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Some different functions that art can have

(remember, a single artwork can have more than one!)

Expressive function – expresses the artists’ feelings

Descriptive function – records the likeness of a place or person or other subject.

Conceptual function –the idea or concept behind the work is more important than the object

Practical function-has a practical use, such as clothing, vessels, furniture, a building

Religious function – tells a religious story or is an object of devotion.

Historical narrative function- tells a story of an event in history

Commemorative function – made to honour someone (like a statue of a famous person)

Political function- serves a political purpose, such as propaganda.

Symbolic function – symbolizes certain beliefs or ideas without representing them.

Decorative Function- used to adorn the body, a room, a building etc.

Ritual function – used as part of a ritual or ceremony, or has magical powers.

Shock function – intended to shock or upset the viewer

can you think of more?

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Read these functions and purposes to get higher grades for this criteria Dec 2024

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Read these functions and purposes to get higher grades for this criteria Dec 2024

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LibGuides: IBDP Visual Arts Comparative Study: Function and Purpose

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Example of how a sculpture has been analysed

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Example of how a sculpture has been analysed

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Medium/Technique
The sculpture is carved from a block of marble. Michelangelo carves away ( subtractive technique) to "reveal" the figure within. The texture is varied, some parts of the body, like the thighs, are rendered to a smooth finish, and in other areas he leaves the rough texture of the chiseled marble intact, as if the figure is literally emerging from the solid stone.

Shape/movement the contrapposto pose shifts the weight to one side of the narrow slab and figure is twisting in a graceful upward spiral, which imparts a sense of implied movement and energy, but the form is also closed upon itself, bound rather than open. His face is buried in his arm, almost hidden, emphasizing the inward struggle.

Light plays across the monochrome surface of the stone, creating deep shadows under the arm and knee and evidencing the rough texture of the chisel marks.

Scale/ placement The figure is larger than life ( 256 cm) and this imparts a sense of power and strength. The sculpture can be viewed form all sides but there is definitely a "front view". It was originally intended for a niche in the tomb of Julius II, part of a series of bound figures " i prigioni" ( prisoners). In the Accademia the figure is placed in a corridor with three of these other "prigioni", which came to be known as "slaves", also in various stages of emerging from their marble slabs.

Purpose/ Interpretation It is claimed that the artist deliberately left these figures incomplete to represent the struggle of man to free the spirit from matter.

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sculpture

Medium/ technique:Is it done in an additive or subtractive technique ( “ built up,” as with clay and plaster, or carved it away, as with wood and stone)? Texture/surface Is there intentional evidence of the process and materials, can you see chisel marks in the stone or wood, or feel the texture of modeled clay in the bronze? Or does the artist wish you to “see” the material as something else (i.e.marble as having the material qualities of drapery: soft, flowing, etc.).?

Scale/Placement consider the scale of the sculpture relative to the viewer and the space it is in. Is there a relationshop to the architectural context or the landscape if it is outdoors? Do we know where the sculpture was originally located? From what vantage point was the image to be viewed – from below? from the front? Is there a main view? Could the viewer walk entirely around the object? Did the sculptor plan for it to be viewed from all sides?

Shape/ Space/ Movement How does the sculpture occupy the physical space it inhabits? Does it reach out into it, look or gesture outwards? Does it have holes or voids? (open form) Or is it self-contained and turning inwards (closed form). What is the shape of the space, and does it progress or have implied movement (does it spiral upwards or outwards, does a group seem to move from left to right, etc.)? Does the sculpture actually move? (kinetic), is it interactive ( requires viewer participation)?

Color and Lighting. What colors or tones are present? Was the sculpture originally painted? Has the sculptor created effects through contrasting shadows and highlights? Are there deeply cut areas that create deep shadows? Are the figures modeled vigorously, creating a play of darks and lights, or modeled very smoothly? If we know the original location, did the sculptor take into consideration the lighting of that space?

Function and purpose What was it made for? How has the style and subject of the image been affected by its original function?

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Here is an example of image analysis of a students photograph...

In this picture I really like how the top part of the girls head has been cropped so that her face and arm frame the picture. I also
like the lighting and how the light is very bright on the right side of her face and the arm but it's just a bit darker on the left hand side which creates a bigger definition in the face.

The girl's facial emotion fits in with the black and white effect really well because it looks very intense and serious. The black
and white effect also helps the picture stand out because it helps the lighting and the features more visible.

In photo-shop I increased the contrast a little bit so that the detail in the hair and face was more defined. I didn't want to increase
it to much because I like the grey and white colours against the black background and if I increased it to much the colours would be black and white. I also I duplicated the layer twice and changed the opacity to 20% on the third
layer, then I used the Gaussian blur on the second layer and put the opacity up
to 100% again on the third layer. Afterwards I used the eraser on the skin and because the second layer was still in Gaussian blur the skin became smooth andthe eyes started to stand out more from the rest of the face. Then I flattened the image.

This picture is my favourite out of all the pictures in this project because I love how it's an unusual angle but its still simple but
effective composition because the fact that she has her hands up against her on face and not much emotion on her face makes the picture look quiet and undisturbed.
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When analysing photographs you should use as many key words as possible. You do not need to write about everything included below as some aspects are not relevant. Basic facts What is the title of...

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Full marks Comparative Study HL 42/42-not from our school.

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Full marks Comparative Study HL 42/42-not from our school.

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Visually analyzing Paintings. Some prompts for you to consider

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Visually analyzing Paintings. Some prompts for you to consider

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Go behind-the-scenes with Patricia Piccinini in her Melbourne studio

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Youtube vid from the Art Science Museum exhibition we went to

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Youtube vid from the Art Science Museum exhibition we went to

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Patricia Piccinini : We are connected - exhibition at ArtScience Museum in Singapore

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by Patricia Piccinini (2021)

We Travel Together is a work that talks about the kinds of relationships that humans might be able to have with a post-natural world.

The film follows a young woman as she moves through the kinds of diverse landscapes that makes up the nature in the contemporary world. Along the way she encounters and connects with a strange little creature, and they travel together for a time.

Nothing in the film tells you where the strange little creature comes from. But, to be honest, that doesn't really matter. What matters is the relationship they build together. There is no possibility of a return to original nature, we must build new relationships with the world and the organisms that currently surround us.

Filming this work was a great experience. Peter and I worked with director Rhys Graham and cinematographer Alex Cardy to shoot it. My son Hector came along as the camera assistant and Dennis did the computer graphics. We shot it after lockdown and it was amazing being on the salt lake at 5am after so many months in our house. I'll never forget being in the bush when five emus walked by us. We asked Jillian, the actor, to just follow them and Alex grabbed the camera and followed her. I can't help smiling when I see those emus in the film, they were a total gift from nature.

The song in the middle is a favourite of mine by Cloud Control, who were kind enough to let us use it. To me it's just how falling in love feels: It's great but it's not simple.

My idea for the work was to show the story of a relationship between a human and a more than human, artificial animal that is tender. I wanted to show a real connection between the two, depicting a kind of love. It's also about finding a kind of beauty in the post-natural landscapes, and the way that even in the most devastated places, life will begin to return, if we let it.

This film depicts a kind of love story. And with love, one of the hardest things you sometimes have to do is let someone go. That's what the woman does, she realises that even this creature, that is human-made, needs it's own space. I think this is a really important moment, because it depicts a person doing something for the sake of another animal rather than themselves. The woman's life is better with her strange little companion, but it doesn't need her. It needs something else. That is what humans find so hard: doing something to make the world better for others when it makes things harder for us. The woman cares enough about the creature to put its interests above her own. That does make her special.

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by Patricia Piccinini (2021) We Travel Together is a work that talks about the kinds of relationships that humans might be able to have with a post-natural world. The film follows a young woman as she moves through the kinds of diverse landscapes that makes up the nature in the contemporary world.

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PURPOSE

According to Ben Dutton "What Makes Art Art?"

Here is a brief summary of Dutton's annotated cluster-criteria definition of art.
Direct pleasure - Art is "a source of immediate experiential pleasure in itself."
Skill and virtuosity - The making of art requires and demonstrates "specialized" skill
Style. Objects and performances in all art forms are made in recognizable styles, according to rules of form, composition, or expression."
Novelty and creativity -  These qualities, as well as "the capacity to surprise," are integral to art in Dutton's view.
Criticism:"Wherever artistic forms are found, they exist alongside some kind of critical judgment and appreciation, simple or, more likely, elaborate."
Representation - "Art objects . . . represent or imitate real and imagined experiences of the world."
Special focus -  All art is "bracketed off from ordinary life, made a separate and dramatic focus of experience"
Expressive individuality -  A work of art possesses this trait (but so does "[a]ny ordinary activity with a creative component--everyday speech, lecturing, home hospitality" and so on)
Emotional saturation - Art is "shot through with emotion"
Intellectual challenge -  Art "tends to be designed to utilize the combined variety of human perceptual and intellectual capacities to the full extent."
Art traditions and institutions - Works of art "gain their identity by the ways they are found in historical traditions, in lines of historical precedents."
Imaginative experience - The chief defining characteristic of art may be that its objects "provide an imaginative experience for both producers and audiences."

FUNCTION

Some different functions that art can have

(remember, a single artwork can have more than one!)

Expressive function – expresses the artists’ feelings

Descriptive function – records the likeness of a place or person or other subject.

Conceptual function –the idea or concept behind the work is more important than the object

Practical function-has a practical use, such as clothing, vessels, furniture, a building

Religious function – tells a religious story or is an object of devotion.

Historical narrative function- tells a story of an event in history

Commemorative function – made to honour someone (like a statue of a famous person)

Political function- serves a political purpose, such as propaganda.

Symbolic function – symbolizes certain beliefs or ideas without representing them.

Decorative Function- used to adorn the body, a room, a building etc.

Ritual function – used as part of a ritual or ceremony, or has magical powers.

Shock function – intended to shock or upset the viewer

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What is art for? Alain de Botton's animated guide | Art and design

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Why do artists make art?! The purpose of making art

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Why do artists make art?! The purpose of making art

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The Role of Arts & Culture in an Open Society

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Biographies, Life, and Legacy of the Great Masters to the Up-and-Comers of today.

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Sofi HL ISPP 35/42 (one mark off getting a 7) =6

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Sofi HL ISPP 35/42 (one mark off getting a 7) =6

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Smarthistory.org has some good references to look at for themes

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Smarthistory.org has some good references to look at for themes

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At Smarthistory, the Center for Public Art History, we believe art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. We believe that the brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background.

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When concluding/comparing Discuss these points separately.

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When concluding/comparing Discuss these points separately.

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Visuals-Which one was most accomplished visually/technically in your opinion. Why? Which one contributed the most in a new and different way to the art world? What are the most obvious similarities and differences in the work? Were there any particular pieces that did new things with a material that hadn't been attempted before?

Cultural significance-based on where and when they lived in history, which artwork is most profound in terms of its representation of your theme in your opinion? Were there any works that were risk-taking, taboo, or controversial based on their culture? What similarities and differences are there in the lives and circumstances that the artists lived?

F+P and symbolism-which artwork do you you think are the most significant in terms of viewer impact? How were they more effective in their communication of meaning over the other two? How did they contribute the most to the art world in terms of their approach to this subject matter, in your opinion or through your research? What are the most obvious similarities and differences in the use of symbolism and function and purpose of the work?

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Suggested Layout Google Slide Presentation

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Suggested Layout Google Slide Presentation

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160 Comparative Study Ideas | artist, art, art history

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Aug 13, 2018 - Explore Ms Jess Murphy’s board “Comparative Study Ideas”, followed by 101 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about artist, art, art history.

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Based on examples of Human Suffering

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Wadhana ISPP CS HL 36/42=7

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What is the assessment criteria looking for?

an analysis and reflection on the outcomes of the comparative study investigation and on how this has influenced your own development as an artist, identifying connections between one or more of the selected works and your own art-making processes and practices .

At the highest level of achievement, the work analyses and reflects upon the outcomes of the investigation consistently and appropriately. You effectively consider your own development , making informed and meaningful connections to your own art-making practice .

What does that mean?

This could be a single piece, a way of working or a way of looking at a subject. Your task is to take all of your learning and process it in your own way, for yourself as an artist. You need to show a depth of connection that

What could that look like?

This page below is a good example of how she has compared her work to the other artists and made connection to the artists. She has been able to divide the information in a way that makes it really easy for the examiner to see where to assign those 12 marks.

I really like how this piece has made connections that are beyond the canvas. It is more than a superficial copy or appropriation of the work, instead it is a piece that is showing the ideas that were presented by the artist and how they connected to the ideas. She has moved the idea of African American history adn their hair (presented as a concept in the work) and produces a piece using her own ideas and vocabulary.

I really like how the artist created this page as it shows her own connection to these pieces. it shows a connection to an experience that she had and how she wants to create a piece that informs the viewer of it, or incites them to think in a certain way.

This is page shows connections to the art work that she has produced and expands on the ideas that she has taken from the artists.

Development of practices and artwork to show how the work on the comparative study has influenced her work. You can include sketchbook pages too. Make sure that they are relevant and expand on the ideas or meet the assessment criteria.

I really like this page- she has divided the page into her 3 artists and shown how she has made connections with her own work and theirs.

There is a good compare and contrast of how the work has informed what this student has decided to create.

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LibGuides: IBDP Visual Arts Comparative Study: HL Connect to your own work

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Depth and perspective. How to analyze using these terms

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Depth and perspective. How to analyze using these terms

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What each criteria asks you to do on a screen/slide....

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What each criteria asks you to do on a screen/slide....

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Now let's have a look at what each of these means in plain language:

(For a more visual overview have a look at the diagram Easy Visual Analysis that synthesizes the points below)

A Formal analysis

This is the visual analysis part, an informed, effective discussion of the the Formal Qualities of art, line, shape, color, etc

The top markband descriptor reads: The work provides a consistent, insightful and informed identification and analysis of the formal qualities of the selected pieces.

B  Function and purpose

Why was the work made? What function does it have? An art work can have a purely expressive function or it may have a ceremonial or political or religious, function. Why was it made, what might it mean? For some art works this will be very important, others less so. The emphasis here is on an informed and appropriate interpretation. Go to Function and Purpose page for more on this topic.

Top markband descriptor reads : The work provides a consistent, insightful and informed analysis and demonstrates thorough understanding of the function and purpose of the selected pieces from at least two contrasting cultural contexts.

C Cultural significance

Where and when was it made, what was happening at the time and place? An informed, appropriate consideration of work within a cultural context: i.e historical, geographical, religious and other relevant contexts.

D Making connections and comparisons

The ability to make logical and coherent comparisons between the works discussed

E Presentation and subject specific language

Using Art Vocabulary and terminology is always important. Balance of text and visuals, an clear, engaging visual presentation is desirable, layout is considered, writing is legible, artists names are spelled correctly, with sources cited and images referenced correctly. Go to Building Art Vocabulary and Referencing and Citing Sources

F Making connection to own art practice

HL students reflect on how the work under consideration impacts, influences or otherwise connects to their own art making. This can be quite revelatory and meaningful for some students.

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All things IB Visual Arts-good examples to guide

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All things IB Visual Arts-good examples to guide

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1: Description (It answers the question, "What do you see?")
Pure description of the object without value judgments (Elements of Art)
List what you can see in this artwork.

Objects, figures, colors, shapes, objects, background, etc.

Imagine you are describing it to a blind person. Do this in as much detail as possible and use art terms.

2: Analyze (It answers the question, "How did the artist do it?")

Determining what the features suggest and deciding why the artist used such features to convey specific ideas .

Composition (organization of shapes)

What types of shapes are used in this artwork (i.e. rounded, curved, straight-edged or geometric shapes)?

Is there a mixture of different types of shapes or are all the shapes similar?

Are some parts of the composition full of shapes and some parts empty, or are the shapes spread evenly across the artwork?

Are some shapes repeated or echoed in other parts of the artwork?

Does the whole composition look full of energy and movement, or does it look still and peaceful? How did the artist create this movement/stillness?

What is the center of interest in the composition?

How does the artist draw your attention to it?

Use the elements/principles to reflect upon the art form

Determination of subject matter through naming iconographic elements, e.g., historical event, allegory, mythology, etc.

Selection of most distinctive features or characteristics whether line, shape, color, texture, etc.

Analysis of the principles of design or composition, e.g., stable,

repetitious, rhythmic, unified, symmetrical, harmonious, geometric, varied, chaotic, horizontal or vertically oriented, etc.

Discussion of how elements or structural system contribute to appearance of image or function

Analysis of use of light and role of color, e.g., contrasty, shadowy,

illogical, warm, cool, symbolic, etc.

Treatment of space and landscape, both real and illusionary (including use of perspective), e.g., compact, deep, shallow, naturalistic, random

Portrayal of movement and how it is achieved

Effect of particular medium(s) used

Your perceptions of balance, proportion and scale (relationships of each part of the composition to the whole and to each other part) and your emotional

Reaction to object or monument

3: Interpretation ( It answers the question, "What is the artist trying to say? What is going on in the picture")

What do you think the artist is trying to say in this artwork? What does it mean?

What is the main theme or idea behind this piece?

If you were inside this artwork, what would you be feeling/ thinking?

Does the artwork have a narrative (tell a story)? Is it a religious artwork?

Is it abstract? Is it realistic? Why?

How would you explain this artwork to someone else?

Evidence: What evidence inside or outside the artwork supports your interpretation?

4: Evaluation (What do I think about this artwork? How do I feel about whether the artist was successful in conveying an idea? )

Based upon what you have observed already, give your opinion of the artwork. You MUST give reason.

Use aesthetic theories to help evaluate

Is it a good artwork?

Criteria: What criteria do I think are most appropriate for judging the artwork?

Evidence: What evidence inside or outside the artwork relates to each criterion?

Judgment: Based on the criteria and evidence, what is my judgment about the quality of the artwork?

"Franz Marc has created an effective expressive painting, because the hot colors and lively brush marks he has used add to the overall feeling of energy and excitement his is trying to create."

"The overall mood of this drawing would be improved if Kathe Kollowitz had used strong, dramatic shadows, instead of pale tones. Dark tones would develop the feeling of fear and loneliness in this image."

This artwork contains a sad little girl that is bleeding from the nose and holding a teddy bear, all while she is standing in a landscape of rubble. There are five people in the background that are looking directly at the little girl; two men are photographing her, a woman with a clip board and headphones has her arm extended that prevents two men wearing red crosses from interfering with the sad event that is occurring.

The artist used jagged lines to create the disorder and destruction surrounding the little girl. The little girl is placed slightly off-center in the foreground for the viewer in order to place greater emphasis on her, while placing the observers in the background. The most noticeable use of the elements of art is the use of only one color, red. The artist used an intense red to draw the viewer's attention to the blood on the girl's face and on the Red Cross men that want to help the child. The placement of the people in the artwork and the use of red place great emphasis on the child being depicted because it makes the viewer's eyes refer back to the little girl.

The destruction surrounding the child, blood on her face, and her facial expression tells us that it is a sad and uncomfortable environment. The scene is also disturbing because the adults are not helping the innocent and crying child. Instead, they are taking advantage of her situation and documenting it for their own benefit. The artist utilizes this scene to make his audience aware of the great lengths that the news media is willing to go to in order to obtain a "touching" story.

This artwork is very powerful and thought provoking because the artist provides a different perspective for his audience about the news media. He confronts the viewer with a dramatic scene of helplessness in order to get his social message across. Therefore, this artwork successfully achieves and meets the criteria for the aesthetic theory of instrumentalism.

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Analyzing Artwork (Art Criticism) - IB Art

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1: Description (It answers the question, "What do you see?") Pure description of the object without value judgments (Elements of Art) List what you can see in this artwork. Objects, figures, colors, shapes, objects, background, etc. Imagine you are describing it to a blind person.

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Gordon Bennett Starry Night appropriation

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Biographies and analysis of the work of all the artists who were important in the development of visual art. If a major artist is missing from the list, The Art Story has not yet had a chance to research their life and art. The number of artists we already analyze is quite large, please narrow your search via the options in the "Select Artist Criteria" button. Also, the search (in the top right) is the quickest way to reach the page that interests you.

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Classical, Modern, & Contemporary Artists

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Biographies and analysis of the work of all the artists who were important in the development of visual art. If a major artist is missing from the list, The Art Story has not yet had a chance to research their life and art.

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One way to structure the Comparative Study

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One way to structure the Comparative Study

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some good examples of artworks to compare for comparative study practice and analysis

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The pairs of images in the gallery below are especially selected for teaching students to compare and contrast artworks in preparation for Part 1,The Comparative Study. A comparison is more effective when it has a strong basis for comparing: some shared interest, be it concept, context, subject matter, medium or technique.

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guggenheim collection: 1940s to now ngv international

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One of the challenges facing the student of art is to come to terms with the number of distinct movements or themes that arose in the period covered by the Guggenheim Exhibition. You can explore the materials by following a Theme link, or by following an Artist link.

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Comparative Study Example by Heather McReynolds

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Comparative Study Example by Heather McReynolds

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Shealyn's example of working out what she might compare

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Shealyn's example of working out what she might compare

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Time line and due dates for this CS project.

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Time line and due dates for this CS project.

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Branksome Hall examples of comparing artworks

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Branksome Hall examples of comparing artworks

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What is the assessment criteria looking for?

an effective identification and critical analysis of the connections, similarities and differences between the selected artworks, objects and artifacts.

At the highest level of achievement, the work critically analyses the connections, similarities and differences between the selected pieces. These connections are logical and coherent, showing a thorough understanding of how the pieces compare .

How can I do that?

Look beyond the canvas and look at each layer of the piece. Tell me how they fit together and find the less obvious, more important connections.

What could that look like?

This clearly compares the three artworks and it is broken down into subsections using subheadings

another example: clear layout, but only compares 2 images- must be all 3

another example: this is less clear that there are elements that are being compared.

another example : this table is a good layout, but it is very superficial and limited.

another example: could try to find more connections.

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LibGuides: IBDP Visual Arts Comparative Study: Connections

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A huge list of artists categorized by theme. More than 60 themes include landscape, portrait, death, STEAM, death, collage and more.

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Making Comparisons and Connections. Student examples from CS samples.

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Making Comparisons and Connections. Student examples from CS samples.

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An instagram account that posts three artworks at a time on the same topic/theme/style

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An instagram account that posts three artworks at a time on the same topic/theme/style

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Takashi Murakami's gallery and the cool artist's he represents

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Takashi Murakami's gallery and the cool artist's he represents

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Discover Perrotin artists including Takashi Murakami, Maurizio Cattelan, Sophie Calle, Xavier Veilhan, Jean-Michel Othoniel, JR, Daniel Arsham or Leslie Hewitt.

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A great list of interesting artists and examples of their work

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A great list of interesting artists and examples of their work

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Find out more about artists represented and exhibited by Gagosian. Artwork, biographies, exhibitions, editorial coverage, news, and more.

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Art 21 Artists list and info on them

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Discover the artists of the latest season of Art in the Twenty-First Century

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Some brief examples of comparative studies to inspire some examples for you. 

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Some brief examples of comparative studies to inspire some examples for you. 

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Visual arts Module 2 - Activity 4: Comparative study padlet wall

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1. Read through the comparative study information in the guide. 
2. Select two artworks from different times and cultures. 
3. Either visually or in writing (or both) identify some similarities and some differences. 
4. If possible indicate on the artworks (annotate) the points you are making. 
5. This could take the form of a flow chart, a diagram, an illustration or a mind map.
6. If it is not an electronic file (that is, if it has been written by hand on a piece of paper) either scan it or photograph it to turn it into a digital file. 
7. Upload to the Comparative study Padlet Wall.

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Emerging Artists of 2017 that could inspire your work

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Emerging Artists of 2017 that could inspire your work

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2016 was a decisive year for Bašić. In the past four months alone, the Serbian, New York-based artist has mounted both her first gallery solo show, at London's Annka Kultys, and her first installation at a world-renowned museum, in the Whitney's much-anticipated group exhibition of innovative film and video, "Dreamlands." The Whitney presentation puts Bašić's work alongside the likes of Trisha Baga, Ian Cheng, Joseph Cornell, Pierre Huyghe, and Hito Steyerl. Recently, Bašić's work has caught the art world's eye for its visceral depictions and dissections of the human body. Corporeal sculptures that suspend fleshy wax masses from ribbon or prop them up with steel bars address both the vulnerability and resilience of the human form. Meanwhile, her videos isolate forms that resemble pulsing, regenerating organs. Bašić was raised in Belgrade during a period of violent conflict, and is deeply engaged with the cultural and technological innovation brought about by the internet. She is interested in the body as a malleable vessel-one that can be simultaneously fragile, political, cloned, and digitized. Kicking things off in 2017, she will be included in a group exhibition at New York's Andrea Rosen Gallery.

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2016 was a decisive year for Bašić. In the past four months alone, the Serbian, New York-based artist has mounted both her first gallery solo show, at London's Annka Kultys, and her first installation at a world-renowned museum, in the Whitney's much-anticipated group exhibition of innovative film and video, "Dreamlands."

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Some really inspiring artists and articles on interesting themes.

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Some really inspiring artists and articles on interesting themes.

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Hyperallergic is a forum for serious, playful, and radical thinking about art in the world today. Founded in 2009, Hyperallergic is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

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How to do visual (formal) analysis in art history

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Good YOUTUBE that discusses art in themes

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Good YOUTUBE that discusses art in themes

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5 Artists in 5 Minutes | Little Art Talks

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Discover new artists by discussing 5 artworks that share a common theme - all in just 5 minutes!

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artworks you can zoom into

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Working with museums around the world, Google has used its Art Camera system to capture the finest details of artworks from their collection.

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Artworks focusing on Life of the Normal People

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Artworks focusing on Life of the Normal People

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Every day life is something that we all experience, the little things that happen in the shadows that are often overlooked in life. This exhibit focuses on those little moments, the moments that are not glamorous but instead are the reality that society sees every day. The five pieces of work take moments like this and portray them in a way that is new and gritty but yet are still beautiful. I chose to begin the gallery with a piece by Annibale Carracci that showcases the dark work of a butcher. Carracci seems to emulate the style of Carravaggio's chiaroscuro. He was an Italian Baroque painter and uses strong dramatic light to depict his painting. Caravaggio follows that with his iconic painting of the cardsharps. Georges de La Tour's painting The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs follows and I thought this was an interesting contrast compared to Caravaggio's own Cardsharp painting; two paintings depicting similar things but in completely different ways. De La Tour's figures are softer but the dark contrast between the background and the pale skin of their bodies creates that same dramatic emotion that is depicted in all five paintings. Bartolome Esteban Murillo's Four Figures on a Step is very different from the prior three paintings stylistically but he still focuses on the gritty contrast that can be created with chiaroscuro and tenebrism as the woman on the right fades into the dark background. Manet's painting is the most different from the others but it still fits within this theme of normalcy depicting a couple sitting at the cafe. All of these paintings showcase different aspects of life that we see or encounter in our daily life in a way that is dark and different from the previous Renaissance style of artwork that focused more on formality and the human form.

1. The Butcher's Shop by Annibale Carracci: The Butcher's Shop is a Baroque style painting by Annibale Carracci. He chose to depict two men working in their butcher shop, which showcases the life of a normal working class citizen. Despite the fact that this painting was created before Caravaggio really became known I think the styles is very similar. He uses strong light to create dramatic highlights on the clothes of the men and also the butchered cattle. The poses of the men follow the style of the Baroque period by catching them mid-action. This creates a different emotion than he would have achieved had he painted them straightforward in a standard contrapossta pose. I think beginning with this painting sets the overall tone of this exhibit by beginning with the darkest and least glamorous activity that someone might experience in life.

2. The Cardsharps by Caravaggio: Caravaggio was one of the painters who truly mastered the idea of painting normalcy in a unique way. The Cardsharps painting is one of his most wellknown works and depicts three men playing cards. This painting truly showcases his use of chiaroscuro and tenebrism, though I think the latter became perfected in later works. This painting shows the dark side of a game being played and the two men on the right seem to clearly be conning the man on the left. I chose to use this painting of Caravaggio's specifically because of how it compares to the following painting. Both showcase the same setting but in very different ways. Caravaggio's figures are the most realistic and the way he uses the light to create depth on their faces and clothing helps to create a spacial depth that normally might be lacking with such a simplistic background. Overall this painting does a good job of setting a different tone but still conveying the normalcy that these people experienced in life.

3. The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs by Georges de La Tour: Georges de La Tour painted the Cheat with the Ace of Clubs fifty years after Caravaggio painted a similar painting. He chose to use women wearing expensive clothing in this painting which is an interesting choice because often I do not think women were depicted participating in such a frowned upon game. He used tenebrism to create a strong contrast between the background and the figures themselves and as a result the space surrounding them seems deeper. His choice to cast a shadow across the man cheating's face shows the dark aspect of this lifestyle and I think was an excellent choice in portraying an emotion for the viewer without taking away from the painting. This is the first painting in the exhibit that uses the female figure and I think that only solidifies this theme of "normal life" because women were normally depicted much more formally. De La Tour despite creating a potentially more controversial piece of art work still created a flattering way of life instead of the grittiness that the two prior images held. I do not think that it takes away from the concept but I think he was more careful with how he portrayed the darkness of the game.

4. Four Figures on a Step by Bartolme Esteban Murillo: Bartolome Esteban Murillo painted the Four Figures on a Step twenty-five years after de La Tour but the images are very different. Murillo seems to emulate Da Vinci's fummato style of misty haze surrounding the figures and combing that with the tenebrism of Caravaggio. Murillo chose not to use as dramatic light but I think that the feeling of poverty is still very clear. The figures faces are cast in a strong but subtle light and they seem to fade into the shadows. This fits well into the series because often the people sitting on the steps of homes seem to disappear into the shadows and are overlooked. The boy sleeping on his mothers lap with holes in his pants is a figure that I did not see at first but strengthens the sadness that this image reveals. The people he chose to display are not upper class, they may not even be middle class, but are instead the people that society constantly overlooks. Stylistically I think it works well with the other images and strengthens the theme.

5. At the Cafe by Edourard Manet: I ended with Manet because chronologically it was painted last out of the five and is the most different stylistically. I did not think this took away from the painting at all because despite it being more of an Expressionist style it is still a strong depiction of the normal lifestyle. Two figures sit in a cafe and drink beers together but I think it is the woman in the background that drew me to the image. She looks like she would be a waitress, exhausted from a long day and is sneaking a drink. I think as a result it still creates this idea of a gritty lifestyle despite the man's upperclass style of clothing. The contrast between the darkness of his hat and the light hitting his face also creates that same emotive style that the other paintings have as well.

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The Life of the Normal - Google Arts & Culture

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Every day life is something that we all experience, the little things that happen in the shadows that are often overlooked in life. This exhibit focuses on those little moments, the moments that are not glamorous but instead are the reality that society sees every day.

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All artwork refers to Migration and the idea of "home" 

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All artwork refers to Migration and the idea of "home" 

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In 2009, Camilo Ontiveros, a Mexican-born American artist, had become enamored with the pickup trucks he'd seen driving from Los Angeles to Tijuana, their beds piled high with a jumble of belongings and tied down with rope. A graduate art student at UCLA at the time, he used the inspiration for his final thesis: "Temporary Storage" was a sculpture made up of the contents of his home - an old TV, a smushed mattress, a bicycle - bound with rope and set on two sawhorses.

That was the piece the curators of "HOME-So Different, So Appealing," a Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) exhibit of 39 Latin American and U.S. Latino artists exploring the theme of home, were expecting when they reached out to Ontiveros to include his work in the show. But what they got instead is a different jumble of possessions, one that's a punch in the gut in light of our political moment.

"Temporary Storage: The Belongings of Juan Manuel Montes" is a re-creation of Ontiveros' earlier work, made with what Montes, the first known DACA recipient to be deported under the Trump administration, left behind in his Southern California bedroom. A twin bed, complete with a blue plaid comforter, is wrapped up with a flat-screen TV, boxing gloves, a basketball. There's a tae kwan do uniform with blue, yellow, orange and white belts. A photo of a young Montes peeks out from behind a full-length mirror. Several dress shirts are still on their hangers. It all balances precariously on the sawhorses, an allusion, says Ontiveros, to the lives of immigrants, "for whom home is a moving target or temporary condition."

The sculpture is one of the first things you see when you enter "HOME," on display through January 21. The exhibit first ran at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and was jointly curated by the MFAH's Mari Carmen Ramírez (whom the wrote about in March), UCLA Chicano studies expert Chon A. Noriega and Pilar Tompkins Rivas, director of the Vincent Price Art Museum in Los Angeles. The work in the exhibit spans seven decades and includes artists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

"It was this simple act. It was just inspired by saying, 'I'm here. We exist.'"

The show ties together themes of the physical space of home with the concepts of homelessness, identity and leaving home behind. Much of this is inherently political. A series of photographs by Livia Corona Benjamin from her work "Two Million Homes for Mexico" depicts Mexico's public housing boom, in which millions of homes were built for farmworkers who were pushed into urban centers during Vicente Fox's presidency. The photographs show cookie-cutter homes with little or no access to schools, public transit or stores. "These are not the neighborhoods of a 'Home Sweet Home' dream fulfilled," the artist writes, "but are ubiquitous grids of ecological and social intervention on a scale and of consequences that are difficult to grasp."

As viewers walk beyond the front room, the show's focus shifts to blueprints and architectural elements, which can seem impersonal next to a sculpture like "Temporary Storage." But there are examples of how focusing on form can provide a much deeper sense of what home feels like. In Carmen Argote's "720 ft. Household Mutations, Part B," the artist removed carpeting from her childhood home, painted much of it white and hung it like a canvas. Argote, who talked about her work at a November 16 press preview, mapped the origin of each piece of carpet. "This was the room my sister and I shared," Argote said. "And this was the kitchen - you can see the stains of grease showing through the paint." The overall effect makes for an unexpectedly visceral understanding of the recorded memory of home life.

Abraham Cruzvillegas' "Autoconstrucción" continues the theme of imbuing feeling into the form of home, and serves as one of the show's centerpieces. Modeled after the shantytowns of the artist's youth in Mexico City, the large sculpture incorporates wooden crates and makeshift structures, which mingle with a shopping cart, sweaters tied into something like a clothesline and an old TV showing performance art. Co-curator Ramirez spoke about the widespread shantytowns throughout Mexico and Latin America. "Although it looks chaotic from the outside, it's just the opposite. They have their own organization, their own systems of government," Ramirez said. "And the house, the house is never finished."

Puerto Rican artist Pepón Osorio's installation, "Badge of Honor," explores the feelings between an incarcerated father and his son back at home. Osorio traveled between father and son and filmed their questions and responses to each other. The son's video plays in a re-creation of his room, which feels like a time machine to 1995 - the "athletic baroque" of the son's room includes trophies, playing cards and posters straight out of the '90s. In the adjacent room, the father's video plays in a re-creation of his cell, with an empty pair of shoes, a few packs of cigarettes and a bucket. At one point the father cries; the son says, "I would be willing to give up anything for you to be home."

Finally, on the back wall of the exhibit, are some of the most powerful images in the show. Ramiro Gomez is a former nanny who takes glossy spreads of perfect homes from magazines and paints in the invisible laborers. The women are faceless, often with their backs turned, mopping floors and playing with babies. Gomez that he was inspired by looking at copies of Architectural Digest laying around the house he worked in while the kids he cared for took their naps. "It was looking at these environments minus all the people I was working with. It was an erasure of us. So it became very clear what to add," Gomez said. "It was this simple act. It was just inspired by saying, 'I'm here. We exist.'"

Taken as a whole, the exhibit is a commanding exploration of the ways in which home forms our identity - and how a lack of home ruptures it. "Home can mean many things," said Ramirez. "A chair, a smell, a remembrance. A house, a neighborhood, a city. A homeland."

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Houston Art Exhibit Explores How for Immigrants, Home is 'a Moving Target'

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In 2009, Camilo Ontiveros, a Mexican-born American artist, had become enamored with the pickup trucks he'd seen driving from Los Angeles to Tijuana, their beds piled high with a jumble of belongings and tied down with rope.

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Need contemporary artists, here are some resources:

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Need contemporary artists, here are some resources:

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This is Colossal
Juxtapose Magazine
New American Painter
Art Basel
Pinterest
Art in America
ArtForum
Art News
Dwell (modern architecture)
Blouin
ArtLtd
Aesthetica
Hi-Fructose

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Timeline and lessons dedicated to this project 

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Timeline and lessons dedicated to this project 

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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Capturing time in an artwork

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Shealyn's example of working out what she might compare

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Shealyn's example of working out what she might compare

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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Assessment Criteria for the Comparative Study 

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Assessment Criteria for the Comparative Study 

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found on the OCC