ARTHIST 1AA3 Chapter entire text: Art History Notes
18 Jan 2018
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Line: length greater than width, actual or implied. Shape: 2d area defined by borders (contour/outline: geometric, organic, closed, open, color: hue, value: lightness or darkness. Content: subject matter, ideas communicated: context, reception (of audience) Stylistic analysis: how a work can be recognized as by an artist or part of a genre. Linear style: line primary means of definition: modeling: illusion of 3d through shading, brushstrokes not visible, painterly style: evident brushstroke dominate. What is art: art: quality, production, expression or realm of what is beautiful, more than ordinary significance. Something human-made that combines creativity and skill satisfies innate desire. Line, light, form, color: discovering composition. Identification of subject matter or conventional symbolism: natural subject matter: recognizing forms from experience, iconography: identify meanings associated with forms (often specific to a certain time/place) Integration within cultural context: iconology: interpret work as an embodiment of cultural situation, understanding beliefs, principles, goals and values that underlie a work of art.
