussed), originated. Related PapersModernisme: Toward the Design Culture Mireia Freixa Serra Modernisme has been visited and revisited many times since the mid-twentieth century when interest emerged for the movement condemned to oblivion decades earlier. Indeed, the review of the studies started years ago and especially those dedicated to the move- ment from the point of view of the decorative and/or industrial arts, one of the main protagonists of the time, has led us to consider that Modernisme is even more important than what has been hitherto considered in terms of its role or influence on the birth of the “mod- ern world” and the so-called culture of design. An open door to con- temporaneity, or an open door to the path toward contemporaneity, could be a correct and also a real definition, a way of understanding that the influence of modernisme extended far beyond the few years that it lasted. ![]() Modernism, 1910–1945 Jane Goldman Andrew Weiner The history of art since 1945 is typically understood in terms of the ascendance, crisis, and transformation of modernism. In this account, a select group of 19th and early 20th-century European avant-gardes established the models by which subsequent advanced art would be produced and judged. The influence of centers like Paris, Berlin, and Moscow was disrupted by the events of World War II, after which New York City became the hub of an increasingly global art world, one in which modernist styles were the common language. However, the dominance of modernism, which began to be challenged in the 1950s, was gravely undermined in the 1960s as successive movements like Pop, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art challenged its most basic assumptions. In the decades that followed, as these critical tendencies themselves became accepted wisdom, modernism was transcended (as in the case of postmodernism), recuperated (by artists like the Neo-Expressionists of the 1980s), or transformed (as when contemporary artists use modernist histories as the basis for artistic research). In recent years, prominent critics and curators have even tested the idea that “modernism is our antiquity,” serving much the same role for us as the classical era did for the modernists. Like all “master narratives,” this one has its share of truth, and we will begin our survey of modern and contemporary art by studying its core features. We will evaluate some of the most influential critical accounts of modernism and modernity, viewing these categories from political, economic, and artistic perspectives. Surveying the development of the historic avant-gardes in Western and Central Europe, we will define and contrast two competing critical models: one based on a commitment to formalism, the other on the transformation of art’s social function. Turning to the postwar period, we will explore the moment of “high modernism,” when various forms of abstraction were thought to be the paragon of artistic achievement –– and when this consensus supported the new cultural politics of U.S. hegemony. Moving forward, we will examine the ways in which the dominance of modernism came into question, whether in new forms like Happenings and installations, or in locations outside the North Atlantic that were thought by many to be “peripheral.” We will pay close attention to the numerous forms that questioned modernist dogmas during the 1960s and 70s, including performance, actions, Arte Povera, Land Art, artists’ publications, social practice, and various modes of media art. The course will end by examining some of the many ways in which modernism has survived its supposed demise, whether on the art market, across the biennial circuit, or even in the experimental forms that would seem to have left it behind. However, even as we tell ourselves this story about modernism, we will also be critically attending to its oversights. In surveying the broad range of pre-war modernisms, we will ask how and why American critics like Clement Greenberg privileged a formalist modernism over other possible definitions, considering how these other models might allow us to better grasp the interplay between different media, or between art, technology, and mass culture. When possible, we will consider examples from fields that were often overlooked by modernist critics, including dance, textiles, and design. We will think critically about the role that exhibitions and museums have played in popularizing and historicizing art. The course will pay especially close attention to the ways in which the international hegemony of modernism was contested from its supposed margins, analyzing practices from Latin America, Eastern Europe, South and East Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. In doing so, it aims to revise our understanding of how this history might yet matter in the present and future. Göran Sonesson German Studies Review Tobias Boes Modernism. Rivista annuale di storia del riformismo religioso in età contemporanea Fondazione Romolo Murri Canadian Review of Comparative Literature / Revue Canadienne de Littérature Comparée Verita Sriratana Modernism. Rivista annuale di storia del riformismo religioso in età contemporanea , Fondazione Romolo Murri Mary Caroline McLeod Although the word "modernism" is commonly used today to refer to twentieth-century modern architecture, its occurrence was rare in the first half of that century. Instead, a variety of terms were used, including Neues Bauen, Nieuwe Bouwen, Architettura Razionale, "Modern Architecture", and "Modern Movement", reflecting the values and emphases of its various proponents. 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Art Essay Writing GuideBy: Henrique Bertulino ![]() Art Essay is a job that has primarily aesthetic or entertaining value. This term most often uses when referring to literary jobs. A literary and artistic career has primarily aesthetic or fun value. Thus, they are opposed to documentary or scientific positions, because, for the latter, the principal is cognitive value. What Is an Art Essay?What is a short art essay, choose your art topic, research your claims, provide visual analysis, offer clear analysis, how to start your art essay, and what to include, the body of your art essay, how to conclude your art essay, art essay topics examples, art essay outline example, general information, brief description, describe art elements, describe principles of design, opinions and conclusions. The specificity of art jobs is that they often tell about events that seem to have taken place in a fictional world, with fictional characters. Sometimes a job of craft tells about people who exist or existed, but at the same time, the author of such an action can add fictional details. The essay's concept is a unit of which concept defines as pictures, thoughts, and experiences that arise in the reader's imagination during the text's perception. All job aims at analyzing the situation of art through a system of images. The artwork is a kind of art that shows us about the world in the form of poems, paintings, books. In scientific and artistic careers, cognitive information reveals through the plot, characteristics of illustrations, events, phenomena, and years of creation. In terms of genre and thematic diversity, it is stories, cognitive tales, natural phenomena, historical events, outstanding personalities, discoveries in various fields of knowledge. Work with this text format aims to develop students' ability to find cognitive information, identify essential features, establish cause-and-effect relationships, and so on. Art is a complex combination of artistic and professional qualities that determine the painter's job in literature. Art is directly related to creative freedom, originality, taste, a sense of proportion of the author in covering the topic. The painter's process and the principles of each painter's art are based on life's realities. However, a creative idea is not limited to one fact, even if it is incredibly significant. The painter generalizes a specific phenomenon, distinguishes it from similar ones. A high-level professional achieves the desired result due to thorough training, multiplied by the daily job - this is the highest manifestation of the craft embodied. A position of art is a complex unity of components that interconnect into a harmonious whole. The work's ideological content finds its expression through a system of illustrations, which acts as its form, and the type of illustrations, in turn. With the help of the author's word, the student conveys the hero and the author language, which allows them to express the attitude to the world, to give it an assessment. How Do You Write an Art Essay?
It is important to pay sufficient attention to writing. It is good to write on any topic for a literature essay, and then a good grade is provided. It would help if you navigated in general directions; in this case, any item will be within our reach. In addition to the ability to draw up a plan and express your thoughts, it is also essential to get acquainted with various literary jobs: to read. Compare and contrast essay topics on literature are closely related to literary jobs and require reading them. You will need to refer to the characters and argue with facts from domestic and world writers' specific jobs. Read as much as possible, and then writing essays will not be a problem. Over time, the experience of presenting thoughts on a research paper in a structured form appears, then, on the contrary, any topic is understandable. Avoid general wording. If the job talks about treason, this does not mean that this example will fit any topic of the direction. Claims must confirm the thesis, and the argument will answer the question of the definition of the concept. You can use one claim, but in this case, it is necessary to give a full parsing of the job within the framework of the topic. It would help if you did not overload the essay with literary arguments, either for typing words or getting a good grade. As a rule, this only leads to disastrous consequences. Use only the research work that you have read to support the thesis to avoid factual errors. Don't retell the piece. Parsing and your reasoning are needed. Each claim should support your argument, so the topic should make micro-conclusions. There are many types of text analysis: linguistic, lexical, stylistic, literary. The latter includes reviews of a lyric job and a report of a prose job. In addition to a holistic parsing, it is possible to single out such types of parsing as parsing of a separate episode, characterization of a hero, group characteristics of heroes, comparative aspects of two heroes, two jobs, parsing of decorative details (portrait, landscape). All of these types of parsing need to be taught to students. But at the same time, one should not forget that the study's task is not to disassemble a literary job in sections. Mainly the mission is to facilitate an in-depth reading of the research text. It doesn't have to be meaningless. Deep meaningfulness is the first and foremost requirement for parsing and its indispensable conditions. Thus, the report must always assume a goal. In a lesson, we give students an assignment: find in the story a plot, a climax, a denouement. What is the teacher for this assignment? If this is a lesson where the concept of "composition" is first introduced. And its purpose is to give an idea of the composition of a story and teach how to find elements of writing; then, such task justify. If the teacher gave this task to highlight the compositional elements, then the job will already be meaningless, formal. To subordinate the parsing to the goal means studying the situation's aspects to understand its content and meaning. These goals must relate to the matter's essence, leading deep into the essay writer's inner world. It is essential to reveal through parsing what would have gone unnoticed without it. Structure of the Art Essay and Its FeaturesThe structure of the essay consists of three required elements: introduction, body, and conclusion. The absence of one of the article's composition elements is considered a mistake and taken into account in the assessment. It is challenging to write the introduction and conclusion. The presentation's function is to introduce a topic and give preliminary, general information about the problem behind the proposed issue. The end goal is to summarize, summarize what said, complete the research text, and draw attention to the most important thing. The most common flaws when writing an introduction and conclusion:
The introduction should not contain all the information we know about the author and his job. The presentation can introduce the topic and parsing of the post. The introduction may contain an answer to the question asked in the topic. Your opinion can present if the title of the issue includes a reference to the applicant's view. A fact from the biography of the author of a literary job can give. Or a feature of the historical period can be characterized if this information is essential for the subsequent parsing of the text. There is no one type, perfect, an excellent introduction that would fit any topic. The presentation, like the rest of the essay, is written individually. You don't need to go into long arguments right away. First, formulate those problematic questions that can answer in line with your topic. The central section of the essay is parsing a literary job in the aspect set by the theme. The main thing to avoid when writing the main body is to retell a literary task. Retelling the storyline instead of interpreting the idea, supported by references to the job's relevant episodes, lacks content, leading to a decrease in the score. The nature of the topic determines the content and composition of the central section of the essay. The general principles can summarize in short:
The essay ends with a conclusion. The main requirement for the completion: it should not be purely formal. The teacher reading the project should not doubt its necessity. The conclusion should organically link to the previous presentation. In conclusion, it is sometimes appropriate to give an overview of all the points you understood in the central section. Especially if the topic required various material or a long chain of evidence. In conclusion, the writer's attitude to the job, it's heroes, and the problem can express. It must start correctly that without affectation, excessive enthusiastic assessments have a clearly expressed definite sense and must prepare by the central part's material. Otherwise, it would help if you refrained from expressing your opinion. Many students are looking on the Internet - write my essay for me cheap , if you still do not have time to write in person, then use these services.
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The next stage is to reflect the position of the author of the text on the highlighted problem. This can sum up in one phrase. How does the author answer this question? Your point of view may coincide with the author's point of view, which may differ from it. To say, "I agree/disagree with the author" is not enough. It is required to bring two arguments. If you provide the same case as the author himself, it does not count. A significant conclusion is a big minus, which says that you cannot summarize your thoughts. The introduction and conclusion should not be more than 25% of the entire job. Schematically, your composition should be similar to the shape of a circle, should be closed. Guidelines for Analysis of Art in Your EssayOutline of a written analysis of the artwork:
When writing your essay, give your definition of "art." Explain why this is how you define the concept. Give two examples to support your reasoning. One example should be from a literary text, and the second example can be from life. Here general information depends on the quality of assimilation and the speed of understanding the text. The continually growing volume of information forces schoolchildren and students to work with documents and adults. Highlighting the main idea quickly will allow you to reduce the time spent on reading. The main body of the text is what the text creates. What the author approves, what denies, what he warns against. The text has a title, which expresses its topic or main idea. The author gradually reveals the text's topic: he moves from one part of the problem to another. Describe what you see in the picture in your own words. You can use epithets, comparisons. Pay attention not only to the main details but also to the secondary ones. Let the picture come to life, become understandable and close. It's always interesting to know why the author chose this particular plot. Perhaps the ever dreamed of writing something like that, or the idea came suddenly, as an inspiration? Was there an incident or the artist was in a non-standard life situation? Maybe age or surroundings played an important role? Sometimes pictures are written in just a few hours and become famous. Sometimes it takes decades to write a canvas. Describe all jobs using this algorithm. Sometimes the plot depicted seems not very attractive, but some fantastic stories connect with the picture itself. First, you need to choose the kind of art with which the knowledgeable are the best, what they like the most. Second, you need to know the appropriate terminology. When writing a response about a fiction job, you need to remember what the plot, composition, means of creating a comic, lyrical hero, artistic ways, theme, idea is. When working on a response about a picture, it is necessary to skillfully use such terms and concepts: the genre of the film, the technique of execution and materials, color, tones and halftones, contrast, the first, second plan, background, the nature of overlaying colors. If a specific person named in the text, you need to be especially careful and cautious in your assessments, their expression, so as not to offend the person, not to put her in an uncomfortable position. This applies not only to some negative phenomena, facts, but also positive ones. The main element of art can be called the jobs themselves, as its physical display. These are pictures, graphics, actors' play, lyrics, and poetry. They can divide into several main types. Before we get into the details of how to value craft, let's re-emphasize that the whole point of recognizing creativity is to explain why we like or dislike something, not just whether we want it or not. For example, you might not like a picture because it is too dark, but you might still like its theme or appreciate it in general. Put, saying, "I don't like this picture" is not enough. We need to know the reasons for your opinion and whether you think that the job has any positive qualities. The easiest way to make out and therefore appreciate a job of craft is to examine its context or premises. This is because it helps us know what was in the painter's mind when creating the post. Art and design are two inextricably linked concepts. The role of design often underestimate, considering its only task to be excessive decoration, and some do not recognize designers as creators, calling them "just decorators." However, this opinion is wrong. Design is one of the highest forms of human creativity because it serves real people's real needs. Design is always functional, and the function can even be the emotion it evokes. Some objects do not need to be practical or economical. But the idea behind them is modern and innovative. Foresees the future trends that make people use them and think, learn, and create. A drawing or illustration conveys the painter's final vision of the idea. This results in an illustration in a book, a canvas in a gallery, a job in a frame that hangs on the wall. Conclusions are a short, concise summary of the main results of the job. Findings should write in the form of short sentences, each of which represents a complete thought. As a rule, conclusions reflect the practical section of the job. Usually, the number of conclusions corresponds to the number of tasks assigned. When completing theses, at least six ends are required. This means that the results obtained by solving one of the problems can describe in several conclusions. Usually, the conclusion is based on the content of the job. For example, in the first part, the main results obtained from the literature's parsing should be presented. 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Try our AI essay writer from Studybay today! ![]() By Will Fenstermaker June 14, 2017 ![]() There has never been a time when art critics held more power than during the second half of the twentieth century. Following the Second World War, with the relocation of the world’s artistic epicenter from Paris to New York, a different kind of war was waged in the pages of magazines across the country. As part of the larger “culture wars” of the mid-century, art critics began to take on greater influence than they’d ever held before. For a time, two critics in particular—who began as friends, and remained in the same social circles for much of their lives—set the stakes of the debates surrounding the maturation of American art that would continue for decades. The ideas about art outlined by Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg are still debated today, and the extent to which they were debated in the past has shaped entire movements of the arts. Below are ten works of criticism through which one can trace the mainstreaming of Clement Greenberg’s formalist theory, and how its dismantling led us into institutional critique and conceptual art today. The American Action Painters Harold Rosenberg ![]() Harold Rosenberg, a poet who came to art through his involvement with the Artist’s Union and the WPA, was introduced to Jean-Paul Sartre as the “first American existentialist.” Soon, Rosenberg became a contributor to Sartre’s publication in France, for which he first drafted his influential essay. However, when Sartre supported Soviet aggression against Korea, Rosenberg brought his essay to Elaine de Kooning , then the editor of ARTnews , who ran “The American Action Painters” in December, 1952. RELATED: What Did Harold Rosenberg Do? An Introduction to the Champion of “Action Painting” Rosenberg’s essay on the emerging school of American Painters omitted particular names—because they’d have been unfamiliar to its original French audience—but it was nonetheless extraordinarily influential for the burgeoning scene of post-WWII American artists. Jackson Pollock claimed to be the influence of “action painting,” despite Rosenberg’s rumored lack of respect for the artist because Pollock wasn’t particularly well-read. Influenced by Marxist theory and French existentialism, Rosenberg conceives of a painting as an “arena,” in which the artist acts upon, wrestles, or otherwise engages with the canvas, in what ultimately amounts to an expressive record of a struggle. “What was to go on the canvas,” Rosenberg wrote, “was not a picture but an event.” Notable Quote Weak mysticism, the “Christian Science” side of the new movement, tends … toward easy painting—never so many unearned masterpieces! Works of this sort lack the dialectical tension of a genuine act, associated with risk and will. When a tube of paint is squeezed by the Absolute, the result can only be a Success. The painter need keep himself on hand solely to collect the benefits of an endless series of strokes of luck. His gesture completes itself without arousing either an opposing movement within itself nor the desire in the artist to make the act more fully his own. Satisfied with wonders that remain safely inside the canvas, the artist accepts the permanence of the commonplace and decorates it with his own daily annihilation. The result is an apocalyptic wallpaper. ‘American-Type’ Painting Clement Greenberg ![]() Throughout the preceding decade, Clement Greenberg, also a former poet, had established a reputation as a leftist critic through his writings with The Partisan Review —a publication run by the John Reed Club, a New York City-centered organization affiliated with the American Communist Party—and his time as an art critic with The Nation . In 1955, The Partisan Review published Greenberg’s “‘American-Type’ Painting,” in which the critic defined the now-ubiquitous term “abstract expressionism.” RELATED: What Did Clement Greenberg Do? A Primer on the Powerful AbEx Theorist’s Key Ideas In contrast to Rosenberg’s conception of painting as a performative act, Greenberg’s theory, influenced by Clive Bell and T. S. Eliot, was essentially a formal one—in fact, it eventually evolved into what would be called “formalism.” Greenberg argued that the evolution of painting was one of historical determinacy—that ever since the Renaissance, pictures moved toward flatness, and the painted line moved away from representation. Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso were two of the landmarks of this view. Pollock, who exhibited his drip paintings in 1951, freeing the line from figuration, was for Greenberg the pinnacle of American Modernism, the most important artist since Picasso. (Pollock’s paintings exhibited in 1954, with which he returned to semi-representational form, were regarded by Greenberg as a regression. This lead him to adopt Barnett Newman as his new poster-boy, despite the artist’s possessing vastly different ideas on the nature of painting. For one, Greenberg mostly ignored the Biblical titles of Newman’s paintings.) Greenberg’s formalist theories were immensely influential over the subsequent decades. Artforum in particular grew into a locus for formalist discourse, which had the early effect of providing an aesthetic toolkit divorced from politic. Certain curators of the Museum of Modern Art, particularly William Rubin, Kirk Varnedoe, and to an extent Alfred Barr are credited for steering the museum in an essentially formalist direction. Some painters, such as Frank Stella , Helen Frankenthaler , and Kenneth Noland, had even been accused of illustrating Greenberg’s theories (and those of Michael Fried, a prominent Greenbergian disciple) in attempt to embody the theory, which was restrictive in its failure to account for narrative content, figuration, identity, politics, and more. In addition, Greenberg’s theories proved well-suited for a burgeoning art market, which found connoisseurship an easy sell. (As the writer Mary McCarthy said, “You can’t hang an event on your wall.”) In fact, the dominance of the term “abstract expressionism” over “action painting,” which seemed more applicable to Pollock and Willem de Kooning than any other members of the New York School, is emblematic of the influence of formalist discourse. The justification for the term, “abstract expressionist,” lies in the fact that most of the painters covered by it took their lead from German, Russian, or Jewish expressionism in breaking away from late Cubist abstract art. But they all started from French painting, for their fundamental sense of style from it, and still maintain some sort of continuity with it. Not least of all, they got from it their most vivid notion of an ambitious, major art, and of the general direction in which it had to go in their time. Barbara Rose ![]() Like many critics in the 1950s and 60s, Barbara Rose had clearly staked her allegiance to one camp or the other. She was, firmly, a formalist, and along with Fried and Rosalind Krauss is largely credited with expanding the theory beyond abstract expressionist painting. By 1965, however, Rose recognized a limitation of the theory as outlined by Greenberg—that it was reductionist and only capable of account for a certain style of painting, and not much at all in other mediums. RELATED: The Intellectual Origins Of Minimalism In “ABC Art,” published in Art in America where Rose was a contributing editor, Rose opens up formalism to encompass sculpture, which Greenberg was largely unable to account for. The simple idea that art moves toward flatness and abstraction leads, for Rose, into Minimalism, and “ABC Art” is often considered the first landmark essay on Minimalist art. By linking the Minimalist sculptures of artists like Donald Judd to the Russian supremacist paintings of Kasimir Malevich and readymades of Duchamp, she extends the determinist history that formalism relies on into sculpture and movements beyond abstract expressionism. I do not agree with critic Michael Fried’s view that Duchamp, at any rate, was a failed Cubist. Rather, the inevitability of a logical evolution toward a reductive art was obvious to them already. For Malevich, the poetic Slav, this realization forced a turning inward toward an inspirational mysticism, whereas for Duchamp, the rational Frenchman, it meant a fatigue so enervating that finally the wish to paint at all was killed. Both the yearnings of Malevich’s Slavic soul and the deductions of Duchamp’s rationalist mind led both men ultimately to reject and exclude from their work many of the most cherished premises of Western art in favor of an art stripped to its bare, irreducible minimum. How I Spent My Summer Vacation Philip Leider ![]() Despite the rhetorical tendency to suggest the social upheaval of the '60s ended with the actual decade, 1970 remained a year of unrest. And Artforum was still the locus of formalist criticism, which was proving increasingly unable to account for art that contributed to larger cultural movements, like Civil Rights, women’s liberation, anti-war protests, and more. (Tellingly, The Partisan Review , which birthed formalism, had by then distanced itself from its communist associations and, as an editorial body, was supportive of American Interventionism in Vietnam. Greenberg was a vocal hawk.) Subtitled “Art and Politics in Nevada, Berkeley, San Francisco, and Utah,” the editor’s note to the September 1970 issue of Artforum , written by Philip Leider, ostensibly recounts a road trip undertaken with Richard Serra and Abbie Hoffman to see Michael Heizer’s Double Negative in the Nevada desert. RELATED: A City of Art in the Desert: Behind Michael Heizer’s Monumental Visions for Nevada However, the essay is also an account of an onsetting disillusion with formalism, which Leider found left him woefully unequipped to process the protests that had erupted surrounding an exhibition of prints by Paul Wunderlich at the Phoenix Gallery in Berkeley. Wunderlich’s depictions of nude women were shown concurrently to an exhibition of drawings sold to raise money for Vietnamese orphans. The juxtaposition of a canonical, patriarchal form of representation and liberal posturing, to which the protestors objected, showcased the limitations of a methodology that placed the aesthetic elements of a picture plane far above the actual world in which it existed. Less than a year later, Leider stepped down as editor-in-chief and Artforum began to lose its emphasis on late Modernism. I thought the women were probably with me—if they were, I was with them. I thought the women were picketing the show because it was reactionary art. To the women, [Piet] Mondrian must be a great revolutionary artist. Abstract art broke all of those chains thirty years ago! What is a Movement gallery showing dumb stuff like this for? But if it were just a matter of reactionary art , why would the women picket it? Why not? Women care as much about art as men do—maybe more. The question is, why weren’t the men right there with them? Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? Linda Nochlin ![]() While Artforum , in its early history, had established a reputation as a generator for formalist theory, ARTnews had followed a decidedly more Rosenberg-ian course, emphasizing art as a practice for investigating the world. The January 1971 issue of the magazine was dedicated to “Women’s Liberation, Woman Artists, and Art History” and included an iconoclastic essay by Linda Nochlin titled “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” RELATED: An Introduction to Feminist Art Nochlin notes that it’s tempting to answer the question “why have there been no great women artists?” by listing examples of those overlooked by critical and institutional organizations (a labor that Nochlin admits has great merit). However, she notes, “by attempting to answer it, they tacitly reinforce its negative implications,” namely that women are intrinsically less capable of achieving artistic merit than men. Instead, Nochlin’s essay functions as a critique of art institutions, beginning with European salons, which were structured in such a way as to deter women from rising to the highest echelons. Nochlin’s essay is considered the beginning of modern feminist art history and a textbook example of institutional critique. There are no women equivalents for Michelangelo or Rembrandt, Delacroix or Cézanne, Picasso or Matisse, or even in very recent times, for de Kooning or Warhol, any more than there are black American equivalents for the same. If there actually were large numbers of “hidden” great women artists, or if there really should be different standards for women’s art as opposed to men’s—and one can’t have it both ways—then what are feminists fighting for? If women have in fact achieved the same status as men in the arts, then the status quo is fine as it is. But in actuality, as we all know, things as they are and as they have been, in the arts as in a hundred other areas, are stultifying, oppressive, and discouraging to all those, women among them, who did not have the good fortune to be born white, preferably middle class and above all, male. The fault lies not in our stars, our hormones, our menstrual cycles, or our empty internal spaces, but in our institutions and our education. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief Thomas McEvilley ![]() One of the many extrapolations of Nochlin’s essay is that contemporary museum institutions continue to reflect the gendered and racist biases of preceding centuries by reinforcing the supremacy of specific master artists. In a 1984 Artforum review, Thomas McEvilley, a classicist new to the world of contemporary art, made the case that the Museum of Modern Art in New York served as an exclusionary temple to certain high-minded Modernists—namely, Picasso, Matisse, and Pollock—who, in fact, took many of their innovations from native cultures. RELATED: MoMA Curator Laura Hoptman on How to Tell a Good Painting From a “Bogus” Painting In 1984, MoMA organized a blockbuster exhibition. Curated by William Rubin and Kirk Varnedoe, both of whom were avowed formalists, “‘Primitivism’ in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern” collected works by European painters like Paul Gaugin and Picasso with cultural artifacts from Zaire, arctic communities, and elsewhere. McEvilley takes aim at the “the absolutist view of formalist Modernism” in which MoMA is rooted. He argues that the removal tribal artifacts from their contexts (for example, many were ritual items intended for ceremonies, not display) and placement of them, unattributed, near works by European artists, censors the cultural contributions of non-Western civilizations in deference to an idealized European genius. The fact that the primitive “looks like” the Modern is interpreted as validating the Modern by showing that its values are universal, while at the same time projecting it—and with it MoMA—into the future as a permanent canon. A counter view is possible: that primitivism on the contrary invalidates Modernism by showing it to be derivative and subject to external causation. At one level this show undertakes precisely to coopt that question by answering it before it has really been asked, and by burying it under a mass of information. Please Wait By the Coatroom ![]() Not content to let MoMA and the last vestiges of formalism off the hook yet, John Yau wrote in 1988 an essay on Wifredo Lam, a Cuban painter who lived and worked in Paris among Picasso, Matisse, Georges Braque, and others. Noting Lam’s many influences—his Afro-Cuban mother, Chinese father, and Yoruba godmother—Yau laments the placement of Lam’s The Jungle near the coatroom in the Museum of Modern Art, as opposed to within the Modernist galleries several floors above. The painting was accompanied by a brief entry written by former curator William Rubin, who, Yau argues, adopted Greenberg’s theories because they endowed him with “a connoisseur’s lens with which one can scan all art.” RELATED: From Cuba With Love: Artist Bill Claps on the Island’s DIY Art Scene Here, as with with McEvilley’s essay, Yau illustrates how formalism, as adapted by museum institutions, became a (perhaps unintentional) method for reinforcing the exclusionary framework that Nochlin argued excluded women and black artists for centuries. Rubin sees in Lam only what is in his own eyes: colorless or white artists. For Lam to have achieved the status of unique individual, he would have had to successfully adapt to the conditions of imprisonment (the aesthetic standards of a fixed tradition) Rubin and others both construct and watch over. To enter this prison, which takes the alluring form of museums, art history textbooks, galleries, and magazines, an individual must suppress his cultural differences and become a colorless ghost. The bind every hybrid American artist finds themselves in is this: should they try and deal with the constantly changing polymorphous conditions effecting identity, tradition, and reality? Or should they assimilate into the mainstream art world by focusing on approved-of aesthetic issues? Lam’s response to this bind sets an important precedent. Instead of assimilating, Lam infiltrates the syntactical rules of “the exploiters” with his own specific language. He becomes, as he says, “a Trojan horse.” Black Culture and Postmodernism Cornel West ![]() The opening up of cultural discourse did not mean that it immediately made room for voices of all dimensions. Cornel West notes as much in his 1989 essay “Black Culture and Postmodernism,” in which he argues that postmodernism, much like Modernism before it, remains primarily ahistorical, which makes it difficult for “oppressed peoples to exercise their opposition to hierarchies of power.” West’s position is that the proliferation of theory and criticism that accompanied the rise of postmodernism provided mechanisms by which black culture could “be conversant with and, to a degree, participants in the debate.” Without their voices, postmodernism would remain yet another exclusionary movements. RELATED: Kerry James Marshall on Painting Blackness as a Noun Vs. Verb As the consumption cycle of advanced multinational corporate capitalism was sped up in order to sustain the production of luxury goods, cultural production became more and more mass-commodity production. The stress here is not simply on the new and fashionable but also on the exotic and primitive. Black cultural products have historically served as a major source for European and Euro-American exotic interests—interests that issue from a healthy critique of the mechanistic, puritanical, utilitarian, and productivity aspects of modern life. Minimalism and the Rhetoric of Power Anna C. Chave ![]() In recent years, formalist analysis has been deployed as a single tool within a more varied approach to art. Its methodology—that of analyzing a picture as an isolated phenomena—remains prevalent, and has its uses. Yet, many of the works and movements that rose to prominence under formalist critics and curators, in no small part because of their institutional acceptance, have since become part of the rearguard rather than the vanguard. In a 1990 essay for Arts Magazine , Anna Chave analyzes how Minimalist sculpture possesses a “domineering, sometimes brutal rhetoric” that was aligned with “both the American military in Vietnam, and the police at home in the streets and on university campuses across the country.” In particular, Chave is concerned with the way Minimalist sculptures define themselves through a process of negation. Of particular relevance to Chave’s argument are the massive steel sculptures by Minimalist artist Richard Serra. Tilted Arc was installed in Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan in 1981. Chave describes the work as a “mammoth, perilously tilted steel arc [that] formed a divisive barrier too tall to see over, and a protracted trip to walk around.” She writes, “it is more often the case with Serra that his work doesn’t simply exemplify aggression or domination, but acts it out.” Tilted Arc was so controversial upon its erecting that the General Services Administration, which commissioned the work, held hearings in response to petitions demanding the work be removed. Worth quoting at length, Chave writes: A predictable defense of Serra’s work was mounted by critics, curators, dealers, collectors, and some fellow artists…. The principle arguments mustered on Serra’s behalf were old ones concerning the nature and function of the avant-garde…. What Rubin and Serra’s other supporters declined to ask is whether the sculptor really is, in the most meaningful sense of the term, an avant-garde artist. Being avant-garde implies being ahead of, outside, or against the dominant culture; proffering a vision that implicitly stands (at least when it is conceived) as a critique of entrenched forms and structures…. But Serra’s work is securely embedded within the system: when the brouhaha over Arc was at its height, he was enjoying a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art…. [The defense’s] arguments locate Serra not with the vanguard but with the standing army or “status quo.” … More thoughtful, sensible, and eloquent testimony at the hearing came instead from some of the uncouth: My name is Danny Katz and I work in this building as a clerk. My friend Vito told me this morning that I am a philistine. Despite that I am getting up to speak…. I don’t think this issue should be elevated into a dispute between the forces of ignorance and art, or art versus government. I really blame government less because it has long ago outgrown its human dimension. But from the artists I expected a lot more. I didn’t expect to hear them rely on the tired and dangerous reasoning that the government has made a deal, so let the rabble live with the steel because it’s a deal. That kind of mentality leads to wars. We had a deal with Vietnam. I didn’t expect to hear the arrogant position that art justifies interference with the simple joys of human activity in a plaza. It’s not a great plaza by international standards, but it is a small refuge and place of revival for people who ride to work in steel containers, work in sealed rooms, and breathe recirculated air all day. Is the purpose of art in public places to seal off a route of escape, to stress the absence of joy and hope? I can’t believe this was the artistic intention, yet to my sadness this for me has become the dominant effect of the work, and it’s all the fault of its position and location. I can accept anything in art, but I can’t accept physical assault and complete destruction of pathetic human activity. No work of art created with a contempt for ordinary humanity and without respect for the common element of human experience can be great. It will always lack dimension. The terms Katz associated with Serra’s project include arrogance and contempt, assault, and destruction; he saw the Minimalist idiom, in other words, as continuous with the master discourse of our imperious and violent technocracy. The End of Art Arthur Danto ![]() Like Greenberg, Arthur Danto was an art critic for The Nation . However, Danto was overtly critical of Greenberg’s ideology and the influence he wielded over Modern and contemporary art. Nor was he a follower of Harold Rosenberg, though they shared influences, among them the phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Danto’s chief contribution to contemporary art was his advancing of Pop Artists, particularly Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein . In “The End of Art” Danto argues that society at large determines and accepts art, which no longer progresses linearly, categorized by movements. Instead, viewers each possess a theory or two, which they use to interpret works, and art institutions are largely tasked with developing, testing, and modifying various interpretive methods. In this way, art differs little from philosophy. After decades of infighting regarding the proper way to interpret works of art, Danto essentially sanctioned each approach and the institutions that gave rise to them. He came to call this “pluralism.” RELATED: What Was the Pictures Generation? Similarly, in “Painting, Politics, and Post-Historical Art,” Danto makes the case for an armistice between formalism and the various theories that arose in opposition, noting that postmodern critics like Douglas Crimp in the 1980s, who positioned themselves against formalism, nonetheless adopted the same constrictive air, minus the revolutionary beginnings. Modernist critical practice was out of phase with what was happening in the art world itself in the late 60s and through the 1970s. It remained the basis for most critical practice, especially on the part of the curatoriat, and the art-history professoriat as well, to the degree that it descended to criticism. It became the language of the museum panel, the catalog essay, the article in the art periodical. It was a daunting paradigm, and it was the counterpart in discourse to the “broadening of taste” which reduced art of all cultures and times to its formalist skeleton, and thus, as I phrased it, transformed every museum into a Museum of Modern Art, whatever that museum’s contents. It was the stable of the docent’s gallery talk and the art appreciation course—and it was replaced, not totally but massively, by the postmodernist discourse that was imported from Paris in the late 70s, in the texts of Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Jean Baudrillard, Jean-François Lyotard, and Jacques Lacan, and of the French feminists Hélène Cixous and Luce Irigaray. That is the discourse [Douglas] Crimp internalizes, and it came to be lingua artspeak everywhere. Like modernist discourse, it applied to everything, so that there was room for deconstructive and “archeological” discussion of art of every period. Editor’s Note: This list was drawn in part from a 2014 seminar taught by Debra Bricker Balken in the MFA program in Art Writing at the School of Visual Arts titled Critical Strategies: Late Modernism/Postmodernism. Additional sources can be found here , here , here (paywall), and here . 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Art is a word used to refer to various activities carried out by human beings to express personal thoughts, ideas, and emotions. Such activities include creations or expressions that reflect some importance in the minds of people due to the attraction that they have on the senses. Art covers sculpture, painting, music, and other forms. Design refers to a process used by artists to solve certain problems by creating changes so that they can be able to understand their needs (Gardner et al 123). Principles of design are observations that artists put into consideration before creating their arts. One of such principles is balance. There are three types of balance. These include formal balance where similar objects are put on both sides of a middle point creating the asymmetrical design, informal balance where unlike objects are used and radial balance where like objects are arranged to bunch out from the middle point. Rhythm is the second principle of design. Rhythms and in particular visual rhythms are created by a pattern formed when images, shapes, lines, and sounds are repeated and often reflect thoughts, ideas, and feelings of individuals. The third principle of design is emphasis. This refers to an area where the artist puts a lot of focus. It enables the viewers to classify different parts of art based on their importance. Emphasis can be created through location, contrast, convergence, or isolation. The next principle is variety. Variety involves creating art with complex relationships. It may include the use of different colors, shapes, patterns, lines, and textures. Contrast is yet another principle that is used by artists. Contrast helps in emphasis, variation, and addition of interest which enables the user to develop a certain feeling in the work of art. Contrasts can be for emphasizing big or small differences. For instance, the use of very different colors shows high contrast and is used to show big differences while similar colors show low contrast and are used to show small differences. The next principle is proportionality. Proportionality mainly deals with the size of one part of artwork about the other parts. Artists who are interested in producing practical works usually use accurate proportions. However, those who want to express humor and experience usually use distorted proportions. In addition, artists use harmony as a principle in creating their works. Harmony refers to the consistency of appearance in a work of art. Realization of harmony may depend on the way images are arranged, different colors are matched, how interconnected shapes are repeated, and how the spacing between objects is done. Finally, we have the principle of unity. Unity is considered the most important of all the principles. It is through unity that different parts of art, work together to form one whole. Different elements, media, ideas, and principles are combined so that they all become equally important to the creation of artwork. These principles have the following effects on artwork. Balance helps in identifying the central point of an object. Rhythm affects the feelings, thoughts, and ideas of people. Emphasis makes other parts of the work appear more important than others. The use of varieties and harmony in an artwork creates more interest in the work. Contrast creates emphasis on areas of differences and assumes other areas. Proportionality identifies where the artist is realistic or where he is expressing humor or experience and unity enables different parts of artwork to work together. Generally, the use of the above principles is very important to the artists as they impose different effects on the artwork and make the whole work of artistry wonderful. Works CitedGardner, et al, ed. Art Through the Ages . 12 th ed. Wadsworth, 2004.
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Art and design is supposed to bring or facilitate the intuitive of a person rather than the rational understanding (Kilgallen 6). Art has many specific categories whereby each is related to its technique and medium. Examples of arts are: decorative arts, performing arts, plastic arts and literature. Art and design is primarily dependent on ...
Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses.
Answer 2: Art is essential as it covers all the developmental domains in child development. Moreover, it helps in physical development and enhancing gross and motor skills. For example, playing with dough can fine-tune your muscle control in your fingers. Share with friends. Previous.
The principles of design in the painting are interconnected and necessary to understanding the composition's meaning. To summarize, Raphael utilized such principles as unity, balance, variety, contrast, and emphasis in The School of Athens. As a result, the audience can begin by viewing the whole image and then start to analyze details, such ...
Art and design are two concepts that have been in existence for centuries (Watson 55). Art work was mostly inspired by the issues that revolved around the community in the ancient days. Most of these issues included, economics, politics, society, culture and aesthetics. Get a custom essay on History of Art and Design. The forms of designs were ...
8. Conduct a Visual Analysis of an Artwork. Visual analysis is a way to understand art centered around what the eyes can process. It includes elements like texture, color, line, and scale. For this prompt, find a painting or statue and describe what you see in your essay. 9. Art Period or Artist History.
Here are seven significant examples of art essays written by some of most influential intellectuals such as Walter Benjamin and Susan Sontag.
An art essay is a literary composition that analyzes different aspects of artwork, including paintings, sculpture, poems, architecture, and music. These essays look at the visual elements of different artworks. An art essay, for example, might look at the optical elements and creative approaches utilized in particular works of art.
Meanwhile, the principles of art represent how the artist uses the elements of art to create an effect and to help convey the artist's intent. The principles of art and design are balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, and unity or variety. The use of these principles can help determine whether a painting is successful, and ...
Art History Analysis - Formal Analysis and Stylistic Analysis. Typically in an art history class the main essay students will need to write for a final paper or for an exam is a formal or stylistic analysis. A formal analysis is just what it sounds like - you need to analyze the form of the artwork. This includes the individual design ...
This article relates to preparing for the Personal Study, an important aspect of A level Art & Design. It has been written (and updated) with the following intentions: To shed some light on what the Personal Study actually is (although the official line from Edexcel can be found here - other exam boards available).; To provide students with practical advice for writing their essay - developing ...
The vocabulary of art is made up of the Formal Elements of Design: line, shape, form, space, color, texture, motion, and time. Line. The most basic element of design is the line: a mark with greater length than width, the path traced by a moving point. In mathematics, a line has no width, but in art, lines can be thin, thick, rough or smooth.
Art may be more layered in concept or process; however, design is more focused on producing a specific outcome, which can also employ just as many creative techniques and technically complex methods. Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir; Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
History of Art & Design Essay - Representations of Modernism (1865 - 1935) Amber Johnson. The conceptualised period of 'Modernism' and its impression within the Art-world, is understood to be typified by the rejection of tradition (English and Quin 2009). This concept of 'stepping outside' of traditional style, pre-established artistic ...
Here are the top tips for writing essays on art: Choose a subject that is interesting to you. For example, if you are interested in graphic art, focus on it in your essay. If you are not sure of what to write about, try searching art essay topics online and choose the one you like most. We will write a custom essay specifically for you by our ...
Structure of the Art Essay and Its Features. The structure of the essay consists of three required elements: introduction, body, and conclusion. The absence of one of the article's composition elements is considered a mistake and taken into account in the assessment. It is challenging to write the introduction and conclusion.
The 10 Essays That Changed Art Criticism Forever. By Will Fenstermaker. June 14, 2017. Dr. Cornel West. There has never been a time when art critics held more power than during the second half of the twentieth century. Following the Second World War, with the relocation of the world's artistic epicenter from Paris to New York, a different ...
Visualising Research by Carole Gray; Julian Malins Visualizing Research guides postgraduate students in art and design through the development and implementation of a research project, using the metaphor of a 'journey of exploration'. For use with a formal programme of study, from masters to doctoral level, the book derives from the creative relationship between research, practice and teaching ...
Art and Design Personal Statement Example 1. Although I pursued an academic rather than creative path in school, I have always been fascinated by the patterns that occur in art, architecture and the natural world, and drawing and painting have heightened my appreciation of them...
Art is a word used to refer to various activities carried out by human beings to express personal thoughts, ideas, and emotions. Such activities include creations or expressions that reflect some importance in the minds of people due to the attraction that they have on the senses. Art covers sculpture, painting, music, and other forms.
An exploration of the nature of research in art and design. What constitutes research in these fields and how does it differ from practice-led art and design? The author also considers the prevailing and misleading stereotypes of the researcher which distract us from the true nature of the task. Subjects: Creative Arts and Design > W100 Fine Art
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