ARTH 11A- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 49 pages long!)
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Reception (where meaning comes from: artists/artists" life, materials. Intentions: how is it exhibited, social, political, religion, economics, visual/material culture, audiences make meaning! Meaning is communal: explanation of first resort that gives art meaning, meaning, changes through time as form, subject matter, or context change. Is a moving target: ex: mona lisa today means something very different to us today than it did back, louis xiv picture (hyacinthe rigaud, 1701, oil on canvas, approx. Reactions/questions: objects of power are often linked to money and economic class. It"s interesting how art reflects how people behave. Graffiti challenges mainstream ideas about what art is. Return of cythera painting (1717-1719: by antoine watteau, oil on canvas, approx. Objects are bound with identities and they allow people to have a sense of self. These are objects that show the power people have or their connections to others.