| The Mimetic Theory is concerned with the art work itself.
| It is a reflection of nature. The work is a correct representation of reality. Use these assertions to help you understand the Mimetic Theory better.
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| The Hedonist Theory is concerned with the art work and the audience.
| For a work of art to be considered a good work of art, it needs to bring pleasure to the audience. These assertions will help you understand what the Hedonist Theory means.
| Answer these questions to help you better understand the Hedonist Theory.
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| The Expressivist Theory is concerned with the artist in a work of art.
| Art that fits this category may communicate ideas, feelings and the emotions of the artists. It does not necessarily have to involve the audience, as long as the artist was able to express their inner feelings. These ideas, if conveyed, are usually communicated forcefully by the artist. These assertions will help you understand what the Expressivist Theory means.
| Answer these questions to help you better understand the Expressivist Theory.
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| The Formalist Theory is concerned with the art work itself. It is concened with the "formal properties", such as color, shape, rhythm, balance, etc... Is is not interested in what the art work represents or what it expresses. What matters most is form, not content.
| Use these assertions to help you better understand the meaning of the Formalist Theory.
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The Instrumentalist Theory is concerned with the audience. Having the audience receive the message that the artist if trying to convey is the most important thing. It can be an idea, a statement, but the depth of communication is most important. Read and anaylize these assertions to help you better understand what the Instrumentalist Theory.
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How to Look at a Work of Art: |
| Art criticism sounds like it could be easy. It is. There are 5 easy steps that you must follow.
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| Use this web-sit to help you understand the meanings of the art vocabulary that you do not understand.
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| "Youth"
| "The Oath of the Horatii"
| "The Return from Market"
| "The Conversion of Saint Paul"
| "Mona Lisa"
| "A Young Hare"
| "The Arnolfini Marriage"
| "Woman with a Parasol"
| "The Railroad"
| "Dance Class at the Opéra"
| "The Flower Picker"
| "Tulips in a Vase"
| "Flowers in a Glass Beaker "
| "La Promenade"
| "The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis"
| "Autumn"
| "Starry Night"
| "Green Stripe (Madame Matisse)"
| "The Scream"
| "Composition IV"
| Kandinsky said...... "Black is like the silence of the body after death, the close of life." "Fighting Forms"
| Robert Motherwell
| Victor Vasserely
| Mark Rothko
| Stuart Davis
| Marc Chagall
| Jasper Johns
| Helen Frankenthaler
| Joan Miro
| Carraviggio
| Francisco Goya
| Honre Daumier
| Edward Hopper
| Kathe Kollwitz
| Norman Rockwell
| Maxfield Parrish
| Maurice Sendak
| Faith Ringgold
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