VPHA46H3 Lecture 1: VPHA46H3 F - Week 1 Note
5 Oct 2018
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Vpha46h3 f ways of seeing: introduction to arts history | week 1. Office hours: hw 507a 15:30-19:30 monday, or by appointment. (architecture a performance art on youtube) Take the humanity wing as an example; use various adjectives to describe it: Ways of seeing: when we look at an object, focus on these parts of it, scale, material (texture, color, , shape, spatial arra(cid:374)ge(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts (cid:894)air, lighti(cid:374)g, (cid:895) Then think about how these elements play together in this object. How do they produce such harmony: always trace back to the creator when looking at objects that are man-made. Commission: someone gives an order for or authorize the production of something (such as a building, piece of equipment, or work of art). Patron: a person who paid people (artists, architects, etc. ) in order to get them produce something (works of art, building, books, etc. Do research & think about these elements when looking at works:
