Unit - 1 - ART

Unit - I
Art
Ar. Srikanth Panda

Assistant Professor, GITAM University
Contents
 Introduction
 Role and meaning of Art
 Different forms of Art
 Art in Architecture
 Works of Claude Monet
 Surrealism
 Abstract Art
 Works of Vassili Kandinsky
 Works of Henry Moore
 Works of Indian Artists – M F Hussain, Satish Gujral
Introduction
 Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or
performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the
author's imaginative, conceptual idea, or technical skill, intended to be
appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
 Until the English Arts & Crafts Movement of the late 19th century, there
was a rigid distinction between fine art (purely aesthetic) and decorative
art(functional). During the 20th century, with the introduction of the
category of visual art, this arbitrary distinction has become blurred, and
certain crafts or decorative arts (notably ceramics) are now considered to
be fine art.
 Fine arts may include : Drawing, painting, sculpture, print making.

 Applied arts may include: Architecture, Photography, Industrial
Design, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Interior Design
Different forms of Art
 In contemporary times the categorization of fine and applied arts has
become indistinct, thus we can club each type into following forms
 Visual arts
 Two Dimensional art
 Painting and Drawing
 Mosaic
 Printmarking
 Calligraphy
 Photography
 Three Dimensional art

 Architecture
 Pottery
 Sculpture
 Conceptual Art
 Poetry
 Music
 Performing arts
 Dance
 Theatre
 Film
Different forms of Art
 Art some times can be named according to the materials and
methods used to create it, such as: drawing, painting, sculpture (including
ceramic sculpture), "glass art", "metal art", "illuminated gospel manuscripts",
"aerosol art", "fine art photography", "animation", and so on.
 Above categories can also be sub-categorized into painting in oils, water

colours, acrylics or sculpture in bronze, stone, wood, porcelain; just to
name but a few.
 Other sub-branches include different genre categories, like: narrative,

portrait, genre-works, landscape, still life.
Role of Art
 we judge something as art or architecture by its functionality (architecture
has a practical function while art does not). it is clear that it is not always
possible to draw a clear line between art and architecture. Throughout
history, there have been various interpretations of art or architecture.
 http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/definitions/fine-art.htm
 http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/art-definition.htm#whatisart
 http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/painting/tempera.htm
 http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/definitions/visual-art.htm
Schools of Fine Art
 Here is a short chronological list of the major schools of fine art:
 • Romanesque Art (Carolingian, Ottonian) (c.775-1050)
• Gothic (c.1150-1280)
• International Gothic Style (c.1300-1500)
• Early Renaissance (c.1400-90)
• High Renaissance (c.1490-1530)
• Mannerism (c.1530-1600)
• Northern Renaissance (c.1400-1530)
• Baroque (c.1600-1700)
• Rococo (c.1700-50)
• Neoclassical (c.1750-1815)
• Romanticism Movement (Flourished c.1790-1830)
• English School of Landscape (18th & 19th Century)
• English School of Figurative Painting (18th & 19th Century)
• French Realism (c.1845 onwards)
• Impressionism (c.1870-80)
CATEGORIES IN VISUAL ART
 Realism / Representational
 Subject looks natural or “real.” Represents actual objects or
subjects from reality.
 Abstract / Formalism
 Based on a subject or reality—you can recognize objects or
symbols. Transforms the subject.
 Non-Objective / Formalism
 NON OBJECT, no subject or clues of a subject.
 Based only on the Elements & Principles of Art.
 Created purely from an aesthetic point of view.
Reduction Sculpture(Carving)
Reduction sculpture is where
material (stone, wood, ice) is
taken away in order to create the
form.
Addition Sculpture(Modeling)
Addition sculpture is where material
(clay, wax, cardboard, paper) is largely
added on to create the form.
Elements of Visual Art
 Line
An element of art which refers to the continuous mark made on some surface by a
moving point.
Types of line: straight horizontal/vertical/diagonal wavy, curved, zig zag,
dashed/dotted, spiral thick, thin, dark, light
 Space
An art element that refers to he distance or area between, around, above, below or
within things. positive and negative space
 Shape
An element of art that refers to an enclosed space defined by other elements of art.
it is 2-dimensional. there are two types of shapes geometric & organic
 Form
An element of art that is 3 –dimensional height, width and depth encloses a volume
Art Movements – Timeline
WASSILY KANDINSKY
 Russian Painter
 Born: December 4, 1866 - Moscow, Russia
 Died: December 13, 1944 - Neuilly-sur-Seine,
France
 Movements and
Styles: Expressionism, Bauhaus, Der Blaue Reiter
 Important works:
WASSILY KANDINSKY - WORKS
 REFER TO OTHER PPT
HENRY MOORE
 GO TO THE OTHER PPT
ART IN ARCHITECTURE
 Russian Painter
 Died: December 13, 1944 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
 Movements and Styles: Expressionism, Bauhaus, Der Blaue Reiter
M F HUSAIN
 Russian Painter
M F HUSAIN - WORKS
 Russian Painter
SATISH GUJRAL
 Russian Painter
SATISH GUJRAL - WORKS
 Russian Painter
SAYED HAIDER RAZA
 Russian Painter
SAYED HAIDER RAZA - WORKS
 Russian Painter
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA
 Russian Painter
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA - WORKS
 Russian Painter

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 Fine arts may include : Drawing, painting, sculpture, print making.

 Three Dimensional art

 Above categories can also be sub-categorized into painting in oils, water

 Other sub-branches include different genre categories, like: narrative,

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