ARTH 207 Lecture 1: Lecture1_sept6
6 Sep 2016
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ARTH 207
Lecture 1 — Sept 6
Main Question: What is the function of this work?
-Why was it made?
-Who was it made for?
-Political function?
-Social function?
**NOT art for arts sake (Modern)**
What art does in, and for, society.
Function?
-Patron (commissioner’s interests = what the work is trying to convey to the viewer)
-Artist (artist and artistic identity beginning to change. Previously seen as craftsman for the
wealthy, rather than an influencer)
-Ex. Michael Angelo was the first artist who began to gain personal power
-Viewer (addressing, soliciting, looking for a viewer’s response)
-Questioning what it is trying to convey — emotionally, power between the work of art vs.
the viewer…
-Setting: where was the image originally placed (before being viewed in a museum; bedroom,
street, alter…
-Visual Component: materials used, colours, composition, gesture, expression…conveying
something specific for the viewer
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Document Summary
Patron (commissioner"s interests = what the work is trying to convey to the viewer) Artist (artist and artistic identity beginning to change. Previously seen as craftsman for the wealthy, rather than an in uencer) Michael angelo was the rst artist who began to gain personal power. Viewer (addressing, soliciting, looking for a viewer"s response) Questioning what it is trying to convey emotionally, power between the work of art vs. the viewer . Setting: where was the image originally placed (before being viewed in a museum; bedroom, street, alter .
