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Purposes/Functions of Art

Purposes/Functions of Art. Art is Communication: Artists Create art, in order to communicate visually and perceptively. Personal Function Artist create art to express personal feelings. Edvard Munch “Anxiety” 1864 – 1944 Pioneer of the expressionist movement.

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Purposes/Functions of Art

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  1. Purposes/Functions of Art Art is Communication: Artists Create art, in order to communicate visually and perceptively.

  2. Personal FunctionArtist create art to express personal feelings Edvard Munch “Anxiety” 1864 – 1944 Pioneer of the expressionist movement. Jean-Jacques RousseauPhilosopher 1712 - 1778 Never exceed your rights, and  they will soon become unlimited.

  3. Social FunctionArtists create to reinforce a shared sense of identity of community, or civilization Aminah Robinson Born 1940 (Columbus, Ohio ) painter and children's book illustrator. Romare Bearden

  4. Spiritual FunctionArtists create to express spiritual beliefs Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) “The Calling of Saint Matthew” Bernini (1598 – 1680) Apollo and Daphne

  5. Physical FunctionArtists create functional artwork James Sterling 1959 Architecture- England Native American Pottery

  6. Educational FunctionArtist create artwork to impart information The Vision of the Holy Grail, Morris and Company, 1890 (tapestry)

  7. What is the Function?Hint: Artwork sometimes has more than one function.

  8. Canopic Jars

  9. William de Kooning Paul Klee

  10. Cy Twombly

  11. Romare BeardenCollage Artist

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