ART APPRECIATION FINAL

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Remember the Final is at 10:00 AM on the 11th of December

ART HISTORY ON LINE GALLERY

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This is a great way to review the images from chapter 15.
More information to come!
This is a great reference website for terms and periods of art ARTLEX

ROANE STATE OBRIEN GALLERY

"Boys and Girls in America have such a sad time together." -Jack Kerouac
art by Christian Cox, Bryan Crabtree, and Katie Wood

November 7th - December 7th

The work of three Art & Design graduates which will include two-dimensional mixed media works and photography.

Damien Hirst--for or against?

Read this on Wikipedia
How do you feel about his artwork and why?

Link to review

http://www.roanestate.edu/art/art_appreciation_02

Takashi Murakami (aka the WARHOL of Japan)

Warhol "Campbell's Soup Can" shown above
Murakami Takashi "Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh" shown above
Read this article at the NY Times

Does popular imagery belong in fine art? Why or why not?


How does art that uses this type of imagery make you feel about mass production?

Richard Notkin

Shown Above
Heart Teapot: Hostage Metamorphosis II
6.25 x 10.5 x 5.75 in.
Stoneware,luster

Read this article
Questions to ponder---
What message is the artist trying to convey?
How has the artist transformed the material?
How does this piece make you feel?
Would you consider this to be craft or applied art? and if not why?

FREE MUSEUM DAY!

FREE DAY! at Museum of Appalachia
When: Saturday September 29th, 2007
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day - Go to this site and fill out a quick card to get a paper for FREE admission for two people. To find out more about the Museum of Appalachia and get directions--click here--

New! Art Appreciation Blog

This blog has been created to distribute course information as well as to create an open forum for Art Appreciation students and anyone else who would like to participate. ALL participants are encouraged to share ideas, to make comments, and to join in critically evaluating works of art. (***anonymous posts that do not pertain to the forum or are inappropriate will be removed at my discretion***)